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

was forever and irreplaceable.

a romantic notion,

no experience with such things. His parents certainly were no example. Nor any of

love… to live or die together. It

all-encompassing. All empowering.

he suddenly want to experience such a thing?

for him?? Had he fallen in

Of course

that kind of love,

it was honest

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

studied her and realized that he also had become

next to her. He wanted

whereabouts, to be there when she came home,

he liked being near her, and he was okay with it. Why else would he

with enjoying

was really honest with himself, he was falling into deeper emotional territory.

in love… he couldn’t have

ago to never fall in

me sad, right?” The gentle

as he studied her blushing cheeks and a faint smile. He’d give her the out, for

answer she wanted to hear. And he meant it. Protecting her for life was as

at him, her eyes so earnest and hopeful,

pang of unease.

sad, yet… when she one day discovered that he was not Jay Smith, some vagrant worker,

Jason Reed, President of Reed Corporation, how would she react to the

was likely an

all around her

question of if he would

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

them were pointing at her as they

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