The Wrong Woman

Chapter 83

Chapter 83

It was Lucas.

He passed a cup of warm milk to Suzanne and said, “Mrs. Morrison, have some milk and get some sleep. General Morrison might have a busy night, and he’s not sure when he’ll be back.”

Suzanne accepted the milk. She felt a little let down as she mumbled, “Thanks.”

“No problem.”

She looked downcast as she asked, “How did you know I’m still awake?”

“Mrs. Morrison, I swear I wasn’t stalking you. I was pulling extra hours at the office, and General Morrison told me to bring you the milk. Hel said you should go to bed soon,” Lucas clarified.

Suzanne was taken aback. She glanced out of the balcony and asked, “Does Nathan know I’ve been awake?”

Lucas wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, worried about coming across as a stalker.

He took a moment to explain, “General Morrison’s office is on the top floor of the tallest building a couple of streets away. He’s got a clear view of the dorms. The whole building is dark, except for the lights in your room. So naturally, he knows you’re still up.”

empathy. She held onto the warm milk, torn between wanting Nathan to return early for some rest and

Vega, can you fill me in on

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asked cautiously.

moment, carefully choosing what to disclose.” The drill got canceled because of an unexpected incident. Besides, Ms. Hoffis stirred

caught Sally’s name, and a twinge

her heart.

of his way to rectify her mistakes. It seemed like he

details I can’t get into. General Morrison is genuinely overwhelmed

in the blink of an eye. We managed to secure some Azurium. after a lot of

scrambling to extract pure Azurium but they’re all failing despite numerous attempts. If we can’t get it right soon, we’ll either have to buy

for skilled scientists to

Suzanne before he could finish. “Hold on…

a cardigan on her way out. Lucas

“I know the extraction methods for

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door and walked out, with Lucas following

behind.

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