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 don’t?”

keep his cool.

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

walk out of here

Verruckt ignored it, leisurely twirling

then, a woman’s irate voice echoed from outside. “What are you all up

gown marred by streaks of dust. She had clearly made a stealthy

her instantly, felt his stomach knot with anxiety.

was seething. “I came anyway! Did my father send you

found himself cornered, unable to speak freely. His silence

Mr. Smith. I’m not at liberty

obscure the truth. To Fiona, his words rang as an admission of guilt. Her