Chapter 59

Sullivan returned with a tray of warm catmeal, setting it down on the small round table before scooping Megan into his arms, intent on bringing her over for breakfast.

Megan was propped against the headboard, her voice barely above a whisper, “It’s different!”

Sullivan paused, taken aback

After a moment, he realized what she was mferring to.

un with

Looking into Sullivan’s eyes. Megan’s voice softened even further, “I used to love you, so even when I didn’t want to, I would put up it to make you happy”

“And now?” In the gentle lamplight, Sullivan studied her delicate features, his tone hushed, “Now you don’t love me, is that it? Megan, 1 don’t know when you stopped loving me, but frankly, I don’t care! Love isn’t a big deal these days!”

Sullivan was a businessman through and through.

He didn’t believe in love!

In the business world, no one cared about feelings. What mattered were fame and power. Wives, children, even lovers were mere accessones to a man’s status.

With that, he picked her up and headed for the couch.

body shook slightly. Her arm, wrapped in white gauze, instinctively curled behind her, this unconscious act spoke volumes about her reluctance and

in forcing myself on

out; the wound was deep. If not properly cared for, it would scar,

touch became gentler as he

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but Megan didn’t seem to care. She ate

it hard to reconcile this image with her resolute demeanor at the hotel… and he couldn’t help but think of Cressida, the woman whose violin skills had dazzled him, the one

dined with Cressida a few times. Given her modest background, Cressida made small noises while eating.

see her face too often after marriage, maybe not even share a meal more than a couple of times a week. He could

his gaze was too intense because Megan

Their eyes met

her gaze back to her oatmeal, showing no interest in

Megan didn’t care about

had finished eating and regained some strength, she crawled back into bed

cold indifference treated him as if he

few seconds before lying down on

the dead of

Sullivan woke

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