Chapter 1403:

Linsey blinked, caught off guard by his words.

“Can we move this along?” Collin glanced at his watch, his patience wearing thin. “I don’t have all day.”

“Let me think…”

A flicker of regret stirred within her after saying that. Collin harbored countless secrets—ties to Gorman, Kylee, Dustin, and more. Far too many mysteries she yearned to unravel. But in her haste, she had limited herself to a single question.

With that realization, she ventured cautiously, “Can I ask a few more questions?”

Collin raised an eyebrow. “Is that your question? Then the answer is—”

“No, no!”

such a rare opportunity, Linsey hurriedly interjected with

mouth. “Go on, ask your question. Don’t drag this out,” he prompted, his voice softening,

uncertainty. From the whirlwind of questions swirling in her mind, she settled on the

words escaped her lips, her heart raced uncontrollably,

for her to catch. “Why are you asking that?” he responded, his voice neutral, giving nothing away. “What do you think you

with another question?” Linsey hadn’t anticipated this deflection, and a hint of frustration crept into


had lain awake the night before her first day, endlessly speculating about

the latest

wouldn’t

“Yes,” Collin answered plainly.

to his nature, he opted

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