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

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

notion,

3D projector billboards, and living happily ever after. He had no experience with such things. His parents certainly were no example. Nor any of

to live

all-encompassing. All empowering.

did he suddenly want to experience such a

this mean for him?? Had he

Of course

in that kind of love, and he

that it was

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

studied her and realized that he also

next to her.

there when

and he was okay with it. Why else would he have

wrong with enjoying someone else’s company.

he was falling into deeper emotional territory.

to fall in love… he couldn’t have

to never fall in love with

never make me sad, right?” The gentle tone

studied her blushing cheeks and a faint smile. He’d give her the out, for now, and fall back into their comfortable

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

her eyes so earnest and hopeful, he felt a

pang of unease.

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

of Reed Corporation, how would

was likely an

woman had built up walls all around her and he’d been let

of if he would hurt her, but when.

break. However, she noticed that her colleagues were giving her sidelong glances one at a time. Some glances were

at her as they whispered amongst

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