Chapter 136

He swept her up in his arms and carried her to the bed.

A tangle of clothes, shoes, and stockings lay discarded on the floor, a testament to the heated moment.

Megan, slightly tipsy, felt the room spinning around her. She couldn’t help but wrap her arms around Sullivan’s sturdy back for support.

Just then, the smartphone on the nightstand burst into life.

It was Megan’s phone.

She reached out to grab it, but Sullivan was quicker. He suspected it was Begonia calling to share some mundane slice of life with his wife, but upon unlocking the phone, he was met with an unfamiliar yet strikingly young and attractive WhatsApp profile picture.

[Girl, I miss you. Can we meet up?]

Sullivan’s expression darkened like a gathering storm. He fixed his gaze on Megan and questioned, “Someone from the bar? You added him on WhatsApp?”

In truth, it was Lucia who had done the adding.

voice sultry and defiant, “Yeah! A young, handsome guy! Sullivan, you can play your flirty games with Cressida, so why can’t I have someone on my phone… to cheer me up? And Sullivan, if you can’t handle it, we

sprawled across the pillow, stunning

was his Mrs. Lowry. He couldn’t

would

well. His care and consideration were

She thought cynically that if Cressida were a beauty without equal or boasted a healthy body or a prestigious family background, then

for now, she

of time. Once he grew tired of her, she would be free… Free as a bird in the vast sky, where past acquaintances would become strangers, and a simple “long time no see” would be an insult

her head

old one that one she had burned – but a fresh picture of her and Sullivan, looking natural

composite created at Sullivan’s

Megan’s delicate nostrils flared as she reached out to touch the photo, her slender fingers gripping the frame tightly. It was almost as if she

fell, striking Sullivan on the forehead. Crimson

and Megan trembled slightly. The alcohol in her system

quivered as she whispered, “Sullivan, if I had a choice, I would wish I

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