Chapter 43

Jennifer had been about to marry Jason Reed, President of the Reed Group. She had been in the prime of her life and there had been no reason for her to want to commit suicide by crashing into

a car.

“Grace, do you want to appeal the case?” Jay asked.

“Somehow, I don’t think that will do me much good.” Grace

laughed self-deprecatingly. “I just feel a little unreconciled. I know I’m innocent, so it’s hard for me to let it go.”

Jason grunted.

“Besides,” Grace said, closing the folder. “It’s not easy to overturn

a case. I’m out now. I should be thankful for that and just look forward. No one ever said life would be fair, right? Well, let’s not talk about this anymore. I’ll blow dry your hair.”

As she spoke, she put away the documents and then used a hairdryer to help him dry his head of wet hair.

Jason’s eyes gradually deepened…and a plan took form.

The next day, Terrence saw the dramatic change to Mr. Reed’s hairstyle. Gone was the drawn-back ponytail, and in its place were layers that while still maintaining some length, were short enough to frame his face. He didn’t remember scheduling an appointment with a hairstylist, and he knew Mr. Reed’s schedule inside and out.

“What’s wrong?” Perhaps it was because he had been staring at him for a long time that Jason asked.

head. “It seems you

time. Do you want me to arrange an appointment with the stylist?” Terrence

helped me trim my

been Grace! However, what surprised Terrence, even more, was that Mr. ReedMr. Reed had actually…

cut his hair.

Reed wasn’t vain but he did insist on

everything in his life, and that included having

a street sweeper, but even in the past, Grace had been a lawyer, not

isn’t too bad, huh?” Jason fiddled with his

seeming quite satisfied.

Terrence’s mouth twitched. “I like it.”

very picky. If the top-tier hairstylists that had

that

street sweeper, what would they think?

took time off to meet up with Grace.

two of them found a small

to eat at.

things difficult for you that day and asked you to go through the garbage for a long time. Why didn’t you tell me?” Lina complained. As a good

Grace

at such a good friend, for some reason, Lina’s heart ached. “It is. It’s not fair to you, Grace. You’ve been through enough!”

in the earlier days of their friendship, Grace seemed to have been blessed by luck. She had made great strides in her studies and had always been the top student in school. Once out in society, she had gotten into the best law firm in the City and even began a relationship with Sean-the most eligible bachelor around.

honest, even Lina had her days of envy. She was always happy for her friend, but admittedly, sometimes she’d wanted some of that

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