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

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

romantic notion, Jason thought.

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

to live or die together. It

all-encompassing. All empowering.

did he suddenly want to experience

Had

course not.

kind of love, and he challenged anyone

was honest and true, and

for her. There was a … sentimental attachment, yes. That was it. And

her and realized that he also had become reliant-

next

to be there when she

liked being near her, and he was okay with it. Why else would he have played this game for

wrong with enjoying

really honest with himself, he

to fall in love… he

long ago to never

would never make me sad, right?” The gentle tone of her voice

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

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

at him, her eyes so earnest and

pang of unease.

she one day discovered that he was not

Reed Corporation, how would she

was likely an understatement.

up walls all around her and he’d

wasn’t really a question of if he

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

pointing at her as they whispered

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