It s true, she answered. Earlier, some creep tried to take advantage of me he was drunk. I escaped from the restroom, but he kept chasing me. If Collin hadn t appeared when he did, I might have

Her voice faded away, and Linsey clung to her collar with lingering fear, tears rising in her eyes.

The story left Gorman in disbelief all over again.

He couldn t decide which was more surprising hearing that Linsey had almost been assaulted, or that Collin had actually stepped in to help. That same shock rippled through everyone else in the room.

The manager s jaw dropped, his eyes wide with surprise.

His mind raced back to what he had overheard on the surveillance tape. He could have sworn Collin claimed this woman was his own girlfriend. How did she end up with Gorman instead?

Kylee s gaze flickered from Linsey to Collin and back again.

Nothing in her experience matched this side of Collin. She couldn t believe he would help someone out of kindness. What had made him intervene this time? A strange suspicion crept into her mind maybe Collin was interested in Linsey after all.

Standing off to the side, Lowell looked more stunned than anyone. He stayed perfectly still, almost forgetting to breathe.

He had been sent all over the country on one mission: to find the woman who had once spent the night with Collin. He never had any luck.

All day, he had planned to come to this very restaurant to report that he still hadn t found her. The last thing he expected was to see her standing right there across from him

Wasn t this the same woman Collin had been searching for so desperately? Realization struck hard, snapping Lowell back to the present. He quickly stepped forward and spoke up. Mr. Riley, I think I ve found the woman you ve been looking for

Lowell was just about to speak the truth when he was suddenly cut off.

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Collin shot him a sharp, commanding glance cold as ice.

Lowell froze for a second.

Having worked under Collin for years, he could read the man like a book. That look meant one thing: stay silent.

Lowell bowed his head and muttered, I m sorry, Mr. Riley.

Collin said nothing. His expression stayed as cold as stone.

Though Lowell hadn t finished his report, he knew exactly what it was about the woman who had slept with him.

The sudden silence wasn t random. Outsiders were present.

And not just any outsider his biggest rival.

If Gorman found out that he had been drugged, he would never let it go. It would spread like wildfire.

Collin snapped out of his thoughts, his face still tight with tension.

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