Chapter 10

Chapter 10 I'm Not Really Used To Physical Contact

The instant their skins made contact, Collin felt an electric shock surge through his chest, darkening his expression

immediately. With no hint of hesitation, he jerked his hand away from Linsey's

grasp.

Her unpreparedness for his sudden motion caused Linsey to emit a soft, startled gasp. She looked at him with wide eyes,

her silence filled with disbelief.

The confusion in her eyes sparked an inexplicable ache in his heart.

Tightening his fist, Collin sensed the ghostly softness of her palm still imprinted on the back of his hand.

Linsey stared, her mouth opening slightly as if to speak, then pausing, clearly flustered and unsure of how to react.

It was clear from his demeanor that he had likely found her touch offensive.

Pressing his lips tightly together, Collin averted his eyes, his voice stiff as he offered an explanation. "I'm not really used to physical contact. Sorry."

Linsey's expression softened as she grasped the situation.

defenses were up, his sense of security so fragile that

calm, and

faltering at her lips,

that Collin wouldn't easily warm up to her or

felt a lingering awkwardness about their arrangement, a sentiment she suspected was even more pronounced for

accepted the situation

subtly, exited the study, and softly closed the

had departed did Collin release a long, burdened

headache beginning to form. He was perplexed by the intense way Linsey's smallest actions

always valued his ability to remain detached and logical, but now he

to think what would happen next. He despised

thought, he

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coincidence, a critical situation at his company demanded his immediate attention, providing

decision firmly in place, he slipped out of Vista

the following days, Linsey noticed Collin's glaring

to

reassuring smile, the butler responded, "Mr. Riley is buried under a mountain of

this, Linsey realized that Collin was likely drowning in efforts to clear the colossal debt of

adding to his load, she chose instead to shift her focus to her own pressing needs-finding

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