Chapter 1017:

Dolores came to a halt after only a few steps. The earnestness in Dustin’s voice had stripped away whatever annoyance had flickered within her. Truthfully, she hadn’t been upset—she only wanted to hurry him out of the room.

As she stood still, Dustin followed suit, his tall figure coming to a steady stop right beside her.

For the briefest moment, Dolores had the strange sensation of being wrapped in his arms, though he hadn’t moved a muscle.

Lately, Hester’s meddling had made it nearly impossible for Dustin and Dolores to have a proper conversation.

Recognizing this, Dolores decided she no longer wanted to keep her distance from him intentionally.

With a mischievous grin, Dolores teased, “You’re always so quick to defend Collin. Someone who didn’t know better might think you two were brothers or something.”

Dustin let out a quiet sigh of relief, his own expression softening into an easy smile. “Naturally, Collin and I have a

following his every word without question. I haven’t seen him go out

Sure, Collin’s older and technically your boss, but that doesn’t mean you should just do whatever he says

meant to gently nudge Dustin to prioritize himself instead

memories of Hester’s recent biting comments, mocking Dustin for not measuring up to Collin. Hester hadn’t just mocked him—she had also

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your mind?” Noticing Dustin’s sudden distraction, Dolores worried her remarks about Collin might have upset him. “Okay, I’ll lay off talking about Collin. You really

out of his thoughts, a

gentle features. Hesitantly, he added, “You’re calling me out, but aren’t you the same with Linsey? You’re always there for her, doing whatever she needs. These days, you’ve been helping with Zenia and Zander, and today you even dropped everything to come to the hospital with her to

blinked, then laughed softly. “What are you getting at? Linsey and I have been best friends for years—practically sisters. Helping each other is just

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