Chapter 140

Even in the most upscale hospital room, the persistent pitter patter of rain could be heard, tapping incessantly against Sullivan’s

conscience.

He unlocked his phone and scrolled through his gallery until he found the picture of Megan sprawled across the pillow.

Camille’s words began to echo in his mind. “But Sullivan, think back to that first month of marriage, you came home every night, can you honestly say you weren’t addicted?”

He couldn’t deny it.

That photo was the ultimate proof of his insatiable appetite. Three years into the marriage, he despised Megan yet was addicted to her body.

It was he who had tormented her for three years.

It was all him!

The rain outside continued its relentless descent as Sullivan began to dress.

a sleek black Rolls Royce glided into

the car came to a stop, and the golden Spirit of Ecstasy stood proudly in the deluge as if weeping in

sat in the driver’s seat. His white shirt stood out in the dark, but the house servants had all retired for the night, leaving no one to greet him. He tilted his head towards the second floor, where

Sullivan sat silently.

mansion, he realized his impulsiveness. He hadn’t even thought through why he had come back. And yet, here he

these past three years had been nothing but

he could just go upstairs now, embrace her, whisper an apology in her ear,

eyes tightly shut. He now felt that even touching Megan was a

the morning, Sullivan stepped out of the car and into the quiet house, the autumn rain having chilled the air to its core,

second floor, however, was

presumably asleep on the bed, breathing softly, always

and socks, and lay down

an apology by her ear, but time couldn’t be rewound. They couldn’t return to the past, and Megan was still Mrs. Lowry.

with anguish. His face trembled lightly

Megan woke up.

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