Chapter 988:

Collin looked as though he might start to boil over. Linsey could see just how much it stung him to be left out.

Linsey suspected that if Gorman weren’t in the room, Collin might actually break down in tears.

Not wanting things to go further, Linsey gently cupped his face with her hand and offered a quiet comfort. “I get that you’re worried about me being here alone with Gorman. That’s why I want you to stay with me.”

The mask of calm that Gorman always wore began to crack all over again.

Turning away, he squeezed his eyes shut, clearly trying to rein in his frustration.

Collin lifted his hand to cover Linsey’s and pressed on, his voice low but resolute. “Let’s just hire a care team.”

my life. Back when I was overseas for those four years, he helped me out more times than I can

lips pressed into a pout, a trace of hurt flickering in her eyes. “At the time, I wasn’t sure how you really

hadn’t kept your location from me, I would’ve found you

shrug, a slow grin forming. “Who would have guessed that even

tempest of conflicting emotions

holds stories for

as tension melted into fury before surrendering to an unexpected serenity that settled

I’ll listen to you.” Collin’s words emerged measured and deliberate. “I’ll stay with you to

Linsey’s face, her eyes catching the light like dewdrops in the morning

intertwining as she tilted her face upward, her

against staying, nothing could anchor him here, least of all for Gorman’s sake, toward whom Collin

her sake,

couldn’t help but soften when

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