Missing Mrs. Lowry: The Billionaire’s Wakeup Call

Chapter 26

He held Megan’s slender neck in one hand, and with the other, he pushed her head down toward him until their foreheads touched. His prominent nose met hers, and his thin lips were just a breath away. The heat of his exhalation made Megan tremble slightly.

She was a mix of emotions, dazed and filled with desire

But deep down, something fell off

She and Sullivan. they shouldn’t be doing this.

In the heat of the moment, Megan nestled against his neck, whispering into his ear, “Sullivan, when are we getting a divorce?”

Sullivan’s body tensed. He pinched her delicate cheek, forcing her to look at him.

Megan’s face was flushed, the blush spreading mature allure. She gazed at him, murmuring unconsciously, “Sullivan, do you know…! don’t like you anymore; I just don’t!”

She repeated it several times

Sullivan’s expression tumed ugly. He gripped her chin, stared at her for a long moment, and then said softly, “Do you think I care?”

He truly didn’t need to care

Because he didn’t love her, because their marriage was a mistake from the start, because…

that he didn’t need to be concerned with childish affections. He just needed an obedient wife, a

was there, on the

eyes out, he wouldn’t be swayed. But now, seeing the

go, tossing a blanket over her carelessly.

he wrapped himself in a bathrobe and went to the living

his pale Adam’s apple bobbed gently, attractive and full of

smoke rose around

want to admit how frustrated

said she didn’t like him… and the discomfort, like something that belonged to him had been taken

want to guess when she

Sullivan stepped out of the bedroom

impassive.

sour expression. Hadn’t Mr. and Mrs.

voice was indifferent. “Bring me some coffee

and quickly left, Sullivan

was still faintly sweet, like the fragrance of blooming lotus in June…

the floor.

ignored the mess. He sat on the bed, looking at the woman lying

skin, her waist so slender his arm could circle it, her legs well–proportioned. She rubbed against the sheets uncomfortably in her drunkenness, unintentionally exuding a woman’s charm.

Sullivan’s anger spiked