Chapter 44

Chapter 44 Marriage Isn't

A Game

Collin, surprisingly, didn't seem the least bit annoyed by Dustin's over-the-top reaction.

Instead, a rare trace of warmth flickered in his usually cold eyes. "I'm wearing the clothes my wife picked out for me. You

got a problem with that?"

Dustin's curiosity instantly sparked, and he leaned forward with excitement. "Wait- are you talking about Linsey? Well, well, I didn't think things would move this fast between you two! You're already wearing the clothes she picked for you?"

After a brief pause, something seemed to click in his mind, and his expression turned playful. "Hold on-I saw you in a different outfit earlier today. Don't tell me you changed because you were, you know, in the middle of something... and I

interrupted?"

The moment the words left his mouth, Dustin put on an exaggeratedly remorseful face and started apologizing without

pause. "Man, I'm really sorry for ruining your perfect evening!"

voice carried a sharp edge. "Shut up. Stop

going on between us."

wasn't the least bit intimidated

yet-but who knows?

took a slow sip of his drink before adding casually, "I mean, you only rushed into marriage to grant your

wish, right?"

eyebrow, he gave Collin a knowing smile. "She always thought you were too closed off and wanted you

After his father remarried, his stepmother-a venomous woman who saw him as nothing more than an obstacle- had gone so far as to orchestrate

himself, he had feigned disability, letting

hadn't, he might not

person in the Riley family who had ever

once he reached adulthood, he had secretly built

flourished, he finally had the power to leave the Riley family-but he couldn't

had long hoped to find him a kind and dependable woman who could stand by his

first, he had rejected them

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