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!"

hardened, and his voice carried a sharp edge. "Shut up. Stop jumping to conclusions. There's

going on between us."

Collin for years, wasn't the least bit intimidated by his harsh tone. Instead, he

not yet-but who knows?

before adding casually, "I

wish, right?"

he gave Collin a knowing smile. "She always thought you were too closed off and wanted you to settle down, start a family, and actually be happy. Honestly? I

when he was young. 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 a

himself, he had feigned disability, letting

he

who had ever stood by him was

reached adulthood, he had

the power to leave the Riley family-but he couldn't bear to abandon Ivy, the

find him a kind

he had rejected

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