My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict!

Chapter 57

Grace raised her head slightly and looked to her side. Then, she

heaved a sigh of relief. She looked up at Jason and said, “Have you paid the bill?”

“Mm-hmm. I have.”

“Then let’s go,” she said, picking up her bag and walking out of the restaurant with him as if she was running away from something.

“What’s wrong? Are you hiding from something?” he asked.

Her footsteps paused, and an obscure look flashed across her face. “My former colleagues came here to eat too, I… I don’t want them to see me.” She said with a self-deprecating smile, “It’s ridiculous, isn’t it? In fact, they all know what I’ve been through and they probably can guess how miserable I must be right now, but I still don’t want to see them face to face.”

She didn’t want to see the sympathy in their eyes. She didn’t want to see their pity. Or their disgust.

She’d embarrassed her firm too when everything transpired in the wake of the accident.

The news had been quick to report not just her name, but the law

firm she worked for too. It was a juicy bit of news to say that the ‘top attorney now needed one of her own.’

In the past, being a lawyer was something she had wanted to devote her entire life to. But now, although her colleagues were still doing that job, it was no longer a profession she could ever hope to practice again.

Her self-deprecating look at the moment made a sudden pain shoot through his heart.

He held her hand tighter and said in a low voice, “Then let’s avoid them. One day in the future, you will shine more beautifully than anyone else.”

a bitter smile. Now, she didn’t want to think about any of that. Just living on was difficult enough.

help Grace Cummins find a job. I’m

then, she killed Lily’s sister, who

Family cannot afford to

Jason!”

came from the other end of the phone,

family cannot afford to offend Jason Reed,” his father

It all came down to money and

hell with

times. Back then, everyone

in the first

started going out with Lily. His family was naturally satisfied with this development. The Atkinson family and the Stevens Family were well-matched. Way back then, the Atkinson family and the Reed Family had almost been tied together through marriage, and although it

other.

hoped that if something were

family would be able to speak up for them

Jason Reed.

dynamics and honor were vital in

or were decimated based on the

other wealthy families

at the red light at

him and slowly stepped on the brake.

face flashed in his mind.

current

woman he’d known in the past.