The Wrong Woman

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.

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

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

fill me in on what exactly

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asked cautiously.

an unexpected incident. Besides, Ms. Hoffis stirred up trouble for General Morrison once again, and

a twinge of bitterness crept into

her heart.

fathom why Nathan consistently showed leniency toward Sally and went out of his way

get into. General Morrison is genuinely overwhelmed and exhausted,

he continued, “Just the other day, Ms. Hoffis accidentally broke our Azurium, and we lost a whopping 80 million dollars in the blink of an eye. We managed to secure some Azurium. after a lot of hard work, but

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 it again or

scientists to extract it.

by Suzanne before he could finish. “Hold

the milk, set the cup on the table, and snagged a cardigan