Chapter 246: I really don’t know her
After confirming that every aspect of the launch had concluded successfully and the final instructions handed off to the manager who was overseeing the aftermath, Davis nodded subtly at Ethan, -— a signal that it was time to leave.
Ethan nodded, slowly he wheeled him out of the hall and helped him settle in the car.
Seated in the back of the car, his head resting against the headrest, Davis exhaled slowly.
He felt light, content. His shoulders slumped under the weight of exhaustion. It had been a long, trying week—one riddled with challenges he hadn’t anticipated. Obstacle after obstacle, blindsides from all directions. Yet, somehow, they had made it through. Somehow, they had stood tall.
He reflected on each hurdle they’d overcome, and a quiet sigh escaped his lips. Against the odds, they had triumphed. And there was one woman to thank for that—Jessica. The woman who had held the sky in place when his world threatened to collapse.
He couldn’t imagine having walked this path alone.
The memory of her grand entrance at the launch, bold and breathtaking, made a smile creep onto his face. She had stunned the entire room and him, not left out.
It finally felt like his life had a renewed purpose. Yet beneath the warmth, worry tingled in his chest.
When she had left the venue, Davis had noticed the sluggishness in her steps, the weariness in her frame. She looked drained—too weak for his liking.
His heart clenched at the sight, but he couldn’t intervene without disrupting her carefully crafted role as Lady Bright.
Every part of him had wanted to go to her—hold her, shield her. But he hadn’t moved. He couldn’t afford to break her disguise.