Molly offered to help clean my wound that night, but I refused.
I didn't want her to see my swollen, red eyes, so I insisted on handling it myself.
The next morning, I woke up earlier than usual.
The moment I opened my eyes, a quiet emptiness filled the room.
There was no one beside me.
A strange loneliness crept into my chest.
"Damn it…"
I lightly slapped my cheeks, forcing myself to wake up properly.
I didn't like the way I was behaving lately.
I needed to pull myself together.
Two years ago, after everything that happened with Fabian, I had sworn something to myself.
I would never fall in love again.
Even if I got married someday… even if I had children…
My heart would never belong to anyone again.
Am I about to lose myself again?
No.
No way.
The decision formed in my mind almost instantly.
I got out of bed and began dragging several luggage bags downstairs with my left hand.
"Mrs. Norton?"
Molly looked shocked when she saw me.
"Where are you going?"
