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?

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 a decorative pond.

the

and as the direct liaison to Reed Group’s President. Terrence took his job

Mr.

his young

side, “Whatever he did just now, do it again.”

strong and powerful guards dragged Greg directly to the side of

dunked him into the water over and over again, just like Greg had been doing to Grace

who came out to spectate, as well

things would develop like this?

guards seemed to have no intention of going easy on him.

They all knew who the real muscle was

only one of the shareholders of this club. At present, merely the son of a shareholder had been sacrificed. Manager Wang knew the other

gaze fell on Sean and Lily.

the first to come to her senses. She smiled and said, “I’m sorry for letting Mr. ReedMr. Reed wait. We’ll go

He’d overheard every word this young couple had said to Grace. “Mr. Reed said that he won’t have time to meet

without waiting for the two to react.

the Sanitation Service Center, still shaken.

Then she saw the state of Grace’s torn clothes, and her teasing tone

a deep breath and slowly said, “The documents… never mind,

go home and change out of your clothes-and dry your hair,” Claire

Grace nodded.

Grace grabbed her purse and phone from her locker. “Hey, I’m not sure this is even the right time, but Chase asked me about you. He’s

that I don’t want to be in a relationship now. Why don’t you help me with Chase and instead of encouraging him, why don’t you tell him not to put his hopes in me

chance on him, I will tell Chase. But I want it noted that I think you’re

too tired to argue.

is no way to live through. You don’t really want to be alone

appeared in Grace’s

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

Grace said before starting her

walk home.

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