Marrying a Secret Zillionaire: Happy ever after - Chapter 86

Chapter 86:

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“Linsey, you have to end this marriage with Collin,” Dolores demanded, her voice sharp with finality.

Linsey’s jaw dropped, a mixture of shock and disbelief spreading across her face as Dolores vehemently expressed her disapproval of Linsey’s marriage to Collin. Just moments earlier, Dolores had mistakenly believed Linsey was wed to Felix, and her anger had seemed overwhelming then. But now, as she was confronted with the reality of Linsey and Collin’s union, her fury intensified even further. Yet Linsey understood that beneath Dolores’s fierce exterior lay a deep concern for her wellbeing.

“Dolores, listen,” Linsey implored, her voice earnest and soothing. “Collin has been nothing but kind to me. For now, at least, I see no reason to even consider ending things with him.”

Dolores, massaging her temples with a pained expression, shot back, her tone laced with frustration. “Collin is just the overlooked son of the Riley family, Linsey. He can’t even shield himself from his own family. How can you expect him to look after you properly?”

She then sighed heavily, her frown deepening. “I was hoping you’d come to your senses by now, but it seems you’re still as naive as ever.”

Linsey offered her a weak, resigned smile. “And you’re as blunt as ever, Dolores,” she said, feeling utterly at a loss about how to make Dolores understand how amazing Collin was.

After a moment of contemplative silence, a spark of inspiration struck her. Hastily, she reached inside her clothing and delicately extracted a gleaming gemstone necklace, handling it with utmost care.

“Dolores, please, just look at this,” Linsey insisted, her eyes brightening as she displayed the necklace proudly. “Collin gave me this as a sign of his commitment.”

Dolores’s initial astonishment quickly gave way to skepticism, her eyes narrowing shrewdly as she studied the luxurious piece. “This necklace? It looks outrageously lavish. He just handed it to you, just like that? Well, I’ll be…”

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Her suspicion mounted as she leaned in closer. “Hold on a second. This looks familiar. Wasn’t there something about a necklace like this in the news recently? Isn’t this the legendary piece worth a whole damn billion?”

As Dolores’ declaration echoed in her ears, Linsey’s heart skipped a beat, her hand quivering from the shock, the gemstone dangling precariously between her fingers.

“What did you just say? A billion?” Linsey echoed, her voice dipping to a whisper, laden with disbelief and a trace of unease.

She almost laughed in disbelief. A gemstone necklace worth a billion dollars? That was straight-up ridiculous.

Doubt clouded her thoughts, but the earnest look in Dolores’ eyes suggested she wasn’t kidding.

Dolores, for her part, appeared just as baffled, quickly scrolling through her phone to pull up a recent article. “Check it out—it’s from last night’s charity auction in town,” she insisted, handing the phone to Linsey.

Linsey snatched up the phone and peered at the article. It was only then she realized that at the charity auction last night, the enigmatic founder of CR Corporation had bid a breathtaking one billion dollars for a gemstone necklace.

The necklace in the photo glistened with an intense brilliance, its appearance strikingly similar to the one she wore around her neck.

“Something doesn’t add up here. How in the world did this end up with you?” Dolores leaned in, her brow furrowed in thought.

Linsey’s brow furrowed, a mix of confusion and suspicion swirling within her. “It’s strange, isn’t it? People say the founder of CR Corporation is a mysterious figure. And yet, this necklace was auctioned last night by him, only to end up with Collin, who then gave it to me…”

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