Chapter 400
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The revelation hit her like a freight train.
Her husband, whom she believed was confined to a wheelchair, was now back on his feet.
They had shared vows, shared a life. Why had he concealed such a monumental truth?
As she fixed her gaze on Collin, her words dripped with unintended sarcasm.
“Did I ever say you couldn’t explain, Collin?” Her voice, usually soft and composed, now carried a sharp edge.
Collin, detecting the ice in Linsey’s tone, felt a surge of panic. He grasped her hands with desperate strength.
“Linsey, believe me, I never intended to keep this from you,” he pleaded, his eyes searching hers frantically for some sign of understanding. “There were reasons—compelling reasons.”
Under the weight of her stern gaze, Collin, typically sure of himself, faltered, his words tumbling out in a rush.
“After the car accident, the doctors weren’t hopeful. They said my legs were beyond repair. But I couldn’t accept that fate. So I fought through the pain, attended rehab in secret, all the while digging into who was really behind the accident.”
Linsey’s face remained impassive, absorbing every word in stony silence.
With a deep, steadying breath, Collin revealed the depth of his investigation. “It was Fernanda. She orchestrated everything. I kept up the act, letting them think I was still crippled so neither she nor Huntley would suspect a thing.”
Collin rushed to clarify, his voice laced with urgency, fearing Linsey might misinterpret his actions. “Everything I’ve done was to handle Fernanda and Huntley. It was never my intention to hide things from you deliberately.”
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He scrutinized Linsey’s face, his heart pounding with anticipation as he awaited her reaction.
Linsey met his intense gaze with an unreadable expression, remaining ominously quiet.
As the silence between them grew, Collin’s discomfort escalated into… torment.
He found himself wishing she would just lash out at him.
Unexpectedly, Linsey averted her eyes, bowing her head slightly. With a gentle plop, a tear escaped, landing on the back of Collin’s hand. The sensation hit instantly, as if that small bit of skin had been touched by flames.
“Linsey…” Collin’s voice cracked, his worry intensifying.
Within those brief moments, his mind raced through endless possible reactions from Linsey. Tears, however, were the last response he had envisioned.
He quickly reached out, cradling her face in his palms and tenderly lifting her gaze to meet his.
The very next instant, he caught sight of her eyes, now shimmering with tears. “Why are you crying? You were just sobbing, and now your eyes are filling with tears all over again.”
A stabbing pain clenched his chest, making it hard to breathe. Peering deeply into Linsey’s eyes, his voice turned raspy. “Are you upset because I wasn’t honest with you?”
Even as the words left Collin’s mouth, a nagging feeling told him that wasn’t the real reason.
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