Chapter 1252:
Cornered and out of options, Huntley gave in. “All right, I’ll apologize. Happy now?”
For a moment, Linsey could only blink in surprise. As she regained her composure, she lifted her chin and squared her shoulders, meeting Huntley’s eyes with quiet resolve, ready to hear him out.
Huntley trudged over, lips pressed thin, and muttered, “I’m sorry. I was being a jerk to you.”
Linsey started to reply, but Collin’s voice cut in, cold and authoritative. “If you really mean it, get down on your knees and apologize properly.”
The command carried a chill that hung in the air.
Fury twisted Huntley’s face as he spat out, “Collin, don’t take this too far.”
Collin didn’t blink, his expression steady. “Funny, I could say the same to you. Weren’t you just trying to intimidate her a minute ago?”
“Collin—” Huntley’s remark caught in his throat. He suddenly went quiet, unable to continue.
A sudden chill swept through the air.
The standoff between the two men grew tense, each one silently daring the other to make the next move.
Linsey’s heart hammered with worry. If this turned into an all-out confrontation, the fallout with the Riley family would be catastrophic. Wanting to stop things before they exploded, she stepped forward and spoke up. “Let’s not make this any worse. We’re family. There’s no need for kneeling. Just a genuine apology is enough.”
Collin’s expression remained unreadable, his striking features masking whatever thoughts churned beneath the surface.
Faced with Linsey’s gracious offer of reconciliation, Huntley seized the opportunity despite his wounded pride, apologizing once more. “Linsey, I’m deeply sorry. Please find it in your heart to forgive me.”
“Fine, I’ll let it slide this once, but never pull something like that again.” Linsey dismissed him with a casual wave, her tone carrying the same patience one might use with a misbehaving child, making it clear she viewed him as nothing more than a minor inconvenience.
The realization struck Huntley like a physical blow, fury coiling tight in his chest. Still, the knowledge that Collin held damning video evidence kept his rage in check. Jaw clenched and fists trembling, he could only stand there in seething silence, swallowing his humiliation.
Linsey paid him no further attention, shifting her focus to Collin with a noticeably gentler demeanor. “Shall we head out?”
“Hmm.” Collin’s response came with indifference.
Linsey stepped gracefully behind his wheelchair, her hands settling on the handles with familiar ease.
As they glided past Huntley, Collin’s voice cut through the air like winter frost, heavy with unspoken threat. “Try anything like that again, and a simple apology won’t be enough to save you.”
Before Huntley could fully process the warning, Collin and Linsey were already out of sight.
Left standing alone, he pressed his left hand against his throbbing chest, eyes blazing with barely contained rage.
“I’ll make them both pay,” Huntley whispered through gritted teeth.
