My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict!

Chapter 49

Chapter 49

Grace shook her head to clear it.

This was her ‘brother’ and he likely didn’t mean what he’d said the

way she was taking it.

It was an innocent question. She shouldn’t read too much into it.

This attraction she felt…was one-sided and couldn’t go anywhere. If she crossed that line, she’d only stand to lose him. He deserved better than that.

They both did.

She swallowed hard and averted her gaze.

“Of course, I would be sad over you. I care for you deeply.”

“As you did for Sean before you learned the truth about him?”

Actually, she felt more for Jay. But she couldn’t tell him that. If he misinterpreted her meaning, there would be no putting the genie back in the bottle.

And the last thing she wanted was any awkwardness or distance between them.

She valued his friendship too fiercely.

Grace cleared her throat and said, “I can love my younger brother

but that isn’t the same kind of love.”

“Oh?”

Jason wasn’t letting her off the hook, and the whole conversation

thought loving someone was

notion,

happily ever after. He had no experience with such things. His parents certainly were no

to live or

all-encompassing. All empowering.

to experience such a thing?

him?? Had he fallen in love

course not.

that kind of love, and

to prove that it was

he had feelings for her. There was a

realized that

the feeling of being next to her. He

be there when

being near her, and he was okay with it. Why else would he have played this

was nothing wrong with enjoying someone else’s company.

was really honest with himself, he was

to fall in love… he

made a promise to himself long ago to never

The gentle tone of her voice resounded in his ear.

her the out, for now, and fall back into their comfortable position of brother/sister and this little insular world they’d created.

he meant it. Protecting her for life was as easy as lifting a finger for

stared at him, her eyes so earnest

pang of unease.

when she one day discovered

actually Jason Reed, President of Reed Corporation, how would she react

was likely an

around her and he’d been let in.

of if he would hurt her, but when.

sweeping the streets with Claire, they returned to the Sanitation Center for their lunch break. However, she noticed that her colleagues were giving her sidelong glances one at a time. Some glances were looks of curiosity, while others were filled with disdain,

them were pointing at her

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