Chapter 19

Chapter 19 Collin, What's

In Your Pants

It never crossed Collin's mind that the immense debt he had casually fabricated would weigh so heavily on Linsey.

What struck him even more was how genuinely she seemed determined to face it with him.

He fixed his gaze on Linsey, sitting across from him, trying to look past her cheerful smile, searching for any trace of

uncertainty beneath the surface.

Perhaps it was all just a front.

How could there possibly be a woman so selfless, willing to help him without expecting anything in return?

In the soft glow of the dim lighting, Linsey remained blissfully unaware of the shift in his expression.

Her spirits were high from the success of her new job at CR Corporation, and she was too excited to notice his internal

conflict.

She reached for the red wine on the table, matching Collin's earlier move, and downed it in one swift motion.

But unlike Collin, who remained composed, she immediately broke into a cough, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment

as her face turned a shade of pink.

this wine so strong?" She stuck her

drink?" Collin asked, his gaze cool

small, embarrassed breath. "I don't

We're celebrating, right?"

tried

pause, Collin gently took the bottle from her unsteady grip, his tone calm and composed. "That's enough. If you don't

display of concern, then quickly shook her head. "I'm not forcing myself. I'm just so

at her briefly, his gaze

radiant, flushed with the warmth of the wine, and her eyes shimmered with

ripe strawberries, their

they would burst with juicy

he involuntarily licked his suddenly dry lips, his voice dropping to

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What's

ways to celebrate. You don't have to

of concern, but more than that, there was a gut instinct telling him that if

the night could take a turn he wasn't sure he

shook her head stubbornly, her laughter soft but firm. "No way. This wine cost

waste it."

an adorable frown, ready to argue more, but then her

raised a slender finger and pointed at Collin, swaying slightly. "Hey, why are there two

resisting the urge to correct her,

it back!" Linsey protested loudly, standing up,

she tried to stand, her legs betrayed her, and she stumbled straight into Collin's arms with

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