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.

was a bit ridiculous. “Isn’t he

Grace shrugged and raised her hand to look

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

you won’t be taking that to the

“No. I won’t.”

her head. “You’re just going to

incredulous.

Why tear it up? I’ll just donate it to someone who needs

sighed. “That prick will probably use it as

women laughed, and just like that, the painfulness of that encounter was

times! Grace could almost imagine that the last few years hadn’t happened, and it was just

no undoing the past.

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

head back,”

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

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

like a bad rash that just

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

suggested that they walk around the long way, but she

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

shook her

so much as say another word to her again,

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

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

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

and quickly ran to the side of the

press the