Chapter 68

“Jay.” She called out to him, but this time more loudly. “Stay

with me.”

Grace held his face and stared deep into his eyes.

The memories were like a wave, sweeping him up and dragging him miles out to sea. He wasn’t trying to ignore her, but once he went down this particular path of memories, it was hard to shake all the details and feelings that came rushing in.

Because it wasn’t just his mother. It was the death of his father. The abuses of his grandfather. The absence of any family or familiarity.

Was it any wonder he turned out the way he did?

His past had sharpened him into this present man. One who could lie effortlessly and move people around as if life was some chessboard.

“What’s wrong?” she asked.

“It’s nothing.” Nothing anyone could do or change.

“That’s good.” She breathed a sigh of relief. “The way you looked just now was like…” She thought for a while and came up with a description. “It was like a piece of glass that was about to break. You scared me for a moment.”

“Glass?” He chuckled and a dark and hostile glint flashed in his eyes, but it disappeared in an instant and his gaze returned to normal. “Sister, in this world, no one can break me.”

hands from his face. She looked…unsteady. As if she was seeing him, but only really seeing him for

time.

man in need of saving? Was she finally seeing

between them?

even have that answer. And

long as you’re okay,” she

was… the

too smart and too perceptive to think that everything was as simple as it was presented. But

anyone else have indulged him with his

“Sister, you’ll never leave me,

“Didn’t we agree before?

and nor will I

murmured. He stretched out hist arms and held her

souls on this earth, he was most content

uneasy? Was he afraid that one day when she discovered his

her side,

as

Mr. Stevens asked his son, “Sean, Lily said that Jason had his secretary pick you up to meet him. Why did

Mr. Stevens had a hint of concern in his words. Sean recognized the tone. It was one

the Stevens Family was dealing with the Reed Family. Their business was getting worse by the day, and their

Jason was prejudiced against the

that this would interfere

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