Marrying A Secret Zillionaire Happy Ever After

Chapter 858:noveldrama

Caylee’s jaw dropped, her head shaking as if she were trying to shake off a bad dream. “Linsey, no, I can’t… I won’t—”

Linsey cut her off, her tone sharp and unyielding, like a captain barking orders in a storm. “Trust me, Caylee. Do exactly what I’m telling you.”

She knew, with a cold certainty that chilled her to the bone, that Gorman was bent on backing her into a corner until she caved and said yes to his proposal.

If she couldn’t outsmart Gorman while his guard was down, she might actually end up trapped in that marriage, chained to a man she didn’t love.

But worse—far worse—was the gnawing truth eating at her: Gorman didn’t give a damn about her two kids.

He had even had the gall to say he wished Zander was out of the picture for good.

If she brought her children to live under Gorman’s roof, the thought of what might happen to them down the line made her blood run cold.

While Linsey wrestled with that bone-deep fear, the two kids in the corner were wrapped up in their own heated, whispered showdown.

Zenia had just mumbled her hesitant story when Zander shot back, his voice tight as a coiled spring. “I’m nothing like that bastard! He’s the one picking on Mommy! I’d only ever protect her. I’m not like him, not one bit!”

Zenia chewed on that for a second, her little face scrunched in thought, before she ventured cautiously, “Zander, I don’t know… when I saw that bad man, I couldn’t shake it. He kinda looks like you.”

“No way!” Zander hissed, his face scrunching up like he had bitten into a sour lemon. “I’m Mommy’s kid, so I only look like her!”

𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩: g𝗮𝗅𝗇𝗈𝗏𝗲𝗅𝘀꞉𝗰𝗼𝗺

Zenia, all serious, retorted, “Everyone says I’m the one who looks like Mommy. She was my spitting image when she was little.”

Zander huffed, practically vibrating with annoyance, but as the big brother, he reined it in, not about to blow his top at his little sister. Instead, his frustration zeroed in on Collin like a heat-seeking missile. Zander clenched his hands and said angrily, “That terrible, evil man! I’ll let him know who’s in charge! See whether he dares to harass Mommy once more.”

Zenia intervened abruptly and sternly, saying, “Remember, Zander? Gorman cautioned us about approaching the villain. The bad guy will take us away from Mommy.”

Zander clenched his teeth, his voice steady and full of fire. “I’m my mom’s son, and I’m not going anywhere with that man. If he touches me, he’ll regret it. I swear!”

Zenia’s eyes lit up in awe. “Wow, Zander. You’re really brave.”

Zander beamed with pride. “Tomorrow, I’m marching straight to his office to give him a piece of my mind.”

He turned to Zenia, his tone more serious now. “Stay right here and wait for me. If Mom asks where I went, just tell her—”

“I’ll just say I don’t know!” Zenia cut in quickly.

Zander gave an approving nod. “Exactly. You’re smart too!”

The next morning, Dustin walked into the company, looking dead on his feet.

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