Chapter 162

When Howard woke up, it was already noon. He glanced at his phone. Aside from some daily notifications, there was nothing from Megan. No matter how many times he had called or how many messages he had sent, everything vanished into the void, without a single reply. He had spent last night at Evergreen Manor, alone in the master bedroom. Even after drinking, the bed still felt empty, making it hard for him to fall asleep. Out of nowhere, a bitter thought came to him. Was he just lying in bed alone now? Howard quickly pushed the thought aside. He went into the study to clear the morning's backlog and responded to Alyssa's messages. When he finally looked up again, it was already afternoon. He needed to find Megan. But she wasn't answering his messages or picking up his calls, and she wasn't in their marital home either. How was he supposed to find her? Then, an idea came to him. Megan would go to the kindergarten to pick up Stella after school. With that in mind, he asked