Chapter 51

Grace was lost in her thoughts that night when she returned to

the apartment. Just as she was having dinner with Jay, someone

knocked at the door.

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Grace was startled because she doesn’t usually have visitors.

“Could it be your family?”

Grace wasn’t up to another visit from her dad or stepmom, and it

would be a long time before she’d forgive Evelyn for her treachery.

But when she opened the door, she was surprised to see Chase

standing outside.

Chase was wearing a black cotton shirt and his face was slightly

at Grace and spoke rather uneasily, “I…” He

mouth when he noticed Jason, who had

Grace, and he stopped suddenly as

hesitating.

are you here?” Jason asked. “Are you

a flushed face,

Jason frowned.

to reply, but Jay interrupted her and said, “Is it something

“It’s…” Chase hesitated.

said, “If there’s something you need to say, there’s

frankly, and in front of

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“I… I wanted to say that I

I really like you and I hope that you can be

can wait,” he blurted out in a single breath as if he had had to muster all of his

“I, uh, Chase, I don’t know what to say.”

I’m still just a small-time driver but I will work hard to earn money to support a family, I… I just hope

Chase was done talking, he nodded in Jason’s direction, bowed toward Grace, and hurried

his back. Chase really

hand looped around her waist to pull her

door slammed shut did she snap

“What are you…?”

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