Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

After all, the events of so many years ago had been buried beneath the sands of time, and proving anything now was like trying to catch smoke with your bare hands.

Colton had no solid evidence, only his suspicions, and it was undeniable that Allison had once rescued the Stevens family from ruin.

Back then, he’d felt as helpless as a leaf caught in a storm, and when the contract finally came, he’d felt like a life preserver thrown to a drowning man.

Still, Colton held firm, his voice cold and unyielding.

“I won’t deny that you did a lot for the Stevens family, but let’s not forget that you chose to do so,” he said, though the ghosts of old rumors flitted through his mind.

The whispers from that time still persisted—rumors about how the Lloyd Group had passed on Allison.

Kellan himself had kept her waiting, tied up in meetings all afternoon, before finally granting her an audience.

Only Kellan’s assistant had been privy to their conversation, leaving everyone else in the dark about what had really happened.

Gossip spread, and people found it hard to believe that a simple bottle of perfume had sealed such a deal.Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Some said that Allison had knelt for hours in Kellan’s office, while others speculated about how she had gotten the contract.

Colton added, “I haven’t forgotten your generosity, which is why I made sure the divorce agreement reflected that.

” Beside him, Melany let out an exaggerated sigh, her tone dripping with false sympathy.

“Allison, you can’t keep bringing up what you did.

As much as you sacrificed for the Stevens family, you can’t use it to barter for favors.

That would bring shame to the family name, wouldn’t it?”

Her words were laced with venom, though she tried to maintain an innocent facade.

“And back then, you were just a housewife.

You weren’t even involved in business.

I doubt you even knew how to read business reports.

So what did you do to impress Mr.

Lloyd? Business isn’t like whipping up a fragrance.

Are you seriously suggesting that you got that deal just because of your looks?” Melany’s words were sharp, aimed directly at Allison, belittling her with every sentence.

“Mistakes are mistakes, no matter the outcome.

Just because things worked out in your favor doesn’t mean the way you did it was the right way.

”

Each word was a thinly veiled accusation, implying that Allison’s success all those years ago had come at a questionable cost, and Kellan had played a part in it.

Allison’s eyes narrowed into slits of ice, but before she could retort, Kellan’s expression darkened and his brow arched in deadly amusement.

“Miss Johnson, you have quite the talent for telling stories.

If you’re so attached to your tongue, you might as well be careful what you say, or I might make sure you become food for the beasts.

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”

Melany turned her head to him, her body shaking under the weight of his chilling gaze.

Kellan watched her like a predator watches its prey, his cold gaze enough to chill the blood in her veins.

His hands clenched into tight fists as he tried to steady his breathing.

“Mr.

Lloyd, I haven’t said anything inappropriate.

I would never… how could I spread unfounded rumors?” Melany stammered, her voice shaking.

Kellan chuckled softly, a sound devoid of warmth and full of mocking amusement.

“You seem to have a talent for meddling in other people’s private affairs.

Since you love the attention so much, I wouldn’t mind all of Ontdale seeing how you wormed your way into a married man’s life, slipping through his door while his wife was still around.

”

His voice was calm, almost too casual, as he rested his chin on his hand.

“Or, if that’s not enough for you, I could let the world witness the most intimate chapters of your story with your foreign ex-husband.

Pictures included, of course.

I’m sure everyone would be fascinated by such a display.

” His tone was calm, firm, as if he had always known the skeletons in her closet.

Melany was speechless.

Under the crushing weight of his gaze, she had no strength to argue further.

She knew his hands were far from clean, and with Kellan’s vast influence in the media, especially after his recent partnership with that top-tier marketing firm, he had the power to twist the truth to his liking.

One order from him and her reputation would vanish like leaves in the wind.

But more than that, she realized that Kellan could ruin her on a global scale if he wanted to.

Her secrets wouldn't just be exposed in Ontdale; he could expose her to the entire world.