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.

interested in Chase, but she had wanted to let him down gently.

immediately turned red, not

at Farahand said, “I think perhaps that’s your dream. Because you only care about material things. Or maybe I have it wrong,

breath. “You-you…” Farahwas rendered speechless and she settled

offer. You’re very kind. However,

that, wanting to

the way home, Grace bought some

it more. as a necessity, but having someone to cook for… mealtimes had more significance now,

she settled into a comfortable routine. When Jay arrived as she was finishing

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

the oddest effect on Grace.

excited her.

her

her brother’ and she’d be

that.

you feeling?” Grace asked.

“Better.”

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

He nodded.

for another job. Something more stable

meals on time.” Grace continued, “Shall I help you check on

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

hand and touched Jay’s head, smiling happily.

was really taking this sisterly role seriously.

her feelings, so he turned his head so she

of the wealthiest corporations in the city? That

had money, power, and

Group, there was nothing denied to

he wasn’t content. There

his gaze fixed on the

phone

to pick up the

voice was

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