Chapter 839:

He did not look up. “The shards might cut you.”

She immediately understood what he meant.

He was… trying to protect her?

Her throat tightened.

Her eyes burned with the sting of unshed tears. She watched his crouched figure, hands carefully collecting the sharp fragments. A part of her wanted to scoff—to call his concern a performance. But the sight of him like that—quiet, unflinching, real—left her stunned, her defenses cracking.

The door banged open, making her flinch.

“Linsey!” Dolores’ voice rang out. She stopped short at the doorway.

Behind her, Dustin froze mid-step.

the same scene. Collin

over. “This isn’t something you should be handling yourself. Just let

Without looking up, he said, “It’s nothing.” Then he turned slightly to Dolores and spoke politely. “I’ll

on, he knew he had

held back and gave Dustin

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blinked in surprise. “Huh? We’re just

it was rare for Collin to get a moment

why he

repeated, his voice steady and

and

hesitated. He looked at Dolores, unsure. But in the end, he followed Collin

knew

quiet, with only

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