Chapter 1369:
Linsey felt a profound sense of injustice. “This time, it happened because I unintentionally…”
Before she could complete her explanation, Collin cut her off with a sharp tone, addressing her directly, “Linsey Brooks.”
The abrupt mention of her full name sent a shiver down her spine, making her tense.
She met his gaze with determination and asked, “What is the matter?”
Collin’s expression was icy as he spoke deliberately. “I have no patience for deceitful women, so don’t bother trying to seduce me. You’re not my type.”
With that, he dismissed her, wheeled himself toward the elevator, and turned his attention to the elevator button, ready to descend.
Linsey’s eyes widened in shock. She was stunned by his accusation.
She was trying to seduce him?
How could she not know about this herself?
As the elevator doors slid open, Collin began to move forward, but Linsey snapped out of her daze and called out, “Wait!”
Instinctively, she reached out to block his wheelchair from entering.
Collin glanced up, his brows knitting together in obvious irritation at her interference. “Is there something more?”
“Of course there is,” Linsey replied, standing taller as she clarified earnestly, “I admit I stumbled into you those two times, but there were valid reasons. I wasn’t trying to flirt with you.”
She emphasized the last part, desperate to clear up the misunderstanding. Had she known he would misinterpret her actions as those of someone shallow, she would rather have crashed to the floor. But Collin seemed unmoved by her explanation.
Instead of responding, he asked coolly, “Are you done talking?”
Linsey nodded, confirming, “Yes, I’m finished.”
Without missing a beat, Collin retorted sharply, “If you’re done, then keep your distance and stop hovering around me.”
Linsey’s brow furrowed in frustration.
Collin’s mood was unusually harsh today, unlike their last encounter in the hotel hallway, when he had seemed perfectly reasonable. “Are you not hearing me?” Collin pressed, his tone colder still.
A spark of unexplainable anger ignited within Linsey. “Fine, I’ll stay away from you. Why are you being so hostile?”
She took several steps back, her anger growing as she thought it over, until she snapped, “I wouldn’t want to be near someone like you anyway!”
Collin’s expression shifted subtly, his eyes locking onto hers. “What kind of person am I? Explain yourself.”
“Don’t you know what kind of person you are?”
At this point, Collin’s unwarranted hostility had eroded most of Linsey’s composure.
