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.

not

only care about material things. Or maybe I have it wrong, and you’ll go home

speechless and she settled for

very kind. However, I live nearby and I’m used

after that, wanting to

the way home, Grace bought some lean meat

someone to cook for… mealtimes had more significance now, and she took more care with her

returned to the apartment and started cooking, she settled into a comfortable routine. When Jay arrived

his coat. Then he came beside her to wash

nearness had the oddest effect on Grace.

excited her.

knew not to let her thoughts turn

her friend, her brother’ and she’d be

that.

you feeling?”

“Better.”

But please continue to take the medicine for another few days. I’d hate to

He nodded.

look for another job.

“Shall I help you check on the

right. I will look around,” Jason said. “If you want me to get a stable job, I’ll do

her hand and touched

this sisterly

laugh. But he knew that would hurt her feelings, so he turned his head

wealthiest corporations in the city? That his job earned him revenues

money, power, and

of Reed Group, there was

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

desired… his gaze fixed on the

phone suddenly

away to pick

a stumbling voice was heard on the other end of the

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