Missing Mrs. Lowry: The Billionaire’s Wakeup Call

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Chapter 144

Sullivan wanted to start over with Megan, and it wasn’t just about making amends. He longed to be with her because, as he’d said, they’d had their share of good times–joy he’d never felt with anyone else. He desired Megan, and that was the bottom line.

But Megan didn’t want to continue the conversation. She lazily brushed him off, “Aren’t you supposed to meet Cressida? Why aren’t you beading down?”

Sullivan detected an air of indifference in

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in her to

The feeling was far from pleasant, Megan didn’t care about him anymore. She didn’t even flinch at the mention of Cressida’s arrival. Her emotions were tucked away so neatly, as if to say he wasn’t worthy of them.

Cressida’s health was looking grim. She had coerced the nurses to bring her over, threatening them with her dire condition–a secret even to Dahlia.

She waited in the parlor for what felt like an elemity, her ears catching the faintest noises from upstairs. Sullivan was with Megan on the second floor, those sounds could only be coming from them.

distress. She couldn’t help but wonder, in the evening’s ambiance, if Sullivan would be making love to his wife

swung open,

a smear of lipstick on the collar

grew even palec almost

I want to stay in Borough City. If Mrs. Lowry

signaled the medical staff to leave

“This was my decision.

believe

didn’t mean for any of this to happen. I’m just in so much pain. Mr. Lowry, for old times sake, for the time I brought you back, don’t send me away. Let me stay by your

he’d fall asleep on the couch, and she’d cover him with a blanket, smoothing his furrowed brow as he slept. In those moments, she felt like

Megan, she only knew how to enjoy life.

dress in

clothes, make herself look pretty, and spend Sullivan’s money. She didn’t truly

Cressida could offer

Sullivan had made up his mind. “Cressida, I did want to repay you back then, but it had nothing to do with affection! I’ve never had feelings for you! Not then,

Once your