Chapter 74

After exchanging a few more words, they reluctantly ended the call.

Megan curled up on the couch, hugging herself gently as if to conjure a sense of security.

Her mind wandered through a collage of memories.

She reminisced about the golden days of her childhood spent with her brother, the way he had comforted her every night after their mother passed away. He would read her fairy tales, sing lullabies until her eyes drooped shut.

He would carry her on his back to school, after the chauffeur pulled up at the school gates.

Wyatt was the best brother in the world.

The night deepened around her.

Megan fell asleep in the hospital room, her delicate face resting upon her knees, her beauty cold yet fragile. She seemed like a delicate piece of glass art, ready to shatter at any moment.

Outside the room, Sullivan stood silently. He watched Megan for a long time.

a hushed tone, stood beside him. “She’s been like this since watching the news tonight, Mr. Lowry. Do you

walked away, leaving behind a terse, “Don’t tell her I

took a drag, but it only intensified his agitation, and he snuffed

in the world, plenty of beautiful ones at that–no need to spend so much energy and money on

wife was hardly

continued to do so.

must be a matter of

have her in another man’s arms: After all, having shared a bed for years did

riding a horse, and Bianca accompanied him. He didn’t go to the emergency room but had a doctor come to Megan’s room to dress

casting a

had seen her vulnerability the night before and knew it

directed the

injury was minor, and

the doctor left, Bianca volunteered eagerly. “Mr. Lowry, let me help you with

resting on the back of the couch, his tone icy,

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