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 and

a second, this isn’t right!?

were not as they seemed.” She stared at

with yourself. You should’ve stayed in prison. It’s what you

up,” Claire argued. “That’s enough of that

none of your business, Farrah.

employee-”

receive a bribe from Grace or something? Why are you standing up for her?”

Claire also took a step back. She had, indeed, accepted the jacket

Lily.

ready to defend herself,

to

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

that it was Chase defending her.

he wouldn’t give her the time of day. The fact that he was defending Grace instead

uglier. “Chase, what’s

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

ex-boyfriend is Sean Stevens?

Stevens Corporation!”

face abruptly flushed

vicious assault. “But when Sean saw Grace

“You know, I’m thinking he’ll probably vomit in disgust when he thinks about dating Grace in

coldly. “Are you done

aren’t Sean’s ex-girlfriend?” Farah retorted proudly.

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

sanitation workers?”

recoiled and eyed the room warily. She’d offended many of the

out a succession of questions. “Farah Steele, just

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

profession.”

words stuck in her throat as some of the

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