He had no idea what it was, but it felt as if something was torn from his heart when it vanished so suddenly.

“Mr. Brighthall.” His driver was there to pick him up. “What happened?”

“Nothing.” He turned around and said, “Let’s go.”

…

Deirdre went straight to check on the box as soon as she woke up. Bliss was in there, but she could not see, so she could only feel around for the puppy with her hands. The puppy seemed to be sleeping and it would snore occasionally.

It was awakened upon sensing Deirdre’s presence and it licked her fingers while it barked twice. Deirdre chuckled because it really was adorable.

“Ms. McKinnon.”

Sam came in for his shift and felt pleased deep down to find Deirdre smiling at Bliss in the box. “Have you had breakfast?”

“I’m not in a rush to have breakfast.” Deirdre rubbed the puppy’s fur. “Let’s get some milk for it.”

Deirdre took the puppy outside to get some sun when it was full from the milk and satisfied. The sound of a car driving into the court