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?

from Tracy, but it remained as silent as a tomb. With a frustrated sigh, he tossed it onto his desk, forcing himself to dive

and grabbed his phone again. An hour had passed. Still no word. A wave of frustration mixed with

“If you’re not going to reply, then consider this it. You

his phone rang. Without

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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

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

voice cut through the silence. “Lowell, come on… Are you seeing someone?

busy,” Lowell repeated. “Work’s been non-stop. That’s my

her brother too well. Even with his nose buried in work, he always made time for her. The fact that he hadn’t even sent a text or called was all too

twisted with suspicion. Lowell was

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