Marrying A Secret Zillionaire: Happy Ever After Novel

Chapter 757: Her plan was to keep Dustin away from the banquet, preventing him from noticing anything amiss.

However, in her bid to do this, she failed to notice the look of shyness that had settled over Dustin.

At that moment, Linsey, wearing a stunning mask and an elegant gown that hugged her figure and trailed gracefully along the floor, walked into the banquet arm in arm with Gorman.

Her perfect silhouette drew attention, even though most of her face was hidden behind the mask. Gorman could see how much attention her presence attracted, and his expression darkened slightly.

His grip on Linsey's arm tightened ever so slightly.

Linsey noticed and turned to him, a look of confusion on her face.

"It's nothing," Gorman said when he noticed the question in her gaze. His eyes met hers, and for a moment, his heart skipped a beat as a wave of yearning swept through him.

He managed to maintain his composure. Trying to draw attention away from himself, he reached to adjust Linsey's mask. As his fingertip brushed against her cheek, he saw a trace of her makeup cling to his fingers.

Gorman paused, showed Linsey his fingers, and said, "Your makeup tonight seems to be quite different."

"Yes, it is. Sorry about that," Linsey replied as she retrieved a wet wipe from her purse and cleaned his fingers. "I changed my makeup. I used a heavier foundation to hide my identity."

Gorman stared intently at Linsey as she wiped his hand. Finally, he said, "I thought it was because you're trying to avoid being recognized by someone you know."

Linsey's expression remained unchanged as she flatly asked, "Who else could I possibly know in Grester aside from Dolores?"

However, inside, Linsey had made up her mind to feign ignorance, even if Gorman insisted on probing.

Tonight, she needed to know if Collin's presence would affect her emotions.

That, however, didn't mean she would allow Gorman to pry into her thoughts.

The two fell into an uneasy silence.

Gorman finally broke it by chuckling softly. "We're here for Dolores's fashion brand, aren't we?" he asked.

Linsey's fist clenched, and she averted her gaze. It wasn't entirely because of that…

Gorman didn't miss the change in Linsey's expression.

His face darkened momentarily.

However, he quickly put on a smile and said, "Linsey, let's go inside. If everything goes as planned, we'll get back to Zenia and Zander sooner."

Linsey's chest tightened at the mention of the children.

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