~Next Morning~
The morning light filtered through the window, its dazzling golden hue radiating against the wall.
Jessica stirred awake, her head throbbing so hard that she clutched it tightly in her palms.
Since the incident at the auction, she had felt her headache becoming constant.
For the hope of getting a good night's rest, she had left the bed in the middle of the night to take pain relief, but even at this moment, it seemed not to be helping.
"Ouch…" She exhaled, a bitter chuckle leaving her lips when her eyes fell on Davis' empty side of the bed…he had been absent.
She had noticed it during the night, but now, in the clarity of morning, the same reality that he hadn't spent the night at home…stung more than she cared to admit.
Her thoughts raced tangled between both worry and doubt.
"Who would be happy living with a lady who had practically forgotten everything about her partner?"
