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.

same scene. Collin was silently gathering

What are you doing?” Dustin rushed over. “This isn’t something you should be handling

as he wrapped the glass shards in thick paper. Without looking up, he said, “It’s nothing.” Then he turned slightly to Dolores and spoke politely. “I’ll

with everything going on, he

and gave Dustin a short glance. “Let’s

Finish reading at ⲅ????ν??⧼⩽???

surprise. “Huh?

Collin to get a moment alone with

understand why he was leaving

repeated, his voice steady and

and walked

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

Collin gone, Dustin knew it wasn’t right

room fell quiet, with only Linsey and Dolores left

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