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.”

gave a bitter smile. Now, she didn’t want to think about any of

Cummins find a job. I’m warning you, don’t get yourself involved in that

then, she killed

Stevens Family cannot afford to offend

Jason!”

other end of the phone, and

cannot afford to offend Jason Reed,” his father

again. It all came down to money

hell with anyone’s happiness.

heard these words too many times. Back then, everyone had been asking him

in the first place.

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 hadn’t worked out in the end, they still

other.

Family also hoped that

be able to speak up for them

Jason Reed.

were vital in their world.

were decimated based on the relationships

other wealthy families in

Sean looked at the red light at the intersection in

and slowly

face flashed in his mind.

was undeniable that the current

woman he’d known in the past.