NovelApexChapter 1235:
After baking the soft, golden bases, she swirled a generous topping of cream on each one, finishing them with
plump blueberries and glossy cherries. The finished treats went onto a tray, which she balanced as she climbed
the stairs.
Upstairs, Collin sat hunched over his desk in the study, each keystroke landing with a ferocity that threatened to
destroy the keyboard beneath his fingers.
A sharp knock interrupted the tense silence. Without glancing up, Collin, assuming Roland was at the door,
shouted, “Go away. If you don’t, I'll cout there with a gun.”
Instead of retreating, the visitor turned the handle and stepped inside.
Linsey crossed the threshold, her voice low and calm. “It’s just me.”
Surprise flickered across Collin’s face before his features settled into an impassive mask. “Why are you here?
Planning to takeout with those cupcakes?”
The urge to fling those cupcakes right at Collin’s head nearly overwhelmed Linsey.
All that tand care spent baking something sweet just for him, and what did she get? Suspicion instead of
gratitude. He acted like she might be trying to poison him. Her frustration bubbled over.
Annoyance simmered as she mentally ran through a long list of unspoken complaints.
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“If you're not interested, I'll just eat them myself.” Huffing, she started to leave, tray in hand.
Before she could step away, Collin’s commanding tone cut through the room. “Did | say you were allowed to go?”
Rolling her eyes, Linsey spun back around. “What, mockingso I'll leave? All | did was bake you something as
thanks for helpingget back at Felix and Joanna. Do you honestly believe everyone's as heartless as you
are?”
A shadow crossed Collin’s face.
Defiance burned in Linsey’s eyes as she glared at him one last tand started toward the door.
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“Don’t move,” Collin called after her again.
At the end of her rope, Linsey snapped, “Collin, must you always make things so difficult?”
He refused her cupcakes, wouldn't listen to a word she said, and wouldn't even let her leave. The whole situation
was maddening.
In a voice cold as winter, Collin fired back, “I make things so difficult? Every t| say something, you argue.
You're always running away, never willing to stay put.”
She threw her hands up. “When have | ever argued with you endlessly?”
“You always do.” His words left no room for debate. Collin extended his hand expectantly. “Hand over the
cupcakes.”
Rather than comply, Linsey clutched
the tray protectively Renee back,
eyes naftopingethsbdpicion
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replied, “Since you're 1s ope toying to
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Collin handed a cupcake to her.
For a heartbeat, Linsey hesitated, but she eventually accepted the cupcake, seeing it as his way of making
amends.
Curiosity still lingered, so she asked, “What was all that fuss in the kitchen about?”
Collin didn't miss a moment.
“Because | was jealous,” he admitted,
letting a tle wounded pride Sho into
his, World Youre my wife, and |
want you close, but it always feels
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