Marrying A Secret Zillionaire Happy Ever After (Linsey)

Chapter 1343:

“Don’t trouble yourself about it,” Gorman responded, his tone light. “I asked someone else to get it, and I’ve already taken care of it.”

His voice softened as he continued, “Linsey, there’s something on my mind that I want to talk about.”

“Go ahead,” Linsey answered without hesitation, her expression gentle.

A tension worked its way through Gorman’s jaw as his fingers curled tightly at his sides. He managed to ask, his voice tinged with nerves, “Would you consider being my girlfriend?”

“Did I hear you right?” Linsey was taken aback, thinking she must have misheard.

Once the meaning sank in, Linsey’s eyebrows shot up. “Are you being serious?” Considering how little time had passed since they met, it all felt too sudden for her.

but Gorman seemed to read them just the same. To him, none of

him, he would have asked for her hand in marriage right then and

Gorman held his tongue and searched for another way to

down, a hint of sadness coloring his voice. “I know this might come out of nowhere, but my family has been

can’t get out of my mind. I have no interest in the blind dates my family keeps setting up. So, would you mind pretending to be my girlfriend for a little while?” This was the

would not only catch Linsey off guard but might

was her gentle, understanding heart, and he hoped this

is where magic

as a couple would keep other guys at bay, and calling himself her boyfriend would give him the chance to grow closer to her. He was sure that if they spent time together like this, she would eventually

played out exactly as Gorman

him a nod.

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