Chapter 90

She bit her lip lightly. “Relying on someone else is not as good as relying on yourself. Only when you rely on yourself can you not be disappointed.”

Jason nodded as if understanding. “Ah, I see what you think. And bigger expectations lead to bigger disappointments.”

“Yes.”

She had learned that lesson well after the accident, when she lost her family, boyfriend, job, and all the friendships she’d had previously.

“But I really want to be your benefactor, sister,” he told her. “What should I do?” He arched his brow slightly and studied

her calmly.

“If it’s Jay…” She smiled and continued, “Then, all right. I’ll wait for Jay to be my benefactor.”

“Why would you be willing?” he asked, trying to peel back the layers of what she was thinking and feeling.

“Because Jay would never disappoint me. Because…” She

paused and continued, “No matter what, you would never

abandon me, right?”

He responded with a low chuckle to her question. “You’re

right. I would never abandon you, Sister.”

***

only when Jason saw that Grace was

the rental unit.

from Grace’s apartment.

rental, this

and much bigger. The

done as well.

the room. When he heard knocks at the

welcome his boss.

expected his boss, who usually paid no mind to anyone, let alone lowering himself to look after someone, would buy a house in the housing estate to look after Grace. Terrence knew his boss did this to manage his workload. This house was essentially a mobile office, allowing Mr. Reed to facilitate handling his business affairs while Grace slept.

of the

Grace back to the hospital if nothing more than to gain a few hours away

the briefing while quickly

ordered Terrence

their overseas branches

conference.

management of their overseas branch companies appeared on-screen one at a time and they began their meeting.

backdrop of Jason’s current location. After all, despite the exquisite decoration of the room, it was still relative to an

and one of the executives even said so.

The background…looks like a… unexpected hotel.”

diplomatic way

his boss, wondering how

handle the inquiry.

unnecessary questions. Continue with the

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