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.

security so fragile that he instinctively recoiled from her

his gaze, feigning calm, and murmured,

at

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

sentiment she suspected was even more pronounced for someone as guarded and intricate

she accepted the situation

to press him, she nodded subtly, exited the study, and softly closed the door behind her, leaving him the solitude he

had departed did Collin release a long,

a rare headache beginning to form. He was perplexed by the intense way

always valued his ability to remain detached and logical,

this disruption persisted, he dreaded to think what would happen next. He despised this emerging sensation of losing

in thought, he finally

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By fortunate coincidence, a critical situation at his company demanded his immediate attention, providing the ideal excuse to escape Linsey's unsettling

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

the following days, Linsey noticed Collin's glaring

her to inquire about his

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

this, Linsey realized that Collin was likely drowning in efforts to clear the colossal debt of a hundred million dollars. No doubt, he was exhausting

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

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