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.

“General Morrison’s office is on the top floor of the tallest building a couple of streets away. He’s got a clear view

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

me in on what exactly Nathan

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asked

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

Sally’s name, and a

her heart.

out of his way to rectify her mistakes. It seemed like he was overly indulgent with her.

a moment to think before saying, “Mrs. Morrison, there are details I can’t get into. General Morrison is genuinely overwhelmed and exhausted, especially with a

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 it was contaminated by some unethical foreign institution.

professors are scrambling to extract pure Azurium but they’re all failing despite numerous attempts. If we can’t get

abroad for skilled scientists to extract it.

by Suzanne before

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

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