Chapter 168

His voice was low and tender, like a blend of husband, lover, and elder all at once.

He told her to stop crying, mentioning that he’d be back in Borough City by tomorrow and would immediately arrange for someone to

look for Lucia

After a while, Megan’s tears ceased.

Sullivan, phone in hand, listening to her faint breaths, couldn’t help but whisper “Megan, I tell you not to cry, but I secretly adore it when you do. Every time you cry, I just want to tease you a bit more, make you cry out, wrap your arms around my neck, and softly plead with me by my name.

Megan hung up.

The dial tone buzzed softly, but Sullivan just chuckled lightly.

He pressed the intercom, summoning Bianca.

Blanca, having not yet gone to bed, found herself once again at the beck and call of her boss, contemplating whether it was about time for a raise as she knocked on his door.

Entering, she saw Sullivan leaning back, his fingers idly playing with his phone.

instructed, “Look

Bianca paused.

Timothy’s fiancée. If anything’s happened to

to process it. After a beat, she softly

his capable

fainter as he replied, “No way! The Lawson and Neumann families just collaborated on a 12–figure project. Neither side trusts the other, and a mamage between their children is the only way to ensure peace. If Timothy dared to call off the wedding, Gabriel Lawson would have

shining armor to him, Lucia

thinking men truly understand men best. Men like Sullivan

Megan, but now, she pitied her

surpassed Timothy by

graduated from a top domestic university, and at 22, he returned from Stanford to join the Lowry Group, climbing to the top over countless obstacles.

ruthlessness, Bianca knew all too

day, Megan was visibly distressed.

performance was abysmal, and suggested she head home

Megan apologized softly.

Megan considered calling the police but feared provoking the kidnapper. She felt on the verge of

up beside her, and the

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