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.”

laughed bitterly. “Any person, like say, my parents and half-sister? Or my other

The man who’d

you put

superior human being.”

They both laughed.

your life. Let’s talk about the good ones.” She steepled

her chin on them. “How are you getting along

brother? Do you really intend to live

forever?”

Jay is willing to stay with me, I would be very content with

know, they would

worriedly, “What about him? He doesn’t have any improper intentions toward

when she thought of his

once more.

Lina looked at the red flush on her good friend’s face and said in surprise, “Don’t tell

Even when I was in prison, I… I

aren’t in the

of prison was brought up, Lina’s face

consult

intend to get married, there’s no point in consulting one,”

in prison, she had

had recovered after surgery, if she were to get pregnant in the future,

once advised her not to get pregnant in the future. The complications could prove

baby.

Grace had no intention of bringing a

provide for her child? A simple existence in a shitty little apartment? And what of the stigma her baby would bear as the child of ‘an ex-convict’? She

would never do that to

baby.

friend, but she did not know

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…

careful. ok?”