Chapter 57

Chapter 57 Don't Take It Personally

Cynthia opened her mouth to snap back, but before she could, a few colleagues stepped forward and tugged at her sleeve,

whispering urgently, "Cynthia, let it go. Coen might show up any second now. If this blows up, none of us will be able to

deal with the consequences."

"Exactly. Look at how sure Linsey is. What if the guy really is her husband? If you keep pushing, we might be the ones who

end up suffering for it."

Cynthia's frown deepened. She hated how smug Linsey looked, but her colleagues had a point.

If Linsey's connections really outranked hers, this could come back to bite her later.

Right now, what mattered most was finding out the truth-who exactly was that man? Only then could she put Linsey in her place once and for all.

Forcing down her anger, Cynthia clenched her fists and muttered stiffly, "Fine. Linsey, I was wrong earlier. I spoke without thinking. Don't take it personally."

Linsey instantly saw through her forced apology, but she wasn't interested in dragging this out any longer. She replied flatly, "Alright then. Just be careful about what you say next time."

Cynthia gritted her teeth in frustration, stomped her foot, and stormed back to her desk.

I won't let this go. You'll

husband, she had clearly been hiding him. That could only mean one thing-he must be someone embarrassing. Maybe he was

who he was, and soon. And when she did, she would make sure the whole company

didn't

happened today, she actually found herself

as she neared the villa's entrance, a sudden wave of

car earlier. The thought of

her face and gave herself a silent reminder to not overthink it. She just

normal.

steadying breath, she

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came to an abrupt stop. Colin was nowhere to be seen Nether were

were usually by

brief hesitation, she turned to the butler and asked, "Collin hasn't

a polite smile, "Mrs. Riley, Mr. Riley mentioned

home."

blinked, momentarily caught off guard. A wave of disappointment settled in her chest before

Collin that she was going to see him at

pause, she let out a soft, self-deprecating laugh. That was just her talking-Collin never actually

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