Chapter 1342:

Gorman gave a nod, and in moments the suits melted away into the distance, leaving only the whisper of the waves around them.

Now that they were alone, he studied her with quiet concern. “Linsey… what happened?”

A tightness formed in Linsey’s throat as she tried to speak. Whatever explanation she meant to give dissolved before it could escape.

Watching her hesitate only deepened Gorman’s concern. “Linsey, you don’t have to be scared. If something’s wrong, just tell me. I’ll stand by you, no matter what.”

What difference could his help make now? She had already lost her virginity, and bitterness welled up inside her.

Thinking carefully about the complexity of that man’s background, she decided Gorman was better off kept away from all this chaos. After wrestling with her thoughts, she finally managed a half-truth. “I stopped by the pharmacy for some medicine, and things got mixed up. They mistook me for a doctor and whisked me off to help someone. After that…” Her words trailed off, leaving the rest hanging in the air.

soft but insistent. “What happened after that?” he

Linsey forced a small lie.

you answer

tapped the dark screen. “It ran out of power,”

story was questioned by Gorman. A relieved smile crossed his face as he said,

him Collin was in town on business, so he had been worried

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together for a reason, and that Collin was simply passing through

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own thoughts, the seriousness in

of the day catch up with her, Linsey murmured, “I just want

both of them were headed back to the

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