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 her

speculations.

was a bit ridiculous.

and raised her hand to

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

be taking that to the bank.”

“No. I won’t.”

head. “You’re just going

incredulous.

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

she sighed. “That prick will probably use it as a

just like that, the

small dishes in the mall food court. It was so much like old times! Grace could almost imagine that the last few years hadn’t happened, and

there was no undoing

she didn’t resent it. If not for everything in the past, she wouldn’t have come to know

back,” Grace said.

food and the full baklava dessert for Jay. She was

were about to enter the escalator to the underground parking lot, they saw

like a bad rash that just wouldn’t

expressions of anger, disbelief and good old-fashioned hatred. They all

pause where she almost held Lina back and suggested that they walk around the long way, but she didn’t want to appear weak.

head

and shook her

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

couldn’t believe it. “You’d punish me!?

walked quicker toward the escalator and was about to pass by them, Zoe suddenly stretched out her foot

was caught off guard and tripped. She pitched forward, and the moving steps caused her

and quickly ran to the side

to press the emergency