Chapter 80

When she said his name Jason’s whole body stiffened.

“Do you hate Jason Reed?” he murmured.

She sighed and said, “Everyone in this City knows him. When

I had the car accident, Jennifer Atkinson was Jason’s fiancée. So, of course, I was not going to get out of it easily. How many people want to curry favor with him? How many people think that by hurting me it’ll gain them favor with him?”

Grace’s eyes took on a faraway look. “Who knows… maybe

if that accident had involved someone else. Someone other than Jennifer Atkinson, I could have won the lawsuit. Would I have been spared from being in jail for three years and

experienced all those things? Maybe.” Her eyes were so earnest when they met his. “I didn’t drink and drive, Jay. I

wouldn’t do that. I still can’t understand how the evidence

could corroborate that sort of thing.”

Jason knew the ins and outs of the case intimately.

She was not angry or sad, but the faint self-degradation she showed made him feel very guilty.

Perhaps half of her pain was because of him.

He squatted in front of her, staring at her bent hands. “It I had

suffer so much, I

but was something that had come from the bottom

him.

Grace

than that he might

tormentors.

thought sickened

way or the other. But now that he knew her. That he believed her when she said it was all an accident… it opened something in

She patted his hand. “Alright, let’s not talk about this.” Grace smiled again and lifted her hand

that she had been doing this

paused beside them, she

feet awkwardly. “I, uh, got

Dr. Craigge included two other prescriptions which we can fill once

Lina,” Grace said.

from the underground parking

entrance and wait for

“Alright,” Jason agreed.

his arms beneath

are you doing?”

should be obvious, no?”

have wheelchairs, you don’t need

probably have crutches.” He hefted her into

carry her back into the hospital room

said. “I’m fine. I just need some

Jason agreed. “That means rest from

as if it explained everything.

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