Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 824:

Her words made sense, but the fingers on her chin didn’t move at all.

“So you came back to die?” Verruckt’s eyes moved from her slightly swollen lips to her red, tear-filled eyes. She clearly feared death, yet she had returned. It truly puzzled him.

“Alice, if I were you, I’d just take the money and disappear.” His cold, judgmental gaze remained fixed on her.

Allison’s eyes began to well up with tears as she heard that.

“I did think about it,” she replied, her voice quiet. “But you and Mr. Williamson have been so good to me. If I left like that, I’d never find peace.” She let a tear fall at the perfect moment. “I’m sorry. I know I’ve probably been a burden to you once again.”

skillfully shifted the conversation from Fiona’s situation to the danger she had faced

after she spoke, the deadly energy

I’m not going to die just

the blood from his fingers with a handkerchief. Then, he glanced at her face, tilting

of their contact, blood stained her chin—almost like a sign of his presence. But Verruckt felt it wasn’t enough. For a brief moment, he even considered marking

he said. Verruckt nonchalantly wiped the

her with a cold, detached expression. His eyes traced her fragile neck, as

was sharp and heavy, pinning Allison under its weight. Though the act of wiping

would have sounded like a threat. But for Allison, it wasn’t a surprise. This madman wouldn’t

said, blinking innocently. “But from the way you’re speaking, it sounds like we might

because I might survive doesn’t mean you will,” Verruckt said, tightening his grip on her chin. “So,