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 cat fishing

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

career.”

waved that away. “Tell me

that his father has already passed away, and his mother seems to have left him. He didn’t tell me anything else, and I didn’t ask.” Grace shrugged.

That’s all you know? You should at least

what he used to do? In the past, I thought I knew everything about Sean – everything from his family

numbers very clearly. But in the end, what did it matter? I still couldn’t see him for who he

Lina bit her lip. “Sorry.”

but I really don’t care about any of 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

was one truth that Grace didn’t really want to dwell on.

a good front for

knew he had his secrets.

knew he had a whole life before

with her? It did. But she understood him, and she recognized a kindred soul that

Grace didn’t actually intend to buy

research institute has asked me to wear formal clothes when I meet clients,”

here and she didn’t

promise not to buy it for you

her brow. “I do not freak

“Tell that to your face. You already have that one eyebrow

and gave in. Besides, it didn’t cost anything to try some clothes on. She could pretend and then

two women briefly parted as Lina made her way to the formal section of

the store was looking at her. The cheap clothes on her

sense of shame came

not think like this. To not feel

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