Chapter 51

Grace was lost in her thoughts that night when she returned to

the apartment. Just as she was having dinner with Jay, someone

knocked at the door.

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Grace was startled because she doesn’t usually have visitors.

“Could it be your family?”

Grace wasn’t up to another visit from her dad or stepmom, and it

would be a long time before she’d forgive Evelyn for her treachery.

But when she opened the door, she was surprised to see Chase

standing outside.

Chase was wearing a black cotton shirt and his face was slightly

red. He looked at Grace and spoke rather uneasily, “I…” He had

mouth when he noticed Jason, who had walked

Grace, and he stopped suddenly as

hesitating.

are you here?” Jason asked. “Are you looking for my sister?”

a flushed face, then he glanced

Jason frowned.

Jay interrupted her and said, “Is it something you can’t discuss here?”

“It’s…” Chase hesitated.

need to say, there’s no

and in

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“I… I wanted to

jail. I really like you and I hope that you can be my girlfriend. I… I can

anyone else, I can wait,” he blurted out in a single breath as if he had had

stunned. “I, uh, Chase, I

“I know I’m still just a small-time driver but I will work hard to earn money to support a family, I… I just hope I can give you

Jason’s direction, bowed toward Grace, and

back. Chase

looped around her waist to pull her into the

and the door slammed shut did she snap out of her

“What are you…?”

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