Chapter 1231:

More details about Collin’s experiences were ready to spill from his lips when an unhappy voice suddenly cut through the kitchen air.

“Roland—”

Their heads turned in unison toward the voice and they spotted Collin positioned at the kitchen entrance.

The sight of his employer nearly sent Roland jumping out of his skin, nervous sweat slicking his palms instantly. “M-Mr. Riley.” Why did he show up now? Did he overhear anything? Everyone knew how notoriously private he was about his personal affairs.

Anxiety and embarrassment crashed over Roland as the realization hit him. Right now, he wished he could vanish into thin air.

Truth was, Collin had just arrived and hadn’t caught Roland mentioning him at all. What sparked his displeasure was seeing how close the two were standing together. His gaze swept over the plate in Linsey’s hand before fixing Roland with a stern stare.

want to lose your job?” he questioned, his face

first, defending him. “It’s not Roland’s fault. I offered to

calming him, her words only fanned the flames of Collin’s

died on her lips as Collin, fury driving his words, interrupted with a sneer. “You claim to be washing dishes, yet all

to drop to his knees, desperate to convince Collin that he had

into rage. “You’re impossible—completely out of

“You call me impossible?” he retorted, his voice low and heated. “You’d rather scrub plates and trade stories with a man nearly seventy than spend time with your own husband. Tell me, Linsey—who’s really


a heated argument, neither willing to back

once imagining he

to calm the storm. “Mr. and Mrs. Riley, please—I’m the one to blame. Don’t fight over

pleas faded beneath the rising storm of their voices, leaving him powerless

defense, but Collin twisted every explanation into something

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