Chapter 1228:
Collin’s face stayed impassive as he asked, “What did you find?”
The moment Collin answered, his subordinate wasted no time delivering the report. “The bartender said that while Mrs. Riley was drunk, she blurted out that she caught Felix and Joanna cheating at that sashimi place. After she confronted Felix, he didn’t even try to apologize. Instead, he and Joanna shamelessly moved into the condo she bought and threw her out.”
Collin’s brow creased as he took in the news. It dawned on him then why Linsey had been so vocal earlier, calling Felix every name in the book after having too much to drink.
Collin found comfort in this revelation. Seeing Linsey finally recognize Felix’s true colors and leave him behind gave Collin hope. Maybe, after all that heartbreak, she would never look back.
Gradually, the tension in his face eased.
Then came the inevitable question from his subordinate. “What’s the plan now, Mr. Riley?”
At that, Collin arched an eyebrow and answered, his voice cold and unyielding. “We hit back. Whatever they did to Linsey, we make them pay a hundred times over.”
Although Collin was secretly glad that Felix’s betrayal had driven Linsey closer to him, he still wouldn’t let anyone treat her like garbage.
“I’ll get right on it,” the subordinate replied without missing a beat.
Early the next morning, Linsey was deep in sleep when her phone blared on the nightstand, yanking her from her dreams. She answered with a groggy hand, too tired to check the caller ID. Though her voice was still thick with sleep, she managed to sound polite. “Hello? Who is this?”
She barely finished her greeting before a furious yell exploded through the speaker. “Linsey! You bitch!”
The words hit Linsey like a slap, and she quickly pulled the phone away, rubbing her ringing ear. As soon as Linsey realized Felix’s name flashed on her screen, any trace of sleepiness disappeared.
“You goddamn bastard!” No longer buried under the blankets, Linsey pushed herself upright and let her anger loose. “After cheating on me and moving into the condo I paid for, you actually have the nerve to call and throw insults? Do you honestly believe I’m that easy to walk over?”
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Her temper only grew hotter as the seconds ticked by, and the insults just poured out.
Felix, having spent years in a relationship with the quiet and accommodating Linsey, hardly recognized the person on the other end. For a moment, her outburst left him completely at a loss for words. Silence stretched between them until Linsey’s need to breathe gave him a window to jump in, his voice sharp with outrage. “If you hadn’t destroyed all my business deals, do you think I’d be calling at the crack of dawn just to yell at you?”
A deep frown creased Linsey’s forehead. She didn’t back down. “You’ve lost it, Felix. Maybe check yourself into a hospital and stop blaming me for your mess. Since when did I ruin your precious projects?”
“Don’t even try to deny it!” Felix’s cough rattled over the line, followed by a bitter laugh. “Collin is the only one who could wreck everything for me overnight. My company’s about to collapse. I never gave Collin a reason to go after me, so unless you told him to, why else would he bother?”
Bringing up Collin’s name made Linsey falter for a split second. Regaining her composure, she taunted, “You figured it out, did you? Fine, I told Collin to take you down. If you’re so tough, do something about it. I’m not scared of you.”
