Marrying A Secret Zillionaire Happy Ever After (Linsey)

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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?”

slight nod answered

few. Why do you ask?”

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

idea of smoothing things over with Collin hardly appealed to her, especially since she placed the

reason why she, the wronged party, should

her mind, stirring up reminders of Collin’s unexpected acts of

truth, kept her from ending up on the streets after

been harmed in that bar, and Felix and

and turned to Roland. “Fine, I’ll

available

relief spread across Roland’s face, and he gave a quick, grateful nod. “You have

her way to the kitchen. Roland lingered where

details about Linsey’s marriage to Collin lingered in Roland’s memory—how she had nearly married someone else before Collin’s sudden intervention at the