Chapter 1221:

But her entire arrangement with Collin had been nothing more than a desperate attempt to rescue Felix’s project and spare his company from devastating losses. Now that Felix had betrayed her so completely, Linsey saw no point in maintaining the charade with Collin any longer.

A fierce gust whipped through her hair, making her lashes flutter. Without a second thought, she declined his call.

The phone buzzed again almost immediately. She rejected it once more, but Collin persisted with stubborn determination, creating a relentless cycle of calls and rejections that stretched on for what felt like forever.

Growing weary of this exhausting dance, she finally powered off her phone completely and stepped into the rain-soaked street to flag down a taxi.

In a bar, the space stretched wide but remained shrouded in shadows, with colorful neon lights pulsing and flickering to create an intoxicating, dreamlike atmosphere. Bodies moved across the dance floor in wild abandon, men and women losing themselves to the music, while occasional whoops and cheers erupted from the crowd.

hunched over the bar counter, drinking in solitude, surrounded by a graveyard of empty bottles and glasses of every shape and size. After draining yet another glass, she slammed it down carelessly and addressed

words carefully. “You’ve had quite

“I’m paying good money, so why can’t I

wrath. He sighed and reached for another bottle, preparing her drink without

onto her shoulder. She spun around to find a man’s face hovering inches

him backward and

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shirt stretched across his frame and a gold chain glinting at his throat. His smile revealed a


closer, oozing false charm. “Hey there, gorgeous. Drinking all by yourself? How about you let me keep

he was hitting on her, Linsey cut him off with brutal

and lifted her drink again, seeking

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