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.

couple of streets away. He’s got a clear

and empathy. She held onto the warm milk, torn between wanting Nathan

me in on what exactly Nathan

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she asked

drill got canceled because of an unexpected incident. Besides, Ms. Hoffis stirred up trouble for General Morrison once again, and he’s

caught Sally’s name, and a

her heart.

went out of his way to rectify her mistakes. It

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 lot of recent

in the blink of an eye.

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

to extract it. General

before he

and snagged a cardigan on