Chapter 86

Chapter 86 You've Always Envied Huntley

Fernanda's complexion drained of color as she exclaimed, "Collin, have you completely lost it? This is insane!"

Her hand shot up as she was ready to call for help. "Somebody-"

A shadow passed over Collin's face, his tone razor-sharp as he commanded the room. "Who dares challenge me?"

A stunned hush settled over the crowd. For too long, they had dismissed Collin as nothing more than a powerless man bound to a wheelchair-someone easy to overlook.

Now, the air itself seemed to chill under his icy presence.

His every movement, every glance carried the weight of absolute dominance, the kind that made even the boldest hesitate. A flicker of defiance in the guests' eyes was swiftly extinguished, replaced by a cold sweat of unease.

Huntley's wrist pulsated with pain, beads of sweat rolling down his face. His carefully chosen banquet attire now hung in wrinkled disarray, a pitiful contrast to his earlier arrogance.

"Let me go! What do you want from me, Collin?" he ground out, voice shaking with a mix of pain and frustration.

Disdain curled at the corner of Collin's lips. "You should be asking yourself that question. I've tolerated your antics for years. But now, you dare lay a hand on my wife? Did you truly believe I would remain silent?"

A few feet away, Linsey stood motionless, her wide eyes fixed on the unfolding

scene.

grasp the reason behind Collin's actions-he was standing up

the one being disrespectful! I was just

mouth before Collin's grip tightened. A strangled

It hurts! Let go of

unmoved by his agony, his voice remaining

pride crumbling under the unbearable pain. "I was wrong! I'm sorry! I never should have disrespected you! Please, I

did the truth sink in-Collin wasn't the man Huntley had believed

moment, he had never seen

at Linsey had been enough to

within him, Huntley forced himself to keep apologizing, his voice

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held his gaze for a lingering moment before suddenly letting

pained cry escaped Huntley as he crumpled to the floor, unable

to his side, her hands trembling as she

swelling and deep redness on his wrist spoke volumes about

completely lost your mind?" Fernanda shouted, her composure shattered. The sight of her son in pain erased any restraint, her voice raw with emotion. "You've always envied

didn't even blink at her accusations, his tone cutting and laced with mockery. "Since you refuse

it falls to me—as his

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