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

harm to the Stevens Family,” Grace voiced her

speculations.

this, Lina thought it was a bit ridiculous.

raised her hand to look at the

see you spend it on yourself. It’s the least that piece

you won’t be taking that to

“No. I won’t.”

just going to

incredulous.

who needs it,” Grace answered and

like it!” Then she sighed. “That prick will

just like that, the painfulness of that encounter was

like old times! Grace could almost imagine that the last few years hadn’t

there was no

wouldn’t be who she was now, stronger and more self-aware, she didn’t resent it. If not for everything in the

back,” Grace

had saved half her food and the full baklava dessert for Jay. She was eager to take it home to

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

bad

looked miserable-various expressions of anger, disbelief and good old-fashioned hatred. They all stopped talking when they saw Grace and Lina approaching

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

lead, lifting her head and keeping her eyes straight ahead.

shook

as say another word to

it. “You’d punish

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

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

shock and quickly ran to the side of the

the emergency stop button.