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.

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.

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

fill me in on what exactly Nathan is

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asked

got canceled because of an unexpected incident. Besides, Ms.

Sally’s name, and a twinge

her heart.

Nathan consistently showed leniency toward Sally and went out of his way to rectify her mistakes. It seemed like he was

saying, “Mrs. Morrison, there are details I can’t get into. General Morrison is genuinely overwhelmed and exhausted, especially

the other day, Ms. Hoffis accidentally broke our Azurium, and we lost a whopping 80 million dollars in the blink of an

we can’t get it right soon,

skilled scientists to extract it.

interrupted by Suzanne before he could

milk, set the cup on the table, and snagged a cardigan on her way out.