Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 818:

“Took you long enough,” he said, a glass vial with a swirling silver liquid pinched between his fingers.

“Get him!” one of the men barked.

But Verruckt just waved the vial with a mocking flourish. “You can come closer if you want, but I suggest you think twice. If Josh’s precious drug hits the floor, how will you explain that mess?”

The men’s eyes widened in shock. Their leader swallowed nervously. “Let’s talk this out, Mr. Shaw. No need for violence.”

Verruckt sneered. “Oh really? Then prove it.”

Begrudgingly, the leader gestured for his men to lower their weapons. “We can negotiate. Just put the vial down.”

if I

leader fought to keep his cool.

of the vial’s contents, Josh had insisted it was

that, and you won’t walk out of

was a clear threat, yet Verruckt ignored it, leisurely twirling the vial. “Want it? Come and try taking

outside. “What are you all

fuming, her gown marred by streaks of

instantly, felt his stomach knot with anxiety. “Miss Smith, this

“I came anyway! Did my

found himself cornered, unable to speak freely. His silence

should ask Mr. Smith. I’m not at liberty

the truth. To Fiona, his words rang as an admission of guilt. Her eyes widened with shock. “What? My father has