My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict!

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Grace looked at the back of her right hand, at the spot where Maria had stepped on today.

“Today, when I was working, I accidentally hit it. It’s nothing,” she said casually, not wanting him to worry.

“Is that so?” Jason stared fixedly at Grace. “Sister, if someone bullies you, just tell me and I will stand up for you.”

He would make those people pay the price. In the future, no one would dare bully her.

For a moment, her heart pounded quickly. It was as if he knew everything. Was he …testing her? She didn’t want to lie. Not to him. But she didn’t want him to worry either.

Especially when he couldn’t help her.

He was poor and broken down like her. And if he were to take on one of those privileged assholes, it’d only end badly for him.

And she wouldn’t let that happen.

“I can protect myself,” she said.

“What if you can’t?” he asked.

If that were the case, it would still be useless to tell him, but

Grace did not say that. She didn’t want to prolong this

conversation.

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“Don’t you want me to protect you?” He stared at her with his dark and deep eyes.

She bit her lip. “You already saved me once, remember? Now it’s my turn to try and protect you. And I’ll try my best not to let others bully us.”

say anything

Underneath the hot water, she tried to channel all of those terrible feelings and fears out

partially

she learned? That there were many people above the law. And being innocent didn’t mean you

couldn’t lose.

today was proof of

She shuddered.

second floor

that bastard Greg have abused and drowned her? And

two ‘classmates’ who’d

she were to press charges,

to buy entire juries… if anyone actually cared about her or the pain

seeking justice was pointless.

come for a person

You’re okay.

a new day.

it over and over again, but deep down, she knew it

wasn’t true.

it hard to bite back the words he

silent. His ‘sister’

because of his physical sickness from the other night. If that was the case, well, f*ck that.

he’d sensed that was

back down at

dim light of the

hands clenched into fists.

some

was not fair at all. Even though she had a comely appearance, she still looked weathered, and given all that had befallen her in the short time. he’d known her, it was obvious the hardships in her life were taking their

this moment, she was sewing her clothes, stitch by stitch, and… she looked beautiful.

and elegant way about her was unusually

saw women sewing clothes like this. The very notion was laughable. The women he knew wore couture clothes that cost more

year.

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