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 couple of streets away. He’s got a clear view of the dorms. The whole building is dark, except for the lights in

her desire 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

can you fill me in on what

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asked cautiously.

what to disclose.” The drill got canceled because of an unexpected incident. Besides, Ms. Hoffis stirred up trouble for General

caught Sally’s name, and a twinge of bitterness crept

her heart.

showed leniency toward Sally and went out of his way

“Mrs. Morrison, there are details I can’t 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

despite numerous attempts. If we can’t get it right soon, we’ll either have to buy it again or shell out

for skilled scientists to

Suzanne before he could finish.

the cup on the table, and snagged a cardigan