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

opened his mouth when he noticed Jason, who

stand behind Grace, and he stopped suddenly as

hesitating.

“Are you looking for my sister?”

a flushed face, then he glanced at Grace and asked, “Is that okay with you,

Jason frowned.

Jay interrupted her and said,

“It’s…” Chase hesitated.

“If there’s something you need to

speaking frankly, and in front of Jay.”

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“I… I

and I hope that you can be my girlfriend. I… I can wait. As

can wait,” he blurted out in a single breath as if he had had to muster all of his courage to say

stunned. “I, uh, Chase, I don’t know

I will work hard to earn money to support

nodded in Jason’s direction, bowed toward Grace, and hurried away. “Just consider it,” he said as his parting words.

his back. Chase

her waist to

slammed shut did she snap out of her trance.

“What are you…?”

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