Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 840:

When Verruckt stared at Allison, his gaze was intense and probing, as if he was looking through her at someone else. Allison kept her voice even. “Sounds like you haven’t forgotten her, Mr. Shaw.” A shiver ran up her spine. Her enemy was right there, within arm’s reach. And her secret identity could unravel at any second.

“Definitely. After all, she left countless scars on me,” Verruckt said, his smile laced with a hint of irony. Perhaps it was the stillness of the air, but a strange peace washed over him.

For the first time, he shared a slice of his past. “I was a test subject too. 001 and I, we were thrown together as both comrades and competitors.”

As he shared his tale, they sat in the dimly lit open area. No lights were on, only the soft glow from the one-way glass outside illuminating their faces.

“After the lab was destroyed by an explosion, she died. I managed to escape and eventually took up with Vrining.” His face was half-hidden in the shadows, his emotions cloaked in darkness.

“If she were alive, she’d probably give me grief for becoming someone else’s lackey.”

sometimes, choices were slim. Now they stood on opposing sides, each fighting their own

Shaw, you must despise human experiments,” Allison kept prodding, carefully gauging his reactions. “So why sign on to run illegal experiments for Vrining?” It was a cruel twist of fate when someone became the

a world

indifferent. “Hate experiments? No, my only gripe is that I wasn’t

subject 001 wouldn’t have met

ultimate kind,” his voice was low and chilling. “After

you don’t need

she was on

spot on. When Bill and I first crossed paths, he was nothing more than a councilman. He saved my skin, and in return, I cleared out his rivals. That’s when he handed the reins of the lab over to

was soft, but his

performance-enhancing drug behind my back and managed to slip

puzzled. Given Verruckt’s capabilities were sharpened on the deserted island, why would he