My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict!

Chapter 44

“In the Atkinson family’s opinion, I was the one who caused Jennifer’s death,” Grace said after a long time. She’d expected

them to resent her. It was a tragedy.

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It was just that before Lily had given the order to pull out her nails in prison, she had never known that people could be so vicious!

“In my opinion, compared to her sister’s death, she would probably have been happier if you had been the one to pass away.” Lina’s furious expression had yet to fade. “When you were sentenced back then, it wasn’t even a month before Lily and Sean got together. With that speed, I don’t believe that Lily didn’t have any feelings for Sean in the past.”

“This shows that the relationship between Sean and me in the past was insignificant. I know that now. And so does the whole world. When I needed him most, he abandoned me and sided

with the people trying to persecute me.”

“It was an accident!”

“I know,” Grace allowed. “But you were there in the courtroom. The evidence. The way they painted me. It didn’t matter that what they said wasn’t true. In reality, Lily did me a favor.”

“How’s that?” Lina was incredulous.

“By showing me who my true friends really are.”

Lina’s eyes were misted with tears.

Grace clasped her hand and squeezed. “You’ve been a good

friend to me. I hope you know how much I love and appreciate

you.”

“Stop! You’re going to make me cry! It’s what any person would’ve

done.”

like say, my parents and half-sister? Or my other friends and work colleagues?

Sean? The man who’d

“Wow. Okay, when you put it

superior human being.”

They both laughed.

established the shitty people in your life. Let’s talk about

on them. “How are you getting along

really intend to live with him like

forever?”

with

someone who didn’t know,

together.” Lina asked worriedly, “What about him? He doesn’t have any improper

said. However, for some reason, when she thought of his dark eyes and strong

once more.

friend’s face and said in surprise,

I’ve experienced so many things. Even when I was in

in anyone. Those things aren’t in

was

we can consult a doctor again, maybe-”

don’t intend to get married, there’s no point

she was in prison, she had

hemorrhaging. Her uterus was damaged. Although she had recovered after surgery, if she were to get pregnant in the future, she would be facing much higher risks than an ordinary person would. If she

get pregnant in the

baby.

bringing a

kind of life could she provide for her child? A simple existence in a shitty little apartment? And what of the stigma her baby would bear

she would never do that to an innocent

baby.

ached for her good friend, but she

comfort her. She could only change the topic and say, “By the way, that younger brother of yours after all, he was a stranger before. And I’m not saying this to take away from your happiness -you deserve only the best things!-but when you talk about Sean and your dad and our friends… they all knew you. This guy is a

careful. ok?”