Marrying A Secret Zillionaire Happy Ever After (Linsey)

Chapter 1156:

Linsey’s voice carried a bitter edge as she spoke. “He disappeared this morning without so much as a goodbye, ignored my messages completely, and now suddenly he’s desperate to reach me.”

Her fingers tightened around the phone. “Typical timing, really. Never around when I actually need him.”

She looked down at the device, her voice dropping to barely a whisper. “I know it’s unfair to blame him for this, but I can’t shake the feeling that if he’d been here, maybe Alicia and Jeffery would be safe right now.”

Dolores’ expression softened with understanding. “Linsey, you should call him back. Dustin and I can go check with the surgical team to see how things are progressing.”

“Alright, I’ll be there soon,” Linsey nodded, her tone calm but her heart far from it.

As she watched Dolores and Dustin walk away, an uneasy feeling churned in her chest. She had thought that after Haven and Kylee were sent to prison, her days of facing life-and-death threats were finally behind her.

And yet, she had just witnessed how those she cared about ended up injured. Clutching her phone tightly, she inhaled deeply to calm her racing mind, then dialed Collin’s number.

connected almost

she could say a word, Collin’s voice came through—hurried, anxious, and laced with

misting with tears. Until that moment, she had braced herself for scolding—for his frustration over her ignoring

softly, her voice hoarse

relieved, but something

he said quietly, almost

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and honesty. But before she could answer, Collin asked again, more deliberately this time. “You found out,

asked sharply. His words

a pause. Then, in a voice unusually even,

“I had a vasectomy.”

nearly slipped from

night. “Collin, you—why would you go through with this without telling