Marrying A Secret Zillionaire Happy Ever After (Linsey)

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.”

lighten, Dustin let out a quiet sigh of relief, his own expression softening into an

Collin, following his every word without question. I

playfully tapped Dustin’s forehead and continued, “You need to think for yourself sometimes. 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 of constantly

for not measuring up to Collin. Hester

stories

about Collin might have upset him. “Okay, I’ll lay off talking about Collin. You really do stick up for him

thoughts, a

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

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

she had been on vacation recently when her phone buzzed