My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict

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.

saw her on the roadside talking to

wait for a second, this isn’t right!?

as they seemed.” She

how you live with yourself. You should’ve stayed in prison. It’s what you deserve.”

“That’s enough of

business, Farrah. You can’t go harassing another

employee-”

bribe from Grace or something? Why are you standing up

Claire also took a step back. She

Lily.

her mouth, ready to defend herself,

to it.

right, what else is there to say?” A man’s voice interrupted. “The car

that it was Chase

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

uglier. “Chase,

for Grace? Do you think she’ll like you? Do you

is Sean Stevens? He’s

Stevens Corporation!”

face abruptly flushed red.

her vicious assault. “But when Sean saw

tongue and continued, “You know, I’m thinking he’ll probably

at Farah coldly.

fact that you were in jail or are you saying that you aren’t Sean’s ex-girlfriend?” Farah retorted proudly. “Why are you pretending to

So what if I’ve been to jail? I’ve paid my taxes and I’ve served my time. And I don’t think it’s any of your business who I dated before. Furthermore, I may be a sanitation worker now but does that mean I can’t have dated anyone before? Or is the role of a sanitation worker only to make someone throw up

sanitation workers?”

offended many of the people here by bringing the

out a succession of questions. “Farah Steele,

established employee in a management position, that does not mean you can look down

profession.”

her throat as some of the other workers