Chapter 1223:

Alcohol loosened Linsey’s tongue, and she shot back without hesitation. “Maybe I just didn’t feel like it. Why should I explain myself?”

His jaw tightened, a storm brewing in his expression.

At that tense moment, the man Linsey had struck earlier managed to catch up to the group. Still swaying from drink and oblivious to danger, he blurted out, “Listen, buddy—first come, first served. I spotted her before you, so she’s mine tonight.”

Collin’s eyes went cold, his stare turning predatory. “You’re picking a fight with the wrong man. She’s my wife.”

That gave the man pause—only for a second—before his bravado flared again and he reached for Linsey’s arm. “Married or not, I’ll be taking her home.”

Collin moved in an instant, pulling out his pistol and leveling it at the man’s forehead, a dangerous smile curving his lips. “By all means. Make your move.”

“Y-you…” Terror dawned on the man’s face as the gun came into view. His hand dropped from Linsey’s arm, his body going slack with fear. Words failed him—his jaw simply worked in silence.

glare. “Do you know who I am? My father runs

discovered his identity, he believed, without a doubt,

he

was calm, almost lazy. “Means nothing

cripple—this nobody—was brushing off the Fenton Group like

you dare look down on us? You think you’re some


thought Collin was bluffing, just a pathetic attempt to

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the bar manager arrived—hurried footsteps, anxious breaths. The moment he laid eyes on Collin, his expression flipped:

Riley! What

in. No wonder this guy hadn’t backed down. No wonder he wore that arrogant calm like a

the powerful Riley family, written off and

measure up to Riley

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