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.

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

averted his gaze, feigning calm, and

paused, her words faltering at her lips, unable to

wouldn't easily warm up to her or accept her, especially since their acquaintance

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

she accepted the situation more

not to press him, she nodded subtly, exited the study, and softly closed the door behind her, leaving him the solitude he evidently

departed did Collin release a

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

his ability to remain detached and logical, but now he felt an unusual

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

in thought,

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

he slipped out of

the following days, Linsey

her to inquire about his

Riley is buried under a mountain of work, Mrs. Riley. You

was likely drowning in efforts to clear the colossal debt of a hundred

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

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