Chapter 993:

As she caught sight of the group, her face brightened. “Dolores, you made it!” she said, her voice light with surprise.

Dolores rushed over, wasting no time. She seized Linsey’s arm, giving her a quick once-over. “Are you alright, Linsey?”

“I’m okay, really,” Linsey answered, giving Dolores a gentle look to put her mind at ease.

A nervous laugh escaped Dolores as the tension melted away. “I was worried sick. For a second, I believed you’d left the kids behind and run off somewhere,” she teased, her nerves giving way to relief.

With a spark of curiosity, Dolores eyed the basin Linsey carried. “What’s going on with the water?” she asked.

A gentle blink from Linsey preceded her reply. “Oh, Collin and I were just about to wash Gorman’s hair together,” she explained, almost offhand.

The announcement left Dolores and Dustin staring in

himself between Collin and the others. “Collin, are you sure you’re feeling okay? This is a hospital—we can get you checked out, just in case,” he

if she had never been particularly close to Collin, she had seen firsthand how fiercely he guarded Linsey and how

Linsey. So to see Collin putting old grievances aside and lending Gorman a hand—it was the last thing anyone could have expected. Nothing about it felt possible, yet there it

basin of water down. With everyone staring in

awaits at

hair. Why is that so shocking?” Linsey said with a

times. Then she sat quietly at the side, watching the pair work together. After a short pause, she spoke slowly. “I mean, it doesn’t surprise me that

“What’s that supposed to mean? Has Linsey washed

had never washed his

more he thought about it, the

to this

have lost his

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