Chapter 19

Jason stared at Grace’s sorry figure.

She was just a target in the game, but why… why did he feel uncomfortable when he saw her being treated like this?

It was because… even if she was a target in their twisted games, he could not allow others to touch her. Even if he wanted to

torture her, he was the only one who could do it. No one, no one else was allowed.

This is what he told himself.

After a while, he turned around and left.

Sean who was standing not far away looked at Grace’s back and a thoughtful look flashed across his eyes.

Lily, who was next to him, gnashed her teeth in anger. “Grace is really lucky. Greg, that idiot, can’t he be less ostentatious? He just had to disturb Jay!”

Sean shrugged, but his gaze remained on Grace.

Terrence greeted Manager Wang.

Terrence stared at Greg as if he was looking at a dead man.

They were all the same, these wealthy young men. Too much

money, too little control. Always someone to clean up their

messes. But Gregory, he had gone too far today. And the foolish man was about to pay the price for provoking someone under Mr. Reed’s protection.

It was a coincidence that Mr. ReedMr. Reed happened to be al the club today, and had seen what had just happened.

What might have befallen the young woman had they not been here?

successfully followed through with his assault on her? Terrence had heard the commotion- the ‘disturbance’ as his boss had called it-and he’d seen the Stevens heir and several other people watching on while Miss Cummins was nearly drowned in

the

a master at his role and as the direct liaison to Reed Group’s

would Mr. Reed

his

security guard at the side, “Whatever he did just

strong and powerful guards dragged Greg directly

and dunked him into the water over

to spectate, as well as Sean

would have thought that things would develop like

intention of going easy on

They all knew who the real muscle was in this

present, merely the son of a shareholder had been sacrificed. Manager Wang knew the other

turned his head and his gaze fell on Sean and

was the first to come to her senses. She smiled and said, “I’m sorry

this young couple had said to Grace. “Mr. Reed said that he

left without waiting for the two to

to the Sanitation Service Center,

into the river?” Claire asked. Then she saw the state of Grace’s torn clothes, and her teasing

a deep breath and slowly said, “The documents… never mind, just now… I accidentally

day, you need to go home and

Grace nodded.

I’m not sure this is even the right time, but Chase asked me about you. He’s interested.

me with Chase and instead of encouraging him, why don’t you tell him not to put his hopes in me anymore? It’ll

I will tell Chase. But I want it noted that I think you’re wasting a great opportunity here.’

nodded. She was too tired to argue.

way to live through. You don’t really want to be alone until

face appeared

not in the romantic sense. But they’d be family. And

you, Claire,” Grace said before starting

walk home.

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