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.

them stared at the same

you should be handling yourself. Just let someone else take care

looking up, he said, “It’s nothing.” Then he turned slightly

everything going on, he knew he had no right

held back and gave Dustin a

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surprise. “Huh?

it was rare for Collin to get

why he was

his voice steady

word, he turned and walked out,

Dolores, unsure. But in the end,

gone, Dustin knew

quiet, with only

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