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.”

***

when Jason saw that Grace was deeply

the rental unit. He

from Grace’s

rental,

much bigger. The decor was rather

done as well.

Jason in the room. When he heard knocks at

welcome his boss.

to anyone, let alone lowering himself to look after someone, would buy a house in the housing estate to look after Grace.

the day

more than

the briefing

then ordered Terrence to contact

their overseas branches for a web

conference.

a moment’s time, the high-level management of their overseas branch companies appeared on-screen one at a time and they

seemed as if the high-level management were very curious about the backdrop of Jason’s current location. After all, despite the exquisite decoration of the room, it was still relative to an ordinary citizen. Compared to Jason’s usual location,

and one of the executives even said

now? The background…looks like a… unexpected hotel.”

a diplomatic way of

his

handle the

ask such unnecessary questions.

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