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

speculations.

bit ridiculous. “Isn’t he thinking too much into

Grace shrugged and raised her hand to look at the

going to tear it up?” she asked. “Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to see

be taking

“No. I won’t.”

shook her head. “You’re just going to

incredulous.

someone who needs it,” Grace answered and carefully put the check into her bag.

beamed. “That’s more like it!” Then she sighed. “That prick will

just like that, the painfulness of that

meal after walking around for a while, and shared several small dishes in the mall food court. It was so much like old times! Grace could almost imagine

no undoing the past.

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

back,”

full baklava dessert for

the underground parking lot, they

these people were like a bad rash that

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

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

followed Lina’s lead, lifting her head and keeping her eyes straight ahead.

shook

much as say another word to her again, I’ll have you sent abroad.”

believe it. “You’d punish me!? For this murderous bitch!?”

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

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

shock and quickly ran to the side

press the emergency stop