My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict!

Chapter 4

Evelyn’s face contorted with rage just as her father’s vicious slap connected with Grace’s face.

“What are you talking about!” her father screamed. “You drove a car into someone else and were locked up in jail because of it. Our entire family was shamed because of you. You don’t have a future anymore. Do you want to ruin your sister’s future as well?” His eyes were full of disgust for her.

“The one thing you did right was dating Sean Stevens and then you destroyed it all. We had so much respect from other businessmen and our relatives from that connection…”

Grace nodded, understanding that her father, Tony Cummins had been embarrassed.

Her relationship with Sean had afforded her dad the chance to claim a higher social ranking. When she fell… he did too. And her father resented her for it.

Her face burned and she knew she’d likely bear a bruise. But her expression remained calm as if she didn’t care at all.

“I originally just wanted to say a prayer for my mother—that was why you invited me back home, wasn’t it?—But now it seems there is no need for me to do it here. I won’t step foot in this house ever again.”

After saying this, Grace walked out of the house without looking back.

This place had never really been her “home,” and she should’ve stopped hoping for it to be a long time ago.

When Grace got to her apartment, the place was dark and the lights were off. When she turned on the lights, she was greeted by cold silence.

She could tell at a glance that there was no one else in the room.

Was Jason gone? Her heart suddenly felt a little empty. Which was silly, she knew. The man was a stranger. He’d helped her out, but he didn’t owe her anything, and she was very foolish to think he’d want to stay with her.

Grace let out a bitter laugh. She was alone. Again.

Something in her chest ached painfully at the thought as if acknowledging that even out of prison, she was still constricted, and destined to live out her existence without anybody.

Just as she was about to close the door, she saw a figure slowly walking towards her. She was stunned.

It was Jason.

His longish hair almost covered the entire upper part of his face, making it difficult for people to see him clearly at a glance, but she knew that under that mussed hair was a face

would’ve thought him an actor like her sister might work with

was he really a

of them carried elements of instability. She knew that taking him in like this was

animals after all. They

was low and indifferent, but to

felt tight. “I… I thought you wouldn’t come

her. “I just went

closed the door. Then, she saw two white steamed buns in the bag

that her whole body seemed

family abandoned her, but some homeless stranger was the one to keep her

that, I… wanted to light a candle for my Grandpa and mother. Today is the anniversary of his passing…as well as my

Her beloved grandpa and

her bag that she’d bought

black-and-white photo of a man. The man in the photo was about sixty years old. His eyes crinkled

lit the candles

the photograph

a new life now. I’m living a good life. I have a job that pays well enough for me to feed myself.

on her lips. However, her almond-shaped eyes looked misty. The light

and pink lips. She was not at all

Jennifer Atkinson, his fiancée, had been a rare beauty. To Jason, Grace’s looks were only

kind words and to acknowledge her Grandpa’s passing, but fresh out

said softly. She then turned her head and looked at him. She smiled. Under the light of

was like his presence in and of itself was enough to bring her joy. After a moment, she turned to look at the man

eyes and though her lips moved, whatever words she said were between her and

several minutes before she nodded and opened her eyes. “Alright, I’ll clean up

“Sure,” he responded easily.

offered to help, but she bid him sit. He washed his hands and set out plates and utensils before sitting at the small table and watching

she didn’t hum and there was no sound in the room, there was a rhythm to her motions as if she

on the table between them and a plate of some egg frittata she’d mixed up with leftovers

It smelled delicious.

brought back and rather than eat them out of

lips twitched at that. She’d been the one to