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.

notion, Jason

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

to live or die together. It

all-encompassing. All empowering.

he suddenly want to experience such

him?? Had he fallen in

course

of

was

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

and realized that he

the feeling of being next to her.

her whereabouts, to be there when she came home,

he was okay with it. Why

nothing wrong with enjoying someone

himself, he was falling

to fall in love… he

made a promise to himself long ago to never fall in love with

right?” The gentle

a faint smile. He’d give her the out, for now, and fall back into their comfortable position of brother/sister and this little insular world

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. Hell,

so earnest and

pang of unease.

day discovered that he

how would she react to the lie he’d been living?

likely an understatement.

woman had built up walls all around her and

of if he would

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

them were pointing at her as they whispered amongst

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