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

different feelings. I thought loving someone was forever and irreplaceable. I even… thought that lovers could live

romantic notion, Jason thought.

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

love… to live or die together.

all-encompassing. All empowering.

he suddenly want to experience such a thing? And with

mean for him?? Had he fallen in

course

believe in that kind of

did to prove that it was honest

was a … sentimental attachment, yes. That was it. And

realized that

with the feeling of being next to her. He

be there when she

and he was okay with it. Why else would he have played this game

nothing wrong with enjoying someone

was really honest with himself, he

he couldn’t have done

to never fall in love with any woman!

sad, right?” The gentle tone of her voice

the out, for now, and fall back into their comfortable

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

she stared at him, her eyes so

pang of unease.

she one day

President of Reed Corporation, how would

was likely an understatement.

up walls all around her and he’d

if he

to work the next 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

at her as they

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