Missing Mrs. Lowry: The Billionaire’s Wakeup Call

Chapter 45

Their bodies were pressed close together, rubbing against one another

To say Megan felt nothing would have been a lie. But she couldn’t deny her aversion to Sullivan, so she made an excuse, “The event starts at seven, and you care so much about that project. You wouldn’t want to be late, right?”

Upon hearing this, Sullivan eased his grip on her. He glanced at her reflection in the mirror, a wry chuckle escaping his lips, “Mrs. Lawry, you sure know how to kill the mood.”

But the immediate crisis had been overted.

The ride back was silent.

At seven in the evening, Sullivan’s sleek black Bentley glided into the Lambert Estate. He stepped out and opened the door for Megan. As she bent to exit the car, Sullivan took her hand.

She couldn’t help but look up at him.

They locked eyes under the grand lights, amid the whispering night breeze.

Sullivan tightened his grip on her hand, pulling her close and whispering in her ear, “Stick with me tonight. Don’t go charming any other

understand?”

men.

words betrayed a possessive desire.

his shoulder, Megan spotted

wine

want to provoke him. Her lips trembled slightly as

narrowed before he turned away.

fool. He gently lifted her chin, his voice dangerously husky,

“Sullivan, remember your goal

I won’t forget, Mrs. Lowry” Then he led her

They even danced together at the gala,

introduce Megan to some distinguished ladies, billing her as the first lady

a bit of bluster “I’ve heard that Paxton is coming back. Everyone knows he’s favored student,

aback. This was only known to her, Cora, and Lucia. But Mrs.

got a

and partly to test the truth, Megan, in her ethereal designer gown, graced the green,

the end of the piece, no one doubted Mrs. Lambert’s words anymore, not even Mrs. Lambert

one Paxton had been

in

stood there casually. But his eyes held a message only she could understand – a mix of lewd desire and possessiveness that

that gaze. She feigned a need to use the restroom.