My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict!

Chapter 68

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.”

she was seeing him, but only really

time.

finally sensing that he was not some misshapen man in need of saving? Was she finally seeing that he had appointed himself her protector and he’d

between them?

have that answer. And he asked

as you’re

was… the absolute trust.

and too perceptive to think that everything was as simple as it was presented. But she didn’t pry. She didn’t force

with his

“Sister, you’ll never leave me, right?”

“Didn’t we agree before? You won’t

and nor will

just forgot about it,” he murmured. He stretched out hist arms and held

earth, he was most content

would not leave him, but why did he feel uneasy? Was he

Jay could stay by her side, but what

as well?

son, “Sean, Lily said that Jason had his secretary pick

in his words. Sean recognized the tone. It was one his

by the day, and their soon-to-be marriage connection with the Atkinson

was afraid that Jason was prejudiced

would interfere

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