Chapter 1506:

A soft knock broke the tension, and his assistant stepped into the office. “Mr. Bernard,” he said, his voice polite but expectant. “I still need that document signed.”

Lowell didn’t respond. His gaze was locked on his phone, oblivious to everything else.

The assistant called his name a few times before Lowell blinked, snapped out of his trance, and finally looked up. “Yes?” he asked, his tone snapping with a mix of impatience and distraction.

“Sir, I’m here to collect the document…” the assistant said quietly, his voice soft as he stood by the door, waiting for a response.

Lowell glanced at the untouched stack of papers on his desk and then looked up at the assistant. “Give me a few minutes,” he replied, his tone calm but firm. “I haven’t read it yet.”

The assistant blinked in surprise but quickly masked it, nodding politely before quietly leaving the office. How long had Lowell been sitting there, lost in his own thoughts? Was he daydreaming, too?

for a reply from Tracy, but it remained as silent as a tomb. With a frustrated sigh, he tossed

up and grabbed his phone again. An hour had passed. Still

not going to reply, then consider this it. You won’t hear from

left his mouth, his phone rang. Without checking the caller ID, he

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quick to pick up, aren’t you?” Dolores’s sharp voice echoed in his ear. “I’m out of ICU, stuck in a regular room. Get me out of this hellhole. I need to see

he held himself back. “Why are you calling me?” he asked, impatience creeping into

the other end before Dolores’s voice cut through the silence. “Lowell, come on… Are you seeing someone? Is

repeated. “Work’s been non-stop. That’s my

nose buried in work, he always made time for her. The fact that he hadn’t even sent a text or

with suspicion. Lowell was in

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