Chapter 32

Megan climbed the stairs to find that Com wasn’t at home. A quick call confirmed that Corn hadn’t called Sullivan’s place either

Megan hung up, suspecting that the housekeeper at the mansion had fibbed to cover for her

She didn’t give it another thought

Tonight was a rare night off from work, so she took a shower and went to bed early.

In her sleep, she dreamed of her early married days with Sullivan, where he was as cold as ice, his words always laced with impatience.

She woke up to the buzz of her phone.

A message from Sullivan, brief and to the point: [Don’t forget to visit Grandma tomorrow. I’ll meet you at Regal Bolt after work.

How could Megan forget?

Thinking of Cressida’s fireworks show, she accepted the transfer of $20,000 and donated it to the local animal shelter.

At 1 a.m., Sullivan’s car was parked by the curb

his seat, scrolling through his phone. Megan had accepted the transfer,

figured she ought to

all the time, even when there was nothing important to say.

trivialities, Sullivan never

kinds of messages. She also stopped curling up beside him in bed, like a puppy at his neck, asking if he

but he had never cared enough

alone in his car,

Megan made a hos

visit She bought an assortment of fruits, and although Cora was pleased, she feigned imitation at the needless expense. “We haven’t finished what we bought a

in bed, he insisted, “Have some

at his

town for training. They say it’ll be a while before he returns!

paused. Thinking of last night and the show Sullivan had put on, she realized this was another

ran through

extent of Sullivan’s possessiveness. It wasn’t

Megan reassured her gently,

character was well known. Cora didn’t

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