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.

red, not

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

speechless and she settled for glaring

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

that, wanting to avoid

bought some lean

someone to cook for… mealtimes had

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

grunted and removed his shoes and hung up his coat. Then he came beside

effect on

excited her.

knew not to let her

brother’ and she’d be wise to

that.

feeling?”

“Better.”

for another few days. I’d hate to see that pain flare

He nodded.

look for another job. Something more

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

you want me to get

her hand and touched Jay’s head,

really taking this sisterly

that would hurt her feelings, so he

say if she learned that he was the President of one of the wealthiest

power,

there

for, but he

his gaze fixed on the

mobile phone

away to pick up

was heard on the other end of the line.

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