Chapter 671

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After a moment of indecision, he sighed and placed his phone down, deciding to wait.
Meanwhile, Linsey was escorted back to her hospital room by Jeffery’s subordinate.
“Ms. Brooks, thank you for doing Mr. Lawson this favor!” the subordinate said earnestly before leaving.
Linsey blinked, momentarily caught off guard. She quickly waved her hand dismissively. “You’re welcome. Mr. Lawson paid me well, so I was merely doing my job.”
The subordinate nodded and left.
Just as Linsey was about to shut the door, her gaze lifted—and locked onto Collin’s deep, sorrowful eyes.
“You!” Her eyes widened in shock. Without thinking, she tried to slam the door shut.
However, Collin was faster. He pressed against the door, slipped inside with practiced ease, and shut it behind him with a firm thud.
“Collin Riley!” Linsey’s voice carried a sharp edge of anger.
She opened her mouth to tell him to leave, but before she could react, a strong hand seized her wrist.
Her breath caught. In an instant, she was pulled into a familiar, warm embrace.
The scent of him—cool and achingly familiar—wrapped around her, stirring something deep within.
For a fleeting second, it almost felt like yesterday’s events had been nothing more than a dream.
“Linsey, I know I was wrong. I truly know I was wrong,” Collin murmured, his voice raw.
His grip tightened around her, as if he feared she would vanish. Though it had been less than a day, to him, it felt like an eternity since he had last held her.
He took a shaky breath, the ache in his chest unbearable.
Linsey initially struggled, trying to push him away. But when she heard his words, her body stiffened, her heart trembling violently. Her vision blurred. At that moment, she couldn’t tell if this was reality or just another cruel trick of her mind.
Collin waited for her to speak, but she remained silent.
Panic surged through him. His voice turned desperate. “Linsey, please give me another chance. I won’t lie to you again. I swear—I know I was wrong.”
Linsey listened to his hoarse, pleading words.
Since she had known him, she had never seen him so humbled. She imagined that as the founder of CR Corporation, Collin had never once begged anyone.
But even so, she couldn’t bring herself to believe in him again.
Her voice was low but steady. “Collin, do you remember what I told you before? I said that more than being with a rich man, I’d rather my husband be just ordinary.”
Collin’s eyes gleamed with unshed tears at her words.
His fingers clenched the fabric of her hospital gown, his voice thick with emotion. “I can be an ordinary person, Linsey. If that’s what you want, I’ll walk away from everything. I won’t be the founder of CR Corporation—I’ll just be Collin.”
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