Marrying A Secret Zillionaire Happy Ever After (Linsey)

Chapter 117

Chapter 117 Don't Leave

Me

Collin inhaled sharply, reining in the unruly impulse that threatened to break his composure.

With an earnest expression, he reassured Linsey, "Your injuries are still mending. Believe me, I'm not some beast devoid of restraint. I'll keep my hands to myself."

After a brief pause, he eased his grip just a little and chuckled lightly. "So, what's it gonna be? My lap or the bed while I rub this ointment on you?"

Startled from her reverie, Linsey quickly scrambled off his lap and turned her back to him, opting for the safety of the bed. She felt her cheeks warm with a fierce blush as she silently removed her pajama top and lay facedown, trying to calm the pounding in her chest.

The subtle sound of Collin's wheelchair approached, the quiet rumble a sharp contrast to the silent tension hanging in the

air.

Linsey couldn't see his expression, her focus entirely on the chilling sensation of the ointment as he gently applied it with a cotton swab to the healing wounds on her back.

The room was enveloped in a hushed stillness, broken only by the occasional soft clink of the ointment jar.

Soon, Collin finished his gentle tending.

As he capped the ointment, he advised softly, "Put your top back on. Don't risk a chill. Try to get some rest early tonight." Linsey responded only with silence, swiftly pulling her pajama top over her head and burrowing under the blanket without

a backward glance.

Observing her stiff back, a silent testament to her stubbornness, Collin couldn't help but let out a gentle chuckle. His face showed a mix of fondness and resignation as he shook his head and turned his wheelchair

Linsey finally

her face into the soft folds of the blanket, a subtle scent, unmistakably

frazzled nerves.

grew heavy, her breaths deepened, and soon, she was lost

remained awake. Seated at a desk cluttered with

pair of lamps casting a

with deliberate quietness, the rustle of paper softened

to the serene

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curve under the blanket, stirred something within

simple reality of her

find someone sleeping so calmly this close to

this, Collin abandoned

side, he paused, taking in her pained

doubt about it-she was being haunted by something in

Tentatively, he reached

silent offer of

she murmured, her voice fraught with vulnerability. Her fingers clutched at his, gripping them

across his eyes as he