Marrying A Secret Zillionaire: Happy Ever After Novel

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..." Before she could finish, Collin cut her off, a mischievous grin appearing as he glanced at Gorman. "I got an idea." Dread crept over Gorman. Collin spoke up. "How about this? Have him get down and bow to me, and we'll call it even." He was unwilling to let a chance to needle Gorman slip by. Gorman froze, his hands balling into fists. He knew Collin was trying to put him in a tight spot. Agreeing would be humiliating.

Refusing would only make things worse for him in front of Linsey. Linsey was his girlfriend now. If he turned away from this, she might 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 between them because of it? "Huh?" With a smirk, Collin took the chance to taunt him.

"You act like you care about your girl, but you can't even thank the guy who helped her?" Your source of stories: gαlnσνєℓs.cm "You!" Fury twisted through Gorman, but he struggled to put his feelings into words. Linsey stepped in again, addressing Collin. "Mr. Riley, I'm the one who owes you. I should be the one to settle this. If-" After hesitating for a moment, she added, "If you really want someone to bow to you, let me do it." Gorman jumped in, trying to stop her. "Linsey!" She cut him off. "It's only right for me to show gratitude.

There's nothing shameful about a thank-you." He shot back at once, "Absolutely not. You're not kneeling to him. He's messing with you." As Linsey and Gorman went back and forth, Collin's patience snapped. His voice turned cold as he asked, "Are you two done performing?" Did they honestly think parading their affection was entertaining? . . .