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

of being friendly with

her on the roadside talking to

like, wait for a second, this isn’t right!? I

seemed.” She

with yourself. You should’ve stayed

“That’s

Farrah. You can’t

employee-”

Claire, what, did your receive a bribe from Grace or something? Why

back. She had, indeed, accepted the jacket and

Lily.

mouth, ready to defend herself,

her to it.

is there to say?” A man’s voice interrupted. “The car crash was an accident.

that it was

Chase, but he wouldn’t give her the time of day. The fact that he was

turned uglier. “Chase,

Do you think she’ll like you?

Sean Stevens? He’s the

Stevens Corporation!”

abruptly flushed red.

continued her vicious assault. “But when Sean

and continued, “You know, I’m thinking he’ll

Farah coldly. “Are you done talking?”

saying that you aren’t Sean’s ex-girlfriend?” Farah retorted proudly. “Why are you pretending to be so innocent when you’ve been

about anything. So what if I’ve been to 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

sanitation workers?”

recoiled and eyed the room warily. She’d offended many of the people here by bringing the sanitation

spat out a succession of questions. “Farah

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

profession.”