My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict!

Chapter 73

Chapter 73

It had been a long time since Grace got two days in a row off, and on a weekend, no less. Normally, she was working overtime and taking whichever shifts she was assigned.

Since Grace finally got some rare time off, Lina took her shopping.

The two of them had not gone shopping for a long time. Grace because she lacked the time and the money, and Lina because Grace’s erratic schedule made planning a shopping trip almost impossible.

When they strolled around the mall, Grace felt as if she had momentarily returned to the past when, before the accident, she had been carefree.

She’d taken so many things for granted.

Money, time. Friendships. Her freedom.

Now, she appreciated each moment.

Her life might not be so beautiful or easy or glamorous, but she was appreciative of every minute.

Even in her best days before, when she’d graduated at the top of her class, landed Sean and her future had seemed so bright… she had not been so mindful of those things.

Lina elbowed her side. “All right, this has been going on for

months now. Spill. What’s the deal with Jay? How much do you know about him now?”

Before Grace could even answer, Lina was talking…

“Where is he from, where’s his hometown? What kind of people are in his family? You know a lot of people can seem nice before they swindle someone.”

be one big

if Jay was looking for someone to scam, he could find someone who actually had something to take. I’m poor. I have a dead end

career.”

that away. “Tell me about his

just make her friend pry more. “I only know that his father has already passed away, and his mother seems to have left him. He didn’t

That’s all you know? You should at least

“Why would I need to find out what he used to do? In the past, I thought I knew everything about Sean – everything from his family

and ID numbers very clearly. But in the end, what

Lina bit her lip.

that anymore. Besides, if he doesn’t want to tell me and I persist in asking, he may just make up some stories to conceal the truth, and I wouldn’t

truth that Grace didn’t really want to

put forth a good front for

he had his secrets.

a whole life

and

Grace didn’t actually intend to buy anything, but it seemed a good enough excuse to get

boss of our design research institute has asked me to wear formal clothes when I meet clients,” Lina complained as

afford the clothes in here and she didn’t want Lina to try and purchase

to buy anything. And I promise not to buy it for you if you’re going to have a

her brow. “I do not

that to your face. You already have that one eyebrow arching up.” Lina laughed. “I know that

clothes on. She could pretend and then claim they didn’t fit

parted as Lina made her way to the formal section of the

could feel that the lady in the store was looking at her. The cheap clothes on her body looked completely

of

told herself to not think like this. To not feel

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