My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict!

Chapter 47

Grace pursed her lips, finding Sean’s offer to be absurd. He…what exactly? Wanted to assuage his guilt by getting her a job? It was his fault she’d been unemployable everywhere else in the city.

She started to walk away from him.

“Don’t walk away from me,” Sean said angrily. “I’m still talking to you. Seriously, Grace. I’m already taking a risk by offering to help

you!”

“Did anyone ever ask you to take that risk?” Grace asked flatly. “Did you ever hear of too little, too late, Sean? When I needed you most, you abandoned me.” She shook her head.”There is no need for this. Moreover, aren’t you afraid that your fiancee will hear?”

“Hear about what?” a sharp voice asked. Sean’s eyes widened. “What is it that you’re keeping from me?”

Sean froze. He released his grip on Grace’s arm immediately and turned to look at Lily, who was walking toward him.

“It’s nothing,” he said quietly.

Lily arched a brow. “Hmm.” She swept up to Sean and looped her arm through his. “Sean, darling, why did you stop to talk to this kind of person? Aren’t you afraid that Jason Reed will hear about

it? You know my sister is the only woman Jason ever loved. Although my sister has been dead for three years, he has never had another woman…”

Although Lily did not complete her sentence, everyone knew what

she meant.

Sean’s face paled when he remembered the Projection Ads that

had been taken down and Jason Reed’s refusal to attend their

engagement banquet.

There were far-reaching effects of angering Mr. Reed. Effects

neither he nor Stevens Corporation could afford.

His family reckoned that it was because of Grace that Jason had

refused to meet them. But now, he didn’t know what to think.

to be a sanitation worker.” Lily smiled

you’re so good

eyes narrowed. She was furious.

recent actions weren’t helping, and for once, Sean wished she would just shut up

She tapped her chin with her free hand. “He made your

Grace shuddered.

if he doesn’t know it already, he just might recognize you on the news from our interviews today. Maybe you should think about relocating. I believe that before long, you will no

him by the arm.

them leave.

headed toward a section of the highway, riding on the bicycle provided by

had already buried the feelings that she had had for Sean. Any emotions she had for him, had died long ago. Seeing him. again, while a bit of a surprise, didn’t stir anything in her heart. It

even raise much amity. He was just…dead

Sean and Lily holding each other intimately, bah. They deserved each other.

about her work, oblivious

one corner, witnessing the scene.

reporter Brian was

to the Sanitation Service Center

the sanitation workers.

of fluff piece he wanted to cover,

and his boss had set him on

covered it.

he saw a dark-haired woman appearing on the

this woman familiar, but

he had seen

does she

watched the news footage over and over

some other details popped out to

Lily’s hands clenched the gift

this woman exited the

press conferencie.

bore none of the excitement that her

contrary, she looked positively