Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 817:

“So being blown up is the better option. At least it’ll be quick.”

Jareth’s face tensed. He wasn’t sure what to think anymore.

“But Alice is different,” he argued. “She’s undocumented. She might slip back to her home country unnoticed. The Immortality Group wouldn’t risk drawing attention. They’ll keep their crimes quiet.”

In the dark, Verruckt’s crimson eyes seemed to burn even brighter. “If I can’t have her,” he said coldly, “then she’ll die with me.”

This was why, if Verruckt died, Alice wouldn’t make it out alive either. He had intentionally given Mollie’s job to Alice. Her decisions now controlled life and death.

“So that’s how it is,” Jareth muttered, his thoughts swirling. He realized he’d never fully understood the man standing before him. To Jareth, Verruckt remained the same—a total madman.

deafening explosion ripped through the

Bang!

to Verruckt’s

stories worth

Shaw, go!”

at the intruders. The bottle shattered, and

cold storage,” Verruckt

wasting a second, he bolted through the blistering heat, sprinting across the darkened carpet toward the

bullets into the room.

Verruckt! He’s heading for the

by a chilly blast. Undeterred, he strode toward the international fresh produce section, seemingly

crashing to the floor. Behind the fallen goods, a