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.

slowly shut his eyes. He felt assured by her

death of his fiancee, Jason had never

you mean what

“Yes,” she replied.

and then allowed himself

out during the night, which made her think that the pain in his stomach must have lessened. He looked peaceful and handsome. His strong, big body took up most of the bed, and though she’d tried

to let him sleep

believed that he was no longer

early. Rest a little longer.” As Grace

and set out the medicine on the counter. “Try to eat something.

Grace had given the instructions, she hastily

Jason was left alone in the

his face in the spot

smell her, and feel the residual heat

to care for him and asked for nothing in return. Only his friendship and

scent again and his thoughts turned to darker

***

It was an old model, and it wasn’t to his boss’s usual taste. However, Mr. Reed instructed

was surprised. But he

procured the SIM card in no time

card into the mobile phone, he sent a text message. Shortly, the text message alert

He glanced at the sender of the text message from

Mr. Reed was an only

be the ‘sister’ whom Mr.

of the Reed Group conducted its quarterly financial

mobile phone and answer the call. He put the phone up to his ear and listened

I will remember to eat,” Jason

management was even more surprised than Terrence, by the way, their

the boss talking to?” William Sharf

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