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.

you haven’t had a haircut for

to arrange an appointment with the stylist?” Terrence

Grace helped me

more,

cut his hair.

but he did insist on the highest

and that included having his hair maintained by a top-tier hairstylist.

Now she was just a street sweeper, but even in the past, Grace had been a lawyer, not a

huh?” Jason fiddled

seeming quite satisfied.

“I like it.” Mr. Reed

picky. If the top-tier hairstylists

found out that they

sweeper, what

noon, Lina took time off

a small restaurant near the Sanitation

to eat

time. Why didn’t you

Grace said

some reason, Lina’s heart ached. “It is. It’s not fair to you,

great strides in her studies and had always been the top student in school. Once out in society, she had

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

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