Chapter 66

Chapter 66 Mrs. Riley, What Brings You Here

Outside the door, there was a tense pause before the cautious tone of Collin's subordinate pierced the silence. "Mr. Riley,

there's a pressing matter I need to discuss with you."

The subordinate couldn't shake the feeling, his thoughts racing. Was Mr. Riley out of sorts because of the long hours? Why

did his voice seem so strained?

On the other side of the door, Linsey's cheeks burned with embarrassment.

The study was Collin's sanctuary, a place where he immersed himself in his work, and she had just interrupted him.

The realization that she had possibly hindered his tasks made her stomach twist with regret.

"Well... you should get back to your work. I'll... go prepare something for you to eat. You can enjoy it whenever you're free,"

she stammered, her words faltering under the weight of her unease.

Before Collin could respond, Linsey spun on her heel and dashed away, her heart pounding.

The subordinate, still waiting outside, jumped as the door suddenly swung open. He stood frozen, momentarily caught off guard, not expecting that his boss would open the door for him.

But his surprise deepened when he saw who it was.

here?" he blurted out, his

could remember, Collin's study was a fortress of solitude, strictly off-limits to outsiders. Even the servants, tasked with tidying

wife for mere days, was free to move in and

restriction.

to maintain decorum, Linsey found

eyes, darting anxiously, shimmered with the vestiges

bit her lip and told the subordinate

subordinate stepped into the study, his gaze immediately colliding with

from behind an imposing

ruined the moment.

eyes haunted him

a cascade of

tension

temperament was notoriously erratic, and though they were married, Linsey was

intricacies.

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seemed plausible that Collin, in a moment of harshness, had wounded her spirit. His limited interactions with

pondered, the more his empathy for Linsey deepened, stirring a blend

turned dark, it was always his subordinates who bore the brunt of

churning

Collin

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