Marrying A Secret Zillionaire: Happy Ever After Novel

Chapter 1441: Why did he look at her that way? Who had provoked him? Surely... not her? Before the thought even settled, Collin was in front of her. Even in his wheelchair, he loomed with an authority that eclipsed the room. An aura of dominance clung to him, pressing against her chest until breathing felt difficult. Linsey hadn't done anything wrong-or so she told herself. Yet, inexplicably, unease pooled inside her. "Mr. Riley." Her voice trembled as she rose, her eyes unsteady. Collin's face was a mask of frost.

"What are you doing here?" "I-" Her gaze flickered toward Gorman, mind spinning for an answer. Before she could form one, Gorman seized her wrist and drew her behind him, his voice sharp. "Since when do we owe you an explanation?" "I wasn't talking to you." Collin's eyes cut through him like a blade before turning back to her. "Linsey, stop cowering behind him." The command left no room for disobedience. Though her thoughts spun chaotically, Linsey's body moved as though compelled by something greater than her will. "Lift your head. Look at me," Collin continued, his voice low and resolute.

She obeyed. And the moment her eyes met his, his quiet reprimand brushed against her heart like a whip. "You're a young woman. Flaunting closeness with another man in public... do you have any idea how that makes you look?" Linsey froze in place, her mind blank, words refusing to come. To Collin, that silence was nothing less than agreement. His anger flared, and his voice cut like ice. "You're coming with me." Before her thoughts could catch up, her body responded on its own, taking a step toward him. Don't miss it: gᴀlиovєℓѕ.cоm "Hold on!" Gorman blocked her path, his glare fixed on Collin.

"She's my girlfriend. Why should she follow you?" Collin's hand curled tightly around the armrest, his frustration barely contained. Girlfriend. There it was again. Each time he and Gorman faced off, Gorman made sure to throw that word around. Gorman could say it all he liked, but he was long past tired of hearing it. Despite the irritation simmering under the surface, Collin kept his tone even. "Linsey's an employee of CR Corporation. An urgent situation came up, and she's needed at the office. Is that clear enough for you?" Gorman's jaw clenched.

"You mean to say that out of everyone working at CR, only Linsey's capable of handling it? You can't send anyone else?" "That's right," Collin answered, sharp and absolute. "Collin Riley!" Gorman's temper nearly snapped under the weight of that indifference. Anyone with half a brain knew CR Corporation was packed with capable people. Why single out Linsey? Collin's so-called emergency was nothing but a thinly veiled excuse-a ploy to pry Linsey away from him and drag her back under the company's roof. . . .