Chapter 50

Just then, Farah Steele walked over, glanced briefly at Grace with unmasked contempt, and said, “Honestly, Claire, why are you talking to her?” Before Claire could reply, she went on, “This woman has been to jail! She’s taken a woman’s life!”

“Farah, we’re all colleagues. And there are privacy issues to

consider-”

“It isn’t ‘private’ if it’s all over the internet.”

She had a point.

“Why are you defending her, Claire? Grace went to jail for drunken, reckless driving. She killed someone!”

“That’s not fair, Farrah. People make mistakes, accidents happen

Claire had barely started speaking when Farah interrupted her

again. “But the person she killed was Jennifer Atkinson. Do you know who Jennifer Atkinson is? She’s Lily Atkinson’s sister! It was no coincidence that Lily was here. I was wondering why Lily wanted so many of our colleagues to look for a non-existent ring. But it’s all clear now! It was because she was targeting Grace and we all got dragged into it.”

“But didn’t she also apologize and compensate us?” Claire asked. “Farrah, that compensation is half of what many of us make in a

year.”

Farah sputtered. Her mouth turned down and her eyes narrowed. She was clearly not pleased with Claire standing up for Grace.

“I knew you would take her side,” she said. “When I told the

others…”

So it was obvious who had been the one to leak the news of

Grace’s imprisonment. No surprise there. Farrah had never made

any false show of being friendly with Grace.

on the roadside talking to Sean

I was like, wait for a second, this

as they seemed.” She stared at Grace. “I

yourself. You should’ve stayed

Claire argued. “That’s

your business, Farrah. You can’t

employee-”

a bribe from Grace or something? Why are you standing

also took a step back. She had, indeed, accepted the jacket and payment Grace

Lily.

to defend herself, but

her to

there to say?” A man’s voice interrupted. “The car

saw that it was Chase

time of day. The fact that he was defending Grace instead of taking Farah’s side, was only instigating the

expression turned uglier. “Chase,

you think she’ll like you?

Sean Stevens? He’s the heir to the

Stevens Corporation!”

face abruptly flushed red.

continued her vicious assault. “But when Sean saw

his appetite.” She clicked her tongue and continued, “You know, I’m thinking

at Farah coldly. “Are you done

you aren’t Sean’s ex-girlfriend?” Farah retorted proudly. “Why are you pretending to

it’s any of your business who I dated before. Furthermore, I may be a sanitation

sanitation workers?”

offended many of the people here by

of

a management position, that does not mean you can look down on my

profession.”

as

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