Marrying A Secret Zillionaire: Happy Ever After Novel

Chapter 653: Linsey was momentarily stunned. Hadn't he just promised to wait outside?

But his reasoning left her no room to argue-he was genuinely worried about her.

Before she could respond, Collin stepped forward, grabbed Gorman's arm, and shoved him aside.

"Gorman, stop pestering Linsey," Collin snapped. Unfazed, Gorman casually dusted off his sleeve and moved right back beside her. "What? Do I need your permission to talk to her?"

Collin's jaw tightened. "Linsey is my wife-"

Gorman cut him off with a smirk. "For now. But let's be honest. The great founder of CR Corporation has countless admirers. Why waste your time clinging to Linsey?"

Collin's heart clenched.

Gorman knew his identity. Was he the one who had saved Linsey earlier? No one else came to mind.

A storm of frustration churned inside him.

He turned to Linsey, his voice laced with urgency. "We can sort out our issues later, Linsey. But you told me before that-"

Gorman interrupted again, his tone light but pointed. "Collin, don't you get it? What she said before doesn't matter anymore. The real issue here is your sham of a marriage-built on lies."

The word "sham" was like a match to dry tinder.

Collin's fist lashed out without warning, landing squarely on Gorman's jaw. With a heavy thud, Gorman hit the floor.

Linsey's breath caught. "Gorman!"

She hadn't expected Collin to lose control like that.

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Panic surged through her as she instinctively moved to help Gorman.

Collin grabbed her wrist, his voice raw with frustration. "Linsey! Are you going to take his side right before me? I am your husband."

Linsey's anger flared instantly. She yanked her hand away from Collin, furious at his words.

"Have you completely lost your senses, Collin?" Linsey's voice trembled with rage. "What are you getting at? I've never behaved inappropriately with Gorman. Do you really see me as a disloyal wife blatantly betraying her husband? Remember, when Carol abducted me this afternoon, it was Gorman who rescued me. And you-where were you exactly?"

Tears filled her eyes as she spoke about the ordeal.

At that moment, Collin had been filling his friend in on how he had kept her in the dark.

Collin struggled to find his words, his voice faltering. "I was…"

He recalled that he had been at the airport earlier, fetching Dilan with Dustin, before they retreated to Dilan's room to discuss plans for the evening's engagement ceremony.

With a mocking smile, Linsey cut him off. "You, the head of CR Corporation, must have had a full schedule. Whatever you did today is of no interest to me, and I'd rather not know."

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