Marrying A Secret Zillionaire Happy Ever After (Linsey)

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Dustin wanted to prove he could handle things on his own and not depend on Collin every time something went wrong. He kept his tone steady as he spoke. “Collin, I think it’s best if you and Linsey don’t get caught up in this mess.”

It seemed clear to him that Joanne had been trying to hang on to him and Dolores, and it was their issue to sort out. Linsey and Collin didn’t need to get involved or bring trouble on themselves.

Collin thought it over for a few seconds before agreeing. “Alright, she’s yours to deal with. Talk things through and don’t feel you have to be too gentle.”

Dustin signaled for his own team to step in and take Joanne off Collin’s hands. Joanne, who had put up a fight before, suddenly went quiet and let herself be led away without a word.

Hester gave Dustin a cold look and said sharply, “They have power and influence, and yet you refuse their help. You’re making things so much harder than they need to be.”

Collin had clearly offered to step in, but Dustin and Dolores insisted on managing things themselves. Hester honestly could not figure out why they would choose that path.

something we can manage on our own. There’s no need to get Collin involved over something so small. Besides, if Kase realizes he can’t reach Joanne, he’ll start asking questions. Sure, I could

about it for a moment and realized he had a point. She gave Dustin a stern look and said, “Listen, if you ever try to pull some stunt to trick me again, don’t bother calling

eyebrow and responded

might reach out and swat Dustin

lift from his shoulders and even found himself teasing the usually serious Hester. “Come on, Mom, don’t get so worked up. I think

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because you’ve been stressing too much over nothing,”

of sadness passed through her. She realized in that moment that sometimes letting go was the smarter move, since holding on too tightly might only pull

tonight, Hester had always believed she could see things more clearly than Dustin ever could. Now, after

time letting go of the old resentment and coldness she used