Chapter 865:

Dustin chuckled, shaking his head. “Well, well. This kid’s got a lot of fire in him.”

Still, both men knew better than to push too hard. Forcing answers out of a child wouldn’t get them far.

Collin looked over at Dustin after a pause. “Take him to the sofa. I’ll talk to him once he’s calmed down.”

Before Dustin could respond, Zander shouted, “I’m not talking to you! You’re a bad guy!”

Dustin’s brow twitched. He drew in a slow breath, clearly trying to stay patient. “Listen, kid. I heard what you said downstairs. You came here looking for Collin, didn’t you? Well, here he is. Speak now, or we’ll call the police. Then you’ll be answering questions down at the station.” Though he mostly meant it to scare him, the words struck a real nerve. Zander’s face lost some color.

“I didn’t do anything wrong! You can’t call the police on me!” Zander yelled,

up. “You barged into our company and caused a scene. People couldn’t even work. Why shouldn’t we report you? You’ve got guts, I’ll give you that—standing up to Collin. But once you leave here, ask around. No one in Grester dares to mess with the founder of

voice. “Didn’t your dad

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men. “And you two are no better!” Despite his

Dustin had faced tougher storms. A

landed like tiny pebbles in still water—rippling just enough to leave an

glanced at Collin, a weight behind his stare. Collin met his gaze and

asking about the child’s mother, hoping instead to uncover the boy’s father. Now, with that answer hanging plainly between

brought this boy into the world? Collin had insisted he had only ever been with Linsey, so then, where had this child come

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