Chapter 1235:

After baking the soft, golden bases, she swirled a generous topping of cream on each one, finishing them with plump blueberries and glossy cherries. The finished treats went onto a tray, which she balanced as she climbed the stairs.

Upstairs, Collin sat hunched over his desk in the study, each keystroke landing with a ferocity that threatened to destroy the keyboard beneath his fingers.

A sharp knock interrupted the tense silence. Without glancing up, Collin, assuming Roland was at the door, shouted, “Go away. If you don’t, I’ll come out there with a gun.”

Instead of retreating, the visitor turned the handle and stepped inside.

Linsey crossed the threshold, her voice low and calm. “It’s just me.”

Surprise flickered across Collin’s face before his features settled into an impassive mask. “Why are you here? Planning to take me out with those cupcakes?”

The urge to fling those cupcakes right at Collin’s head nearly overwhelmed Linsey.

and care spent baking something sweet just for him, and what did she get? Suspicion

she mentally ran through

eat them myself.” Huffing,

could step away, Collin’s commanding tone cut through the room. “Did I say

leave? All I did was bake you something as thanks for helping me get back at Felix and Joanna. Do you honestly believe

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as she glared at

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called after her

of her rope, Linsey snapped, “Collin, must you always make things so

word she said, and wouldn’t even let her leave. The

things so difficult? Every time I say

her hands up. “When have I ever

words left no room for debate. Collin

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