Chapter 1328:

The sight that met her eyes stole her breath away. A dagger was buried deep in his chest. Blood had already soaked through his shirt.

In the split second their eyes locked, his body swayed, and then he collapsed, crumpling to the floor like a puppet with its strings cut.

“Collin!” Linsey rushed to him, her hands trembling, tears spilling uncontrollably. “Don’t scare me like this… I’m not strong enough. I’m calling an ambulance—please hold on.”

She fumbled for her phone, her hands shaking as she dialed.

Once the call ended, she gently cradled him in her arms, tears streaming down her face. “Why did you do something so stupid?” she whispered brokenly. “Why would you risk your life for me?”

A weak smile tugged at Collin’s lips. He reached up, brushing away her tears. “Don’t cry. I’m not dead yet.”

His voice was faint but laced with teasing affection. “Now you finally see how much I care for you… and you still had the nerve to cheat on me?”

“You got it all wrong. That call… it wasn’t what you thought. It was the bakery owner—I was organizing your birthday surprise. That’s why I kept my phone from you.” With trembling fingers, she showed him the chat logs.

flickered in Collin’s eyes. “You… remembered

“So please, hold on. You haven’t even blown out your candles yet. You haven’t

seemed to rekindle a flicker of life in

he kept his eyes open. “Then promise… promise you won’t leave me.

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promise!” Linsey cried, nodding

curled into a faint grin. “Let’s

One. Two. However many you want— we’ll have a whole football team. Just stay

into the store, followed closely by the

Later, at the hospital…

grueling surgery, Collin finally pulled

side all night, refusing to leave for

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