My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict!

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

that you would suffer so much, I would have protected you three years ago.”

the game but was

had suffered because of him. He was

wasn’t cruel. And Grace had been

he might bestow some favors

tormentors.

sickened

other. But now that he knew her. That he believed her when she said it was all an

let’s not talk about this.” Grace smiled again and lifted her hand to

that she had been doing this

the hallway and paused

awkwardly. “I, uh, got the

two other prescriptions which we can fill once

you, Lina,” Grace said.

go get the car from the

entrance and wait for

“Alright,” Jason agreed.

his arms

what are you doing?”

should be obvious, no?”

you don’t need to carry me.”

should probably have crutches.” He hefted her

into the hospital room to argue

“I’m fine. I just need some rest.”

“That means rest from walking,” he

if it explained