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.

was not interested in Chase, but she had wanted to let him down gently.

immediately turned red, not knowing what

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

in a breath. “You-you…” Farahwas rendered speechless and she settled for glaring at Grace.

“Thank you for the offer. You’re very kind. However, I live nearby and I’m used

wanting to

home, Grace bought some lean meat and

it more. as a necessity, but having someone to

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

shoes and hung up his coat. Then he came beside

effect on Grace. It both settled and

excited her.

knew not to let her thoughts turn in such a direction.

and

that.

are you feeling?” Grace

“Better.”

another few days. I’d hate to see that

He nodded.

for another job.

continued, “Shall I help you check on the Internet to see if there are any suitable jobs for

Jason said. “If you want

her hand and touched

this

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

one of the wealthiest corporations in the city? That

had money, power, and privilege.

the head of Reed Group, there was nothing

everything that he had wished for, but he wasn’t

on the person standing before

mobile phone suddenly rang.

away to pick

phone, a stumbling voice was heard

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