Marrying A Secret Zillionaire Happy Ever After (Linsey)

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.

salvage his pride, he straightened his shoulders and mustered a glare. “Do you know who I am? My

certain. Once Collin discovered his identity, he believed, without a doubt, that the cripple would

didn’t flinch. Instead, he burst into

voice was calm, almost

reaction he had rehearsed for. A cripple—this nobody—was brushing off the Fenton Group like

cripple! And you dare look down on us?

bluffing, just a

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the bar manager arrived—hurried footsteps, anxious breaths. The moment he laid eyes on Collin, his expression flipped: surprise bloomed, then quickly shifted to

What brings

a second. The man’s eyes widened in horror. Mr. Riley? The puzzle pieces locked in. No wonder this guy hadn’t backed down. No wonder he

of the powerful Riley family, written off and whispered about. But

Group didn’t measure up to