Chapter 1035:

Though Dolores rarely occupied Collin’s thoughts, he considered this carefully. “If she’s struggling emotionally, Dustin’s likely at the center of it. I’ll push him to step up, be present for her more consistently.”

Linsey pressed on, worry creasing her brow. “What about Hester? Is there truly no way to soften Hester’s judgment of Dolores?”

Without hesitation, Collin’s response came steady and sure. “Dustin and Dolores should focus on their own relationship, regardless of Hester’s interference. After all, what they share belongs to them alone. As long as Dustin shows true resolve, they can still find their way to happiness.”

Tension still etched itself across Linsey’s features, refusing to ease. “But Dustin isn’t taking any real action. Lately, he and Dolores only manage stolen moments together, and even those happen under Joanne’s protection to keep Hester from discovering them. If Joanne withdraws her help—or worse, leads Hester straight to them—Dolores will be completely defenseless.”

Collin’s silence stretched as he weighed her words. “Perhaps Dustin has already devised a strategy we’re not seeing.”

Linsey’s expression. “I hope you’re

she fixed him with a puzzled stare. “Dustin runs CR Corporation as CEO, doesn’t he? With that kind of power at his disposal, surely

his inaction all the

cards close to his chest, I can’t risk interfering. The

sharpened her voice. “He hasn’t confided in you at all? Hasn’t he come to you for counsel

now on

beyond pleasantries lately, so his thoughts remain a mystery to me,”

side, and he’s the reason CR Corporation even exists. He sees you as family, Collin. Maybe you should reach out and talk

of the heart than you do, yet half the time he seems completely lost. Sometimes I wonder if I

trying to put her at ease. “Dustin’s dependable. He wouldn’t just act on a whim.

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