?Chapter 916:


    At the sound of her name, Linsey dropped to her knees, reaching out to staunch the bleeding wound.


    “Don’t touch him!” Rough hands shoved her away as Danny glowered with undisguised resentment. His words dripped venom. “He has sacrificed everything for you! Yet you remain cold-hearted, blind to his devotion, treating him like an enemy!”


    Linsey’s outstretched hand hung suspended in midair.


    “Enough,” Gorman growled through clenched teeth, his brow furrowed with displeasure.


    The moment his reprimand faded, a torrent of bright crimson bubbled from between Gorman’s lips, triggering a violent coughing fit.


    “Mr. Green! Just hold on! The ambnce will be here any moment!” Linsey quickly pulled out a handkerchief and gently dabbed at the crimson trail snaking from Gorman’s mouth. “Gorman, try to stay calm. Help ising soon.”


    At her words, Gorman’s ashen face tightened with effort as he forced his heavy eyelids open to meet Linsey’s gaze. Confusion and sorrow clouded his weakening stare.


    His attention drifted past her to where Collin stood as if rooted to the spot, and a bitter smile ghosted across his bloodless lips.


    “Collin, you deliberately came without reinforcements, didn’t you?” Each syble emerged as a fragile whisper, Gorman’s strength clearly waning. “You wanted me to lower my defenses, to believe I held sway over you. You knew all along I nned to end your life today.”


    Linsey’s lipspressed into a thin line, her voiceyered withplicated emotions. “Gorman, none of this borate scheme was necessary. Right now, nothing matters except stopping this bleeding and getting you proper medical attention. All other scores can be settled once you’re out of danger.”


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    Collin remained silent, his gaze settling on Gorman with an icy pity that seemed to mock the dying man’s miscalction.


    Gorman slowly curled his fingers into a weak fist and rasped, “Linsey, after bringing you here today, I had Zenia and Caylee escorted back to the hotel.”


    His revtion struck like lightning, causing Linsey’s eyes to widen with stunned disbelief.


    “What did you say?” she eximed.


    Her mind raced frantically. Only hours ago, Gorman had leveraged Zenia’s safety as a weapon, coercing her into marrying him.


    Why would he suddenly release Zenia from his grasp?


    Had he already surrendered his leverage over Zenia back then, without her knowledge?


    A ghost of a smile curved Gorman’s bloodstained lips. “Linsey, I didn’t lie to you. I’ve known Zenia since she was just an infant. How could I not care deeply for her? Should you doubt my words, have Collin confirm it with Dustin.”


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