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 would have protected you three

game but was something that had come from

that this woman had suffered because of him. He was cold, yes,

And Grace

than that he might

tormentors.

thought sickened him.

But now that he knew her. That he believed her when she said it was all an accident… it opened something in his chest that made him ache with regret.

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

been doing this more and more frequently

and paused beside

feet awkwardly. “I, uh, got the medicine,” she

of them. “And Dr. Craigge included two other prescriptions which we can fill once we get you

you, Lina,” Grace

go get the car from the underground parking lot. Jay,

the entrance and wait

“Alright,” Jason agreed.

slid his arms beneath her

what are you doing?”

be

wheelchairs, you don’t need to carry

won’t suffice. You should probably have

carry her back into the hospital room to argue for said

no,” Grace said. “I’m fine. I just need some rest.”

Jason agreed. “That means

as if it

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