My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict!

Chapter 15

Chapter 15

“Of course, I’ll stay with you. You’re not well, why would I leave?! I’ll lay right here beside you on the floor. Just say the word and I can get you anything you need.”

“This bed can hold two people. Come and lie beside me.” Even he was unaware of the longing look on his face.

Grace bit her lip and hesitated for a while before nodding. “All right.” She lifted up the quilt on the floor and lay down beside him.

She was astonished that she had agreed to sleep beside a man.

His scent enveloped her and his body radiated heat.

Not like a fever, just a warm, healthy body.

“Are you sure I can’t take you to the hospital?” She didn’t think he had insurance, but she could go on a payment plan. The cost was irrelevant, the only thing that mattered was his well-being.

“I’ll be okay,” he assured her. “Just stay with me.”

She held his hand and shifted on her side so she could hold one arm over his body in a loose hug. It was a novel feeling to comfort this man, and for her, it brought into acute awareness how long she’d denied herself any comfort or any connection to another human being.

Sure, she had her friends, and she loved them.

But this… this involved trust, and connecting to someone new. After all that she’d been through, she was glad she hadn’t lost all of her humanity.

She switched off the light and then it was just the two of them, holding each other and quietly breathing.

“Sister, will you stay with me forever?” Jay asked softly

“Of course! In the future, when you get married and have a family, I’ll still keep you company.” Bonds could be forged that were stronger than blood. Hadn’t she learned that? While her own father and half-sister had forsaken her, Jason had shown that he would be there for her. And she would be there for him.

his eyes. He felt assured by her voice

married…?” he mumbled. Ever since the death of his fiancee, Jason had never thought of getting married. However, Grace was already thinking

mean

“Yes,” she replied.

sound and then allowed himself to

have lessened. He looked peaceful and handsome. His strong, big body took up most of the bed, and though

hoping to let him sleep a

that he was no longer in

still early. Rest a little longer.” As Grace spoke, she

“Try to eat something. And please don’t forget to take your medicine.

the instructions, she hastily

Jason was left alone in the small

his face in the spot where she

the residual heat of her body

continued to care for him and asked for nothing in

scent again and his

***

boss holding a cheap mobile phone. It was an old model, and it wasn’t to his boss’s usual

he didn’t question his

card in no time and handed it

he sent a text message. Shortly, the text message alert tone resounded, and his

at the sender of the text message from the corner of his eyes and saw the name stated as

Reed was an only

Grace be the ‘sister’ whom Mr.

management of the Reed Group conducted its quarterly financial meeting. When everybody was listening attentively to the report, Jason’s mobile

take out a cheap, old-model mobile phone and answer the call. He put the phone

will remember to eat,” Jason

more surprised than Terrence, by

boss talking to?”

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