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.

were up, his sense of security so fragile that he instinctively recoiled from her

his gaze, feigning calm, and murmured, "You

faltering at her lips, unable to

that Collin wouldn't easily warm up to her or accept her,

their arrangement, a sentiment she suspected was even more

she accepted

softly closed the door behind her, leaving

did

by the intense way Linsey's smallest actions seemed to unsettle him- this was a new and

always valued his ability to remain detached and

to think what would happen next. He despised this

in thought, he

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essential. By fortunate coincidence, a critical situation at his company demanded his immediate attention, providing the ideal

firmly in place, he slipped out of Vista Villa, a line of staff trailing

days, Linsey noticed Collin's glaring

prompting her to

is buried under a mountain of work,

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

his load, she chose instead to shift her focus

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