Chapter 1224:

Like a hawk diving for prey, one of his men lunged.

Before Linsey could blink, a firm hand clamped down on her shoulder from behind. She let out a small cry as she was yanked backward, the sudden pain flaring through her bones.

She turned, furious, glaring up at Collin. “What the hell do you think you’re doing?!”

Collin stepped forward, a chilling smile curling at his lips. “What am I doing?” he repeated with a cold chuckle. “Oh, I’m just settling a score.”

With a flick of his hand, he signaled again, and his men dragged her to the waiting car.

At Vista Villa, inside the bedroom, the door slammed shut behind them. Linsey barely had time to steady herself before Collin shoved her forward. She stumbled, landing hard on the sofa with a thud that shook her ribs.

A wave of nausea surged through her chest—sharp and dizzying. She wanted to throw up but couldn’t.

just talk? What gives you the right to treat

unreadable. Her defiance—her trembling voice, the way her eyes

expression, but his tone stayed hard. “Why did you try to run? No

that

the tears. “What about you?” she shot back, voice low and trembling. “Why do you

at her. “What did you


rising storm, and just like that—his sharp words returned to what he knew best. He threw Felix’s project in her face again, without realizing he

upright, her voice cutting through the air, eyes blazing with defiance. “Go ahead, do whatever you want! I don’t care if

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willing to bend and break for his sake—always the one to sacrifice her own pride to shield him. Yet here she was, cursing Felix as if she couldn’t wait for his downfall. The sharp shift in

and furious.

her words pass without comment, instead rolling his

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