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 to let him down gently.

face immediately turned red, not knowing what to say.

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

rendered speechless and she settled for

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

that, wanting

bought some lean meat

but having someone

into a comfortable routine. When Jay arrived as she

hung up his coat. Then he came beside

effect on Grace. It both settled

excited her.

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

brother’ and she’d

that.

feeling?” Grace asked.

“Better.”

But please continue to take the medicine for another few days. I’d hate to see that pain flare up again.”

He nodded.

another job. Something more

on time.” Grace continued, “Shall I help you check on the Internet to see if there are

said. “If you want me to get a stable

her hand and touched Jay’s head,

really taking this sisterly role

wanted to laugh. But he knew that would hurt her feelings, so he turned his head so she wouldn’t see him smiling.

say if she learned that he was the President of one of the wealthiest corporations in the city? That his

money, power, and privilege.

the head of Reed Group, there was

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

his gaze fixed on the

mobile phone

to pick

was heard on the other end

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