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

to the Stevens Family,” Grace voiced her intuitive

speculations.

this, Lina thought it was a bit ridiculous. “Isn’t he thinking too much into it?”

to

up?” she asked. “Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to see you spend it on yourself. It’s

won’t be taking that to the

“No. I won’t.”

head. “You’re just going to

incredulous.

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

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

the painfulness

so much like old times! Grace could almost imagine that the last few years hadn’t happened, and it was just the two of them catching up after a long week

no undoing the

more self-aware, she didn’t resent it. If not for everything in the past, she wouldn’t have come to know Jay. Today.

back,” Grace said.

her food and the full baklava dessert for

the escalator to the underground parking lot, they saw

these people were like a bad rash that just wouldn’t go away!

disbelief and good old-fashioned hatred. They all stopped talking when they saw Grace and Lina approaching

had a moment’s pause where she almost held Lina back and suggested that they walk around the long way, but she

her head and keeping

shook her

as say another word

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

and was about to pass by them, Zoe suddenly stretched

She pitched forward, and the moving steps

screamed in shock and quickly ran

the emergency