Chapter 23

Before Grace was born, all Aileen wanted was for her to be healthy and happy.

How did things end up like this?

Grace was her flesh and blood.

Why? Why was she so mean to Grace after Grace came back?

Instead of loving Grace, she said all kinds of nasty things to Grace for the sake of another person. Why? Why would she

do that?

Every night after learning the truth, Aileen would dream of the day Grace returned home after being released from jail.

She thought she’d spend the rest of her life in remorse.

“Mr. Parker, please. If you learn anything about Grace- anything at all–please tell me at once. You can ask for whatever you want. Whatever Mr. Kaufman offers you, I’ll double it.”

She shook Simon’s hand.

Simon was a bit flustered. “Don’t say that, Mrs. Parrish. This is Mr. Kaufman’s task for me, and I’ll do my job. Don’t worry.”

With that, he said bye and left.

Looking at his retreating figure, Naomi put her arm around Aileen’s shoulders, comforting her, “Mom, rest assured. We’re

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sincere in winning Grace’s forgiveness. I’m sure once she knows how regretful we are, she’ll come back.”

it

never

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years ago, the housekeeper showed them the surveillance footage of Grace being kicked out the first time she came back

bowed in

utterly disappointed in them and cut off ties

kid me or yourself. Grace doesn’t want to come back, and we deserve

Naomi’s hand.

her; she’d never accept the fact that her face is ruined and one of her legs is lame,”

it coming. I just hope she’s not pretending

head, her voice flat.

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No.

on a yoga mat, stretching and massaging her

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she’d limp forever.

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and Andy took her to a highly

than half a year of recuperation and rehabilitation, as long as she didn’t run, basically, no one could tell her leg had

the doorbell rang.

the only ones who knew she lived

Unless…

Grace checked the video doorbell.

saw an extremely handsome but

face.

so hard to forget his face but never

it’s

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