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.”

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 of his way for you

Sure, Collin’s older and technically your boss, but that doesn’t mean

Dustin to prioritize himself instead of constantly

Hester’s recent biting comments, mocking Dustin for not measuring up to Collin. Hester hadn’t just mocked

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upset him. “Okay, I’ll

thoughts, a swirl of emotions flickering in

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

and I have been best

to mention that she had been on vacation