Chapter 1263:
Life had already taught her plenty about jealous childhood friends. Felix’s old friend, Joanna, used to pull these
tricks, and now she was getting the streatment from Collin’s childhood sweetheart, Kylee. Linsey honestly
wondered what she had done to deserve all this .
Whenever Joanna played the innocent victim and Linsey defended herself, Felix never took her side. He would
only scold her instead.
She figured Collin would probably act just like Felix—unable to see through such games.
That thought left Linsey annoyed. Facing Collin, she said coldly, “I didn’t stop her from coming in. She ran into
She turned to leave, intent on heading upstairs.
Just as she moved past, Collin reached out and caught her hand. His answer cright away. “I believe you.”
The words stunned Linsey. Her heart pounded so hard it felt like it might burst. Never in her life did she expect
Collin to take her side over his childhood friend. Shock painted Kylee’'s face.
“Collin, you're saying you don’t believe me?”
Holding on to Linsey’s hand even tighter, Collin glanced at Kylee. Instead of answering directly, he shifted the
conversation. “So, what brings you here today?”
Kylee clearly didn’t want to let it go and clung to her innocent act. “Collin, you've knownforever. You should
know | would never hurt anyone. Why would | push Linsey for no reason...”
Collin cut her off, the impatience in his tone now unmistakable. “If you have nothing important to say, then you
should go.”
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The message was crystal clear—a dismissal.
Kylee’s heart sank with a sharp pang of hurt, but she knew Collin’s temperament well enough not to push
further.
Swallowing her wounded pride, she cleared her throat and managed to speak through the tightness in her voice.
“Actually, | chere to deliver something.” Reaching into her designer Hermes bag, Kylee extracted an elegant
invitation card and extended it toward him. “My birthday celebration is coming up in just a few days, and I'm
throwing a grand banquet at Century Hotel. I'd love for you to be there, Collin.”
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Collin accepted the invitation card with casual indifference, his striking features betraying no emotion
whatsoever. “Fine.”
Kylee then turned to Linsey, holding out a second invitation card with barely disguised contempt. “Normally,
someone of your... background wouldn't qualify for an invitation to my birthday banquet. But since you're
Collin’s wife, I suppose | can make an exception out of respect for him.”
From the instant they had met, Linsey had felt the waves of disdain rolling off Kylee in almost tangible waves.
Something hot and inexplicable ignited in her chest.
Rather than reaching for the
invitation card, Linsey met Kylee's
condescending gaze fapshehing
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absblutely right. Someone like me
has no business in your elite circles.
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Though she genuinely despised the
idea of Linsey attending her banquet,
every aspect of her carefully crafted
plan depended enti gn kinsey's
presence; Kylée's bios creased as
iArhal thoughts warred in her
mind. She was torn between her
wounded pride and her desperate
need for Linsey to attend. The
problem was, her ego simply
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