Chapter 1032:

Only days ago, Dolores had been crushed over Dustin, so much so that she even lost weight. There was no way Linsey would risk dragging her back into that spiral of heartache, especially not now.

Dolores had finally found a spark of joy again, throwing herself into the preparation of Dustin’s birthday surprise with genuine excitement. Linsey couldn’t bring herself to ruin that flicker of hope with Joanne’s schemes.

Besides, Joanne’s obsessive chase after Jeffery had nothing to do with Dolores—it was her own mess to deal with.

A gentle smile touched Linsey’s lips as a new idea formed in her mind, giving her the perfect excuse to steer the conversation elsewhere. “Did you ever get around to organizing those gifts you picked out?”

Dolores lit up instantly, her worry forgotten. “Yep, all done! And I made sure to hide them well. Dustin won’t be dropping by my place anytime soon, so the surprise is safe.”

“Let’s talk in the car,” Linsey said as she gently took Dolores’ hand and led her into the vehicle.

starving. I wonder what Glenda’s making for dinner.” They arrived home not

and later in the living room,

smiling now and

climbed into bed. She had barely settled when

What are you doing?” she exclaimed,

of an eye, she was wrapped tightly in his embrace. His hold was so firm that she couldn’t move an

same shower gel, but somehow, she could still pick up that unique Collin

spoke, the sound vibrating gently against

Her heart skipped a beat. She bit her lower lip

on a cheerful front. She thought

chuckle and gently stroked her hair. “Baby, I’m your boyfriend. If I couldn’t tell how you feel, I might as well go take a class on

laughter. “A class? Do they even

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