Chapter 105

After hanging up, Grace grabbed the hairdryer and dried her hair to the beat of a cheerful tune.

Devin walked in and saw her grinning. His lips curved up too. He sauntered over, handing her a tube of ointment.

She examined it, checking out the ingredients, while he fetched a cotton swab from the cabinet and settled next to her.

“What’s this for?”

“Scar healing. It works wonders.”

It warmed Grace’s heart that he remembered her leg scars.

Devin asked her to pull up her pant leg, then applied the ointment to a swab, and gently smoothed it on her scar.

His careful attention brought a flicker of feeling to her eyes.

After a pause, she found the courage to ask a question that had been bugging her.

family, you agreed right away. Was it really just

a soft voice. “That was a big part of it, but my family’s been on my case about settling down. We’re about

was surprised at his words. “How do you know about my family

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stuff?”

ointment.

I thought about bringing you into the Hudson family. But the servants at the Kaufman’s home said Antonio was good to you. I didn’t want to push, so I

up the past, Grace

her mom passed away. He had people watching her

to take her mind off things, trying to lift her

for her. Grieving and lonely, she gave him her heart after holding onto it for seven

she grew up, she realized

in public? It was

realized that Antonio wasn’t

fixture of the Kaufman family, a long–time companion. To others, she

her was more about keeping up appearances.

heart

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