Chapter 454

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Ivy shot him a teasing sideways glance. “I’m saying you’ve become a lot livelier. Ever since you turned eighteen, you’ve gotten colder, more distant. But now? You’re much more pleasant to be around.”
Linsey couldn’t help but grin. “Ivy’s right. When I first met Collin, I thought he was a little intimidating.”
At her words, Collin turned toward her, his gaze softening with nostalgia. Their first meeting had been at the wedding.
Ivy sighed dramatically, growing animated as she reminisced about Collin’s childhood. “Some people were just adorable when they were kids,” she said fondly. “He used to be so clingy, always on the edge of tears if left alone. Never wanted to be apart from me, not even for a second!”
Linsey’s eyes widened in disbelief. She couldn’t picture that scene at all.
Collin was caught off guard by his grandmother’s revelation, his face immediately darkening, his embarrassment written all over it.
“Grandma, please stop,” he muttered, clearly uncomfortable.
But Ivy was having too much fun, laughing as she squeezed Linsey’s hand. “I’m not lying! I have a whole collection of Collin’s childhood photos. I’ll show them to you later, and you’ll see for yourself!”
“Really?” Linsey’s interest piqued, her excitement growing. She had never seen Collin as a child before!
After dinner, Ivy eagerly led Linsey to the living room sofa. “Go, open my suitcase and bring me the albums from the bottom,” Ivy instructed a servant nearby with a smile, her tone casual.
“Yes, Mrs. Riley,” the servant responded promptly.
Moments later, the servant returned with two photo albums and handed them to Ivy.
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As Collin approached, his eyes landed on the familiar album in his grandmother’s hands. He quickly stepped forward and snatched it away from her.
The moment he saw the cover, Collin immediately recognized it as his childhood photo album. So his grandmother hadn’t been joking after all! She had actually been carrying this album around with her.
“Collin, what are you doing? Give me back the album,” Ivy said, her voice laced with displeasure.
Collin stubbornly shook his head. “No way, Grandma. I’m keeping this album from now on. You’re not looking at it anymore.”
He wasn’t kidding. Why should anyone be flipping through his childhood photos while he was right there? Wasn’t he better looking now?
Ivy’s irritation flared instantly. “I brought this album back. What right do you have to keep it from me?”
Collin stubbornly held on to the album, defending his actions. “This album is all about me, so naturally, I get to decide who sees it.”
Ivy shot him an exasperated glare. “You’re unbelievable. I’ve seen these photos a million times. I just want to show them to Linsey now. She’s your wife! What’s the harm in letting her see your childhood photos?”
Collin hesitated, a flicker of uncertainty crossing his face. Linsey, her curiosity piqued, looked up at him with a soft, pleading expression. “Honey, I really want to see them. Are you sure you’re not willing to share them with me?”
If she could see those photos, maybe she could understand him a little better.
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