Missing Mrs. Lowry: The Billionaire’s Wakeup Call

Chapter 33

Megan was caught off guard.

Due to some business with Victoria Leach, Bennett hadn’t exactly been Mr. Congeniality with her lately, and just the other night, he’d given her a hard time.

And now he was offering her a ride

Instinctively, Megen felt there was an ulterior motive. She took a step back, her tone distant. “Bennett, you said you’d stop giving me a

hard time.”

Benisett just looked at her, assessing. Finally, he let out a few words, almost carelessly, “I did say that.”

And with that, he drove off, his black Land Rover leaving twin trails of exhaust in its wake.

Megan thought the Bennett issue was settled.

But that evening, she saw him again on the 56th floor of Regal Bolt, sitting at a card table with Timothy and a few others, conspicuously without the usual entourage of starlets or models.

When Megan took the stage, Bennett glanced up.

seemingly inconsequential gesture didn’t escape Timothy’s

stage, Timothy casually laid down a winning pair with a flourish, “Bennett, you’re not exactly a regular

was indifferent, “Not welcome?”

come

that, Bennett’s lips curved in a slight

shirt and slacks

gaze flicked back to Bennett.

in his seat, his expression

smile, Timothy said, “Sullivan’s here too! What’s this… coming

pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his coat pocket, and casually placed it on the coffee table

widened,

you still in a position to ask Megan for favors? I heard through the grapevine from Lucia that you two are on the brink of

the details of his marital woes. He lit a cigarette, took an indifferent drag, and exhaled

a man’s intuition is

here because of Megan

pale smoke, Sullivan’s gaze deepened as he watched Megan on

black cocktail dress, her bare shoulders tantalizing. Her legs

a long moment before he looked away and said, “Let’s play cards. Same stakes as usual? One hundred a

hand?”