My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict!

Chapter 76

Grace took the check and left the store with Lina.

There was cursing and muttering and she could only imagine how the store personnel would gossip-and she didn’t care.

She’d meant to get under their skin. It was petty and

unnecessary and she’d only wanted Sean to feel shameful for

a few brief seconds.

But he’d called her bluff and carried through with it.

And Sean wasn’t a wealthy man by accident. He was very stingy-when he wasn’t trying to outdo himself for

appearances.

“Grace, don’t you think it’s a little weird?” As soon as they walked out of the store, Lina said, “Sean wrote you a huge check and gave it to you without hesitation. Lily was present too! Isn’t he afraid his ‘fiancee’ will lose her shit?”

“It is quite strange,” Grace said neutrally.

“Uh, does Sean still like you?” Lina ventured.

Grace shrugged. “No, I don’t think that’s it.”

“Grace, he just spent an obscene amount of money on you.”

“True. But I don’t think it’s affection that prompted it. I don’t even think it’s ego. Sean’s too cheap for that. I think it’s fear.

It seems that he is afraid that I will get mad at Zoe and then

Family,” Grace voiced

speculations.

this, Lina thought it was a bit ridiculous. “Isn’t he thinking

hand to look at the check she was holding.

Are you going to tear it up?” she asked. “Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to see you spend it on yourself. It’s the least that piece of shit can do, after how he and that trash Lily treated you. But something

you won’t be taking that to

“No. I won’t.”

going to tear it up?”

incredulous.

tear it up? I’ll just donate it to someone who needs it,” Grace answered and

like it!” Then she sighed. “That prick will probably use it as a tax write-off.”

like that, the painfulness of that

so much like old times! Grace could almost imagine that the last few years hadn’t happened, and

no

was now, stronger and more self-aware, she didn’t resent it. If not for everything in the past, she wouldn’t have come to

head back,” Grace

and the full baklava dessert for Jay. She was eager to take

to enter the escalator to the underground parking lot, they saw Sean, Zoe,

were like a bad rash that

good old-fashioned hatred. They

suggested that they walk around

her head and keeping

glared and shook

think about it, sister,” Sean warned. “If you so much as say another word to her again, I’ll have you

punish me!?

to pass by them, Zoe suddenly stretched out her foot right

guard and tripped. She pitched forward, and the moving steps caused her to tumble and fall.

ran

the emergency