Marrying A Secret Zillionaire Happy Ever After (Linsey)

Chapter 992:

Still grinning, she poured out the water slowly, rinsed the basin with deliberate care, and filled it again with fresh, warm water—buying herself a few extra minutes of peace.

Beyond the bathroom door, tension still simmered.

Collin kept one hand steady beneath Gorman’s head, though his eyes never wandered far from where Linsey had disappeared.

A confession lingered in Collin’s mind—he had goaded Gorman on purpose, and he knew it.

Grudges, it seemed, could not be hidden. Every time he recalled Gorman’s actions, he found himself unable to muster even the smallest ounce of patience for the man.

Gorman, for his part, was not shy about showing his dislike. The moment Linsey exited, he resisted Collin’s support, stiffening his neck and refusing to rest.

He also continued to glance toward the bathroom, a crease of concern forming between his brows. Regret gnawed at him for letting his temper get the best of him.

resting on the possibility that some distance would cool the heat between them. Perhaps a bit of solitude could untangle the

to her, tension thickened outside, growing

was when Dolores, Dustin, and Joanne, having picked up the cue, hurried inside. Dolores froze at the threshold, eyes wide at the scene that

Gorman—who usually acted like they were ready for a brawl—now seemed locked in an uneasy truce, positioned

source for

a split second, it looked as if they had been caught in a living

and Dustin, hurrying

he called

stared with disbelief, blinking rapidly as though

his eyes—was that really Gorman

was

the sudden lack of distance between Collin and Gorman—so close,

to clash, this newfound closeness made no sense. When had the