Marrying A Secret Zillionaire: Happy Ever After Novel

Chapter 1365: Linsey's head shot up, startled, but the moment she recognized him, her shoulders eased. She hurried over. "Are you alright?" Gorman's gaze stayed on the half-packed bag. "You're going back home?" His voice was quiet, but his usually gentle features were shadowed with something harder. She didn't try to soften the truth. "Yes." "And me?" His brows drew together, his gaze holding hers. "If you leave, what happens to me?" The question caught her off guard. In his tone, she heard more than simple curiosity-an unspoken accusation, as if she were abandoning him.

That was absurd-they had known each other for only a handful of days. Then it clicked, and she let out a soft, amused laugh. "You mean the whole pretend girlfriend thing?" Gorman's silence was answer enough. His mouth pressed into a thin line as she went on, "You told me your family keeps forcing you into blind dates. I can meet them with you before I leave, and then-" "And then we end it, right?" He finished for her, his gaze dropping to hers, a faint crease of anger marking his expression.

Maybe it was the first time Linsey had ever seen that look on Gorman's face, and it made her instinctively take a step back in confusion. "Yeah," she replied. She felt her idea made perfect sense. Their act as a couple was mainly for the sake of Gorman's family. If she met his parents with him before leaving, they would stop trying to set him up on blind dates. Wasn't that what he wanted? Why was he upset? Her confusion was genuine. Get the latest gαℓησνℓs․com Naturally, Gorman had no intention of telling her the real reason.

He drew in a slow breath, forcing down his true emotions, and put on a show of sadness as he asked, "Why can't you stay just a little longer?" His mood had been perfectly fine. His men had informed him that Collin was done with his work and heading home. With his greatest rival in love gone, Gorman thought he could finally concentrate on building something with Linsey. Yet he hadn't expected her to pack her bags and leave on the exact same day as Collin. His mind immediately began to wander.

Grester was Collin's place, and if Linsey came back to that city, she would surely cross paths with him. What if the two of them ended up falling in love? If they ended up together, what was the point of his second chance at life? Would fate really be cruel enough to make him watch their happiness while he endured the heartbreak? He refused to believe the universe could deal him such a hand. From Linsey's perspective, her decision to return was simple. "I've wrapped up my research project," she explained. "And my travel budget is almost gone.

I really can't afford to stay here any longer." The moment he realized it was about money, tension eased from his shoulders. "You don't have to worry about that. I've got more than enough." . . .