Chapter 44

“In the Atkinson family’s opinion, I was the one who caused Jennifer’s death,” Grace said after a long time. She’d expected

them to resent her. It was a tragedy.

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It was just that before Lily had given the order to pull out her nails in prison, she had never known that people could be so vicious!

“In my opinion, compared to her sister’s death, she would probably have been happier if you had been the one to pass away.” Lina’s furious expression had yet to fade. “When you were sentenced back then, it wasn’t even a month before Lily and Sean got together. With that speed, I don’t believe that Lily didn’t have any feelings for Sean in the past.”

“This shows that the relationship between Sean and me in the past was insignificant. I know that now. And so does the whole world. When I needed him most, he abandoned me and sided

with the people trying to persecute me.”

“It was an accident!”

“I know,” Grace allowed. “But you were there in the courtroom. The evidence. The way they painted me. It didn’t matter that what they said wasn’t true. In reality, Lily did me a favor.”

“How’s that?” Lina was incredulous.

“By showing me who my true friends really are.”

Lina’s eyes were misted with tears.

Grace clasped her hand and squeezed. “You’ve been a good

friend to me. I hope you know how much I love and appreciate

you.”

“Stop! You’re going to make me cry! It’s what any person would’ve

done.”

Grace laughed bitterly. “Any person, like say, my parents and half-sister? Or my other friends and work colleagues? Or, I know,

The man who’d vowed to love

put it like that…I

superior human being.”

They both laughed.

shitty people in your life. Let’s talk about the

them. “How are you getting along

younger brother? Do you really intend to live with him like this

forever?”

said, nodding. “If Jay is willing to stay with me, I would be very

it were someone who didn’t know, they would think that you

living together.” Lina asked worriedly, “What about him? He doesn’t have

she said. However, for some reason, when she thought of his

once more.

flush on her good friend’s face and said

Even when I was in

aren’t in the

the matter of prison was brought up, Lina’s face

can consult a doctor again,

married, there’s no point in consulting one,”

she had

Her uterus was damaged. Although she had recovered after surgery, if she were to get pregnant in the future, she would be facing

pregnant in the future. The complications could prove fatal for both her and

baby.

Grace had no intention of bringing

A simple existence in a shitty little apartment? And what of the stigma her baby would

be and she would never

baby.

her good friend, but she did not know

say, “By the way, that younger brother of yours after all, he was a stranger before. And I’m not saying this to take away from your happiness -you deserve only the

careful. ok?”

will,” Grace said. “However, even if I don’t know much about Jay, there’s one thing I’m certain of. No matter

harm me.”

glad to see the smile on Grace’s

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