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Once the call ended, Linsey set her phone aside and drifted into a quiet reverie.

“Mrs. Riley…” The familiar voice broke the spell.

Roland’s approach on the stairs pulled Linsey back to the present. She lifted her gaze, curiosity flickering in her eyes. “Is something wrong?”

Frustration weighed on Roland’s sigh. “I tried to talk to Mr. Riley upstairs, but he wouldn’t listen. He just sent me away.”

From his words, it was obvious Collin still hadn’t cooled off.

Confusion creased Linsey’s brow. She couldn’t understand why such a minor squabble had pushed him so far.

Before she could dwell on it, Roland changed the subject abruptly. “Mrs. Riley, are you any good at making desserts?”

nod answered

few. Why do

his suggestion. “Whenever Mr. Riley gets like this, something sweet usually cheers him up. Maybe

over with Collin hardly appealed to her, especially since

had been treated, Linsey saw no reason why she,

video from Dolores flashed in her mind,


kept her from ending up on the streets

have been harmed in that bar, and Felix and Joanna

to Roland. “Fine, I’ll whip up something sweet

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relief spread across Roland’s face, and he gave a quick,

those words, Linsey made her way to the kitchen. Roland lingered where he was, watching her with new

to Collin lingered in Roland’s memory—how she had nearly married

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