Chapter 807
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Dustin’s face turned red with embarrassment. “You seem to catch everything, don’t you, Collin?”
Taking a breath, Dustin looked at Collin and said, “What if, hypothetically, I ended up spending the night with someone?”
“If you’re into Dolores, you can ask her out,” Collin suggested. Dustin’s cheeks burned with embarrassment at the straightforward response.
However, just a second later, he let out a faint, rueful smile and said, “But I have a feeling she doesn’t see it that way…”
Moments later, Collin said firmly, “Then you should try harder.” With that, Collin got to his feet and started walking away.
Watching him go, Dustin murmured in disbelief, “But I tried my hardest last night…”
Before Dustin could finish his thought, another water bottle flew at him. It smacked him hard, and he cried out in pain.
Collin, at a loss for words, said, “I was trying to say that you should really try harder to win her over. What were you thinking?”
Linsey had just returned to the hotel with Zenia when Zander and Caylee rushed over, their faces full of worry.
“Zenia!” Zander called out.
𝕆𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕒𝕥 ⳑ𝕒𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗲𝗅𝘀[ꞏ]𝚌𝗈𝗺
“Are you okay? Did you get hurt?” Caylee inquired with concern.
Zenia’s heart settled the moment she saw her mother. “I’m fine,” she addressed Zander and Caylee.
Zander breathed out in relief. But then, his eyes shifted to Linsey. Her expression was cold.
“Mommy…” he called gently.
Linsey said nothing. She walked straight to the sofa, ignoring him. Zander’s and Zenia’s smiles faded. Their eyes dropped, a trace of hurt showing.
Caylee bit her lip, clearly torn.
After a pause, she took the kids’ hands and led them over to Linsey. They stood quietly in front of her—one adult and two children—waiting to see how she would react.
The room went quiet. The silence stretched. Finally, Zenia couldn’t hold it in.
She stepped closer, tugged at Linsey’s sleeve, and asked in a soft voice, “Mommy, what’s wrong?”
Linsey looked down at Zenia’s nervous little face, then over at Zander, who stood stiffly with a tense look. Her voice cracked as she spoke.
“Why did you two go out by yourselves this morning? And why did you go so far?”
She remembered that the coffee shop was near CR Corporation. It was nowhere near their hotel.
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