Chapter 993

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As she caught sight of the group, her face brightened. “Dolores, you made it!” she said, her voice light with surprise.
Dolores rushed over, wasting no time. She seized Linsey’s arm, giving her a quick once-over. “Are you alright, Linsey?”
“I’m okay, really,” Linsey answered, giving Dolores a gentle look to put her mind at ease.
A nervous laugh escaped Dolores as the tension melted away. “I was worried sick. For a second, I believed you’d left the kids behind and run off somewhere,” she teased, her nerves giving way to relief.
With a spark of curiosity, Dolores eyed the basin Linsey carried. “What’s going on with the water?” she asked.
A gentle blink from Linsey preceded her reply. “Oh, Collin and I were just about to wash Gorman’s hair together,” she explained, almost offhand.
“Excuse me?!” The announcement left Dolores and Dustin staring in disbelief, their voices echoing their shock.
Worry etched across Dustin’s face as he hurried to position himself between Collin and the others. “Collin, are you sure you’re feeling okay? This is a hospital—we can get you checked out, just in case,” he said, his voice tinged with concern.
Dolores felt her own surprise double. Even if she had never been particularly close to Collin, she had seen firsthand how fiercely he guarded Linsey and how quick he was to jealousy.
No one in the room was unaware of Gorman’s affection for Linsey. So to see Collin putting old grievances aside and lending Gorman a hand—it was the last thing anyone could have expected. Nothing about it felt possible, yet there it was.
Linsey gave a helpless smile and walked over to set the basin of water down. With everyone staring in surprise, she and Collin calmly went back to washing Gorman’s hair.
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“It’s just washing hair. Why is that so shocking?” Linsey said with a light shrug.
Dolores, still in disbelief, blinked a few times. Then she sat quietly at the side, watching the pair work together. After a short pause, she spoke slowly. “I mean, it doesn’t surprise me that you’re doing this, Linsey. But Collin? Really?”
Collin’s face tightened. “What’s that supposed to mean? Has Linsey washed Gorman’s hair before?” The thought alone made his blood boil.
She had never washed his hair!
The more he thought about it, the more ridiculous it seemed.
Why had he agreed to this in the first place?
He must have lost his mind.
“No, no!” Dolores quickly waved her hands. “Linsey only helped wash Zenia and Zander’s hair before. And now she’s not doing this alone. You’re helping too, so it’s the both of you.”
Dolores wasn’t worried about Collin. She just didn’t want him getting jealous and stirring up drama. That would only mean more work for Linsey.
Dustin seemed to accept the situation and took a seat beside her. He smirked at Collin. “Looks like Linsey’s doing all the work. Are you just here for decoration?”
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