My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict!

Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Grace’s body froze.

Seeing Sean and Lily, and reliving those hours in the prison… the pain, the terror. Not knowing if she’d live or die.

Her whole body shuddered.

And that stupid ring…Sean had taken her to that jeweler and she’d tried it on. He’d been ready to buy it and she’d laughed and said it was too extravagant. She’d told him to save his money. Her love didn’t cost anything.

“Grace… are you going home?” a man’s quiet voice asked.

Grace lifted her head and saw a man about thirty years old smiling shyly at her. He had short hair and wore the uniform of

the Fleet.

She recalled that this was Chase, from the Sanitation Service

Center’s Fleet.

“Yes,” Grace replied.

“I’m free. Let me take you home,” Chase said.

His light eyes crinkled at the corners. He looked kind. A little bashful even.

Grace remembered Claire telling her that Chase was interested in her. That was sweet, but she had no intention of getting into a relationship.

“You don’t have to.” Grace turned him down.

“It’s all right. I have a car. It’s no trouble to give you a ride home,” Chase said as he made a second attempt.

“Huh! Your car is too cheap. This is Grace Cummins-she only wants to sit in a luxury car. If you could buy her a six-carat diamond ring, maybe then she’d let you drive her around,” Farah said.

Grace sighed.

but she had wanted to let him down gently.

not knowing

you only care about material things. Or maybe I

Farahwas rendered speechless and she settled for

for the offer. You’re very kind. However, I

left quickly after that, wanting to avoid

home, Grace bought some lean

someone to cook for… mealtimes had more

apartment and started cooking, she settled into a comfortable routine. When Jay arrived as

and removed his shoes and hung up his coat. Then he came beside her to wash

had the oddest effect on Grace. It both

excited her.

let her thoughts turn in such

was her friend, her brother’ and she’d be

that.

you feeling?” Grace asked.

“Better.”

to take the medicine for another few days. I’d

He nodded.

you can look for another

you check on the Internet to see if there

all right. I will look around,” Jason said. “If you want me to get

and touched Jay’s

was really taking this sisterly role seriously.

that would hurt her feelings, so he turned his head

if she learned that he was the President of one of the wealthiest corporations in the city? That his job earned him

power, and

Reed Group, there was nothing denied

that he had wished for, but he wasn’t content. There was

desired… his gaze fixed on the person standing

mobile phone suddenly

to pick up the call.

was heard on the

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