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

“It’s two different feelings. I thought loving someone was forever and irreplaceable. I even… thought that

a romantic notion,

had no experience with such things.

kind of love… to live or die together.

all-encompassing. All empowering.

he suddenly want to experience such a

did this mean for him?? Had he fallen in

Of course not.

didn’t believe in that kind of love,

that it was honest and true, and

feelings for her. There was a

her and realized that he

being next

there when she came

he liked being near her, and he was

nothing wrong with enjoying someone else’s company.

with himself, he

love… he

long ago to never fall

gentle tone of

lowly as he studied her blushing cheeks and a faint smile. He’d give her the out, for now, and fall back into their comfortable position of brother/sister and this

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

at him, her eyes so earnest and hopeful, he felt

pang of unease.

yet… when she one day discovered

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

was likely an understatement.

walls all around her and he’d

question of if he would hurt her,

day. After she finished 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, mockery, and pity.

many of them were pointing at her as

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