Marrying A Secret Zillionaire Happy Ever After (Linsey)

Chapter 1359:

Gorman opened his mouth, but nothing came out.

The tension thickened in the air. Linsey broke through the standoff. “Cut it out, you two.”

She let out a quiet sigh, then looked directly at Collin. “Mr. Riley, you’ve misunderstood. I asked for your number, but not because I’m interested in you.”

Collin lifted his brows in interest, inviting her to go on.

Linsey laid it out clearly. “You helped me, and I appreciate it. Still, I don’t like owing people, so I wanted a way to pay you back.”

Right after she finished, Collin gave her a look. “What kind of repayment did you have in mind?”

She admitted, “Honestly, I haven’t come up with anything yet. I figured we could swap contact info, and then…”

she could finish, Collin cut her off, a mischievous grin

Dread crept over Gorman.

down and bow

let a chance to needle Gorman slip

hands balling into

was trying to put

Agreeing would be humiliating.

worse for him in

start to believe he wasn’t the kind of man who could step up when it mattered. He found himself even more unsettled by the thought that this situation might keep Linsey and Collin connected. Worse, what if something deeper grew

chance to taunt him. “You act like you care about your

of stories:

through Gorman, but he struggled to put his

Collin. “Mr. Riley, I’m the one who owes

for a moment, she added, “If you really want someone to bow to you, let me