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.

in Chase, but she

face immediately turned red, not

perhaps that’s your dream. Because you only care about material things. Or maybe I have

sucked in a breath. “You-you…” Farahwas rendered speechless

the offer. You’re very kind. However, I live nearby and I’m used to walking

quickly after that, wanting to avoid a

the way home, Grace bought

someone to cook for… mealtimes had more significance now,

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

oddest effect on Grace. It

excited her.

knew not to let her

her brother’ and she’d be

that.

you feeling?” Grace

“Better.”

another few days.

He nodded.

another job. Something more stable

help you check on the Internet to see if there are any

around,” Jason said. “If you want me to get

lifted her hand and touched Jay’s head, smiling happily.

really taking this sisterly

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

the President of one of the wealthiest corporations in the city? That his job earned him revenues that rivaled some

money, power, and privilege.

Group, there was nothing denied to him.

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

gaze fixed on

mobile phone suddenly rang.

away to pick up the

was heard on the other end

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