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.

not interested in Chase, but she had wanted

not knowing what to

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

Farahwas rendered speechless and she settled for glaring

“Thank you for the offer. You’re very kind.

left quickly after that, wanting

way home, Grace bought some lean meat

but having someone to cook for… mealtimes had

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

his coat. Then he came beside her

oddest effect on Grace. It both settled

excited her.

not to let her thoughts turn in such a direction.

friend, her brother’ and she’d be wise

that.

you feeling?”

“Better.”

medicine for another few

He nodded.

for another job.

Grace continued, “Shall I help you check on the Internet to see

Jason said. “If you want me

hand and

this

hurt her feelings, so he turned his

of one of the wealthiest corporations in the city? That his job earned him

power, and

Reed Group, there was nothing denied to

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

on the person standing

mobile phone

to pick up

phone, a stumbling voice was heard on the other end of the line.

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