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

being friendly with

knew it…when I saw her on the roadside talking

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

as they seemed.” She stared at Grace. “I don’t

live with yourself. You should’ve stayed in prison. It’s what

Claire argued. “That’s enough of that

Farrah. You can’t go harassing

employee-”

did your receive a bribe from Grace or something? Why are you standing up for

also took a step back. She had, indeed, accepted the jacket and payment Grace received from

Lily.

opened her mouth, ready to defend

to

there to say?” A man’s voice interrupted. “The car crash was an accident. Grace didn’t intend

was Chase defending

wouldn’t give her the time of day. The fact that he was defending Grace instead of taking Farah’s side,

expression turned uglier. “Chase,

for Grace? Do you think she’ll

Sean Stevens? He’s the heir to the

Stevens Corporation!”

abruptly

her vicious assault. “But when Sean

and continued, “You know, I’m thinking he’ll probably vomit in disgust when he thinks about dating Grace

Farah coldly. “Are you done talking?”

that you aren’t Sean’s ex-girlfriend?” Farah retorted proudly. “Why are you pretending

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 what are

sanitation workers?”

She’d offended many of the people

succession of questions. “Farah

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

profession.”