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.

eyes. He felt assured

fiancee, Jason had never thought of getting

you mean what you

“Yes,” she replied.

made a small sound and then

morning, when Grace awoke, she lifted her hand to touch Jay’s face and forehead. No fever. And his body had stretched 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 roll away from him to

to let him sleep a while

was no longer

little longer.” As Grace spoke, she hurried off to wash up

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

had given the instructions, she

was left alone in the small

his face in the spot where she had

feel the residual heat

to care for him and asked for nothing in

and his

***

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

surprised. But he didn’t question

SIM card in no time and handed

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

at the sender of the text message from

was

the ‘sister’ whom

Reed Group conducted its quarterly financial meeting.

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

I will remember to eat,” Jason

was even more surprised than Terrence, by the

is the boss talking

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