Chapter 38 Undress You


    The next moment, Jewell quietly raised the partition inside the car.


    Linsey hesitated, her gaze flicking to Collin, confusion knitting her brows. "Did something happenst night?" Her voice


    barely rose above a whisper.


    She bit her lip, her tone turning more uncertain. "You seemed... off this morning. Did I do something wrong? I swear, I don''t remember anything."


    Collin''s jaw tightened, his expression shadowed by something sharp and unreadable. “You don''t remember trying to undress me?" His voice was low, edged with mockery.


    The sarcasm stung. Linsey blinked, stunned, pointing to herself in disbelief.


    "Me?" Her voice cracked. "Undress you?" She shook her head furiously, as if trying to physically erase the usation. "No.


    No way. I-I''d never do something like that."


    As soon as the words left her mouth, Linsey saw Collin''s expression darken, shadows pooling in his eyes.


    She hesitated, fingers tugging at the hem of her sleeve. "I mean it. I don''t remember anything," she murmured, doubt


    creeping into her voice. "Someone once told me I''m not great with alcohol, so maybe... maybe I lost controlst night."


    Collin''s head snapped toward her, his eyes narrowing with a sharp, dangerous glint. "Really? So getting drunk and acting


    out is something you''ve done before?"


    Linsey faltered, realizing she might''ve crossed a line. Her voice softened, almost apologetic. "I used to drink with my


    roommates sometimes, but after one bad night, they never let me near alcohol again."


    She forced a weakugh, though it barely scratched the tension. "But I don''t think I ever undressed them."


    Collin''s gaze didn''t waver, his silence pressing down on her like a weight.


    She didn''t mention her ex-boyfriend, though the history between them stretched over years.


    They had likely shared more than just drinks-those reckless, restless years had left room for moments far more intimate.


    Collin knew those thoughts were reasonable-maybe even inevitable. But the image of Linsey with someone else wed at


    him, jealousy tightening in his chest like a vice.


    Beside him, Linsey sensed the shift, tension radiating from him like heat off asphalt.


    She didn''t understand why her words had made things worse. Tentatively, she reached out, her voice soft and uncertain. "Collin... what is it? Tell me, is something wrong?"


    That nagging question twisted in her gut-had she done something even worsest night?


    Collin inhaled slowly, deliberately, before his voice cut through the silence-cold and edged. "From now on, don''t drink


    with others."


    The weight of his disapproval pressed down on her, heavy and suffocating. Instinctively, she nodded. "Okay, I understand."


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    But the question lingered, thick and unspoken: Why couldn''t she remember what had happened?


    The thought that she might have taken advantage of him against his will, however unintentionally, left her hollow and


    unsettled.


    The rest of the ride passed in tense silence, the air thick with words left unsaid.


    Soon, they arrived at Vista Vi. Linsey hesitated by the car door, unsure how to help without overstepping. Before she


    could decide, Jewell was already there, smoothly positioning the wheelchair and assisting Collin into it.


    Linsey hurried to follow, stepping in behind him. "Let me push you inside," she offered.


    "There''s no need." Collin''s tone was t. His gaze shifted to Jewell, who wordlessly stepped forward and took hold of the wheelchair handles.


    Collin cast Linsey a detached nce, his voice cool and distant. "It''ste. You should eat. I have important matters to handle in the study."


    He was going to the study again.


    She watched him go, the distance between them feeling less like space and more like a wall she couldn''t climb.


    She stood there, rooted in uncertainty, until the butler approached with gentle urgency. "Mrs. Riley, are you all right? It''s cold outside. Please,e in."


    His voice cut through her spiraling thoughts. She blinked, as if waking from a trance, then gave a small nod and followed him inside.


    As they walked, she hesitated before speaking, her voice barely above a whisper. "Do you know what happenedst night? I... 1 might''ve done something terrible after drinking too much. That''s why Collin''s upset, isn''t it?”


    Guiltced her words. "He won''t tell me what I did, and now I don''t even know how to apologize."


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