Marrying A Secret Zillionaire Happy Ever After novel Chapter 136

Chapter 136 Shall I Have The Article Removed…

“Collin, wait!” Linsey’s voice echoed with a trace of anxiety as she instinctively called out to him.

Collin paused and turned to face her with a gentle expression that belied the turmoil beneath. “What’s wrong?” he asked,

his voice soft yet tinged with concern.

Linsey bit her lip, grappling with her emotions. The air between them crackled with tension; his aura hinted at anger, though his demeanor remained calm.

She wanted to voice her worries, to bridge the distance that had formed so suddenly. Yet, her words faltered, trapped by

her hesitation. “Nothing. Just… don’t bury yourself in work for too long. Try to get some rest early, okay?”

“Alright,” Collin replied, his lips pressing into a thin line, a subtle sign of his inner conflict.

As his figure tapered into the distance, Linsey was enveloped by a poignant sense of loss. She watched until he disappeared,

her heart heavy with unspoken words.

Collin, wrapped in his own storm of emotions, was oblivious to Linsey’s turmoil. His thoughts were a tangled mess,

dominated by self–reproach.

If only he had resolved the Wells family debacle sooner, Linsey wouldn’t have gotten injured.

Since he had to keep up the facade, all he do was watch.

Retreating to his study, Collin drowned himself in work, trying to smother his heavy heart under piles of paperwork.

His solitude was abruptly shattered when one of his subordinates burst through the door, breathless with urgency. “Mr.

Riley, we got a problem!”

Collin’s head snapped up, his frown deepening. “What is it?” he demanded.

The grim expression on the subordinate’s face deepened as he relayed the news to Collin. “Despite your clear instructions

to the media to avoid any mention of you and Mrs. Riley, it appears that the story has still found its way online.”

Collin’s face darkened immediately. He shifted in his seat, leveling a piercing gaze at the messenger. “Explain to me how

this happened. I gave explicit warnings to those outlets. How did this leak?”

The icy intensity in Collin’s eyes sent a shiver coursing through the subordinate’s body. In a trembling voice, he replied, “We did issue the warnings, sir, but Marisol Wells has been tenacious. She actually brought in a scandal–chasing tabloid rat to do her dirty work.”

He hastily pulled out his phone, navigating to the damning article, and handed it to Collin.

“How can people be so ruthlessly cruel?”

“Is this the same kidnapping case everyone was talking about a while back?”

“Poor Felix! He’s completely innocent. If he actually ends up in prison, it’ll destroy his entire life.”