Chapter 1112:

The years between them did the talking; Collin instantly understood what she meant without a word.

“You’re late,” Linsey murmured under her breath. “You missed Hester’s big announcement. Dustin and Joanne are tying the knot in a month.”

Collin barely blinked. “Noted.”

Without thinking, Linsey reached up to fix a strand of Collin’s hair that had gone rogue. “You’ve been swamped lately. Did Dustin dump a pile of mess on your desk before ditching CR Corporation?”

The mention of Dustin quitting CR Corporation hit like a jolt—Alicia’s and Jeffery’s eyes widened in shock.

“Wait, Dustin ditching CR Corporation? When the hell did that happen?” Jeffery asked, caught completely off guard.

Still salty about Collin, Jeffery added sarcastically, “So, is your firm about to crash and burn? Now it makes sense why you ran to the Lawson Group. Looks like this was your backup plan all along.”

smack on the

always took jabs at Collin, especially considering he was family

that Jeffery’s careless comment had just handed Collin the perfect

Please. The guy’s been riding my coattails for years. He’s nothing but a pampered little

from CR Corporation for the last

he’s out of the picture now—it saves me the headache,” Collin

you hadn’t been kind enough to take him under your wing, he’d probably still be partying his

Jeffery a bit stunned. Neither of them had expected such blunt—and honestly, rather ruthless—words

through the air from behind. “Mr. Riley,” Hester said icily, “how bold of you to

along with the others, just in time to see Hester walking toward them with Dustin and Joanne in tow. A small crowd of curious guests followed close behind, already

been dozing off from the drinks, suddenly perked up when she heard Hester’s voice. Her brows knitted together as she

standing right in front of them,

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