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

loving someone was forever and irreplaceable. I even… thought that

romantic notion, Jason

fairytales, 3D projector billboards, and living happily ever after. He had no experience with such things. His parents

kind of love… to live or

all-encompassing. All empowering.

did he suddenly want to experience such a thing? And with

Had he fallen in love with

Of course not.

that kind of love, and he

it was honest

he did admit, that he had feelings for her. There was a … sentimental attachment, yes. That was it. And physical

studied her and realized that

with the feeling of being next to her. He wanted to

be there when she came home, and

He acknowledged that he liked being near her, and he was okay

was nothing wrong with enjoying someone else’s

with himself, he was falling into deeper emotional

love… he couldn’t

himself long ago to

gentle

the out, for now, and fall back into their

you sad,” he said. Because that was the answer she wanted to hear. And he meant it. Protecting her for life was as easy as lifting a finger for him.

so earnest and hopeful, he felt a

pang of unease.

not to make her sad, yet… when she one day discovered that he was not

would

was likely an

woman had built up walls all around her

really a question of if he would hurt her, but

they returned to the Sanitation Center for their lunch break. However, she noticed that her colleagues were giving her sidelong glances one

pointing at her as they

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