My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict!

Chapter 50

Just then, Farah Steele walked over, glanced briefly at Grace with unmasked contempt, and said, “Honestly, Claire, why are you talking to her?” Before Claire could reply, she went on, “This woman has been to jail! She’s taken a woman’s life!”

“Farah, we’re all colleagues. And there are privacy issues to

consider-”

“It isn’t ‘private’ if it’s all over the internet.”

She had a point.

“Why are you defending her, Claire? Grace went to jail for drunken, reckless driving. She killed someone!”

“That’s not fair, Farrah. People make mistakes, accidents happen

Claire had barely started speaking when Farah interrupted her

again. “But the person she killed was Jennifer Atkinson. Do you know who Jennifer Atkinson is? She’s Lily Atkinson’s sister! It was no coincidence that Lily was here. I was wondering why Lily wanted so many of our colleagues to look for a non-existent ring. But it’s all clear now! It was because she was targeting Grace and we all got dragged into it.”

“But didn’t she also apologize and compensate us?” Claire asked. “Farrah, that compensation is half of what many of us make in a

year.”

Farah sputtered. Her mouth turned down and her eyes narrowed. She was clearly not pleased with Claire standing up for Grace.

“I knew you would take her side,” she said. “When I told the

others…”

So it was obvious who had been the one to leak the news of

Grace’s imprisonment. No surprise there. Farrah had never made

false show of being friendly with Grace.

knew it…when I saw her on the roadside talking to Sean

for a second, this isn’t right!? I

were not as they seemed.” She stared at Grace.

how you live with yourself. You should’ve stayed

up,” Claire argued. “That’s

business, Farrah. You

employee-”

a killer. Honestly, Claire, what, did your receive a bribe from Grace or something?

also took a step back. She had, indeed, accepted the

Lily.

ready to defend herself,

her to it.

interrupted. “The car crash was an accident. Grace didn’t intend to

was Chase defending

her the time of day. The fact

turned uglier. “Chase,

Do you think she’ll like you? Do

Sean Stevens? He’s the heir to

Stevens Corporation!”

abruptly flushed

vicious assault. “But

her tongue and continued, “You know, I’m thinking he’ll probably vomit in disgust

at Farah coldly.

saying that you aren’t Sean’s ex-girlfriend?”

jail? I’ve paid my taxes and I’ve served my time. And I don’t think it’s any of your business who I dated before. Furthermore, I may be a sanitation worker now but does that mean I can’t have dated anyone before? Or is the role of a sanitation worker only to make someone throw up their dinner? Just

sanitation workers?”

of the people here by

out a succession of questions. “Farah

an established employee in a management position, that does not mean you can

profession.”