Chapter 49

Grace shook her head to clear it.

This was her ‘brother’ and he likely didn’t mean what he’d said the

way she was taking it.

It was an innocent question. She shouldn’t read too much into it.

This attraction she felt…was one-sided and couldn’t go anywhere. If she crossed that line, she’d only stand to lose him. He deserved better than that.

They both did.

She swallowed hard and averted her gaze.

“Of course, I would be sad over you. I care for you deeply.”

“As you did for Sean before you learned the truth about him?”

Actually, she felt more for Jay. But she couldn’t tell him that. If he misinterpreted her meaning, there would be no putting the genie back in the bottle.

And the last thing she wanted was any awkwardness or distance between them.

She valued his friendship too fiercely.

Grace cleared her throat and said, “I can love my younger brother

but that isn’t the same kind of love.”

“Oh?”

Jason wasn’t letting her off the hook, and the whole conversation

was making her want to cringe. “It’s two different feelings. I thought loving someone was forever and irreplaceable. I even… thought that lovers could live and die together.”

notion, Jason thought.

living happily ever after. He had no experience with such things. His parents certainly were no example. Nor any

to live

all-encompassing. All empowering.

to experience such a thing? And with Grace.

did this mean for him?? Had he fallen in

course

kind of love, and he challenged anyone

did to prove that it was honest and true,

he did admit, that he had feelings for her. There was a … sentimental attachment, yes. That was

and realized that he also had

next to her. He wanted to

to be there when she came

he was okay with it. Why else would he

was nothing wrong with enjoying someone

he was really honest with himself, he was falling

fall in love… he

to himself long ago to never fall in love with

The gentle tone of her voice resounded in

give her the out, for now, and fall back into their comfortable position of brother/sister and this little

it. Protecting her for life was as easy as lifting a finger for him. Hell, his accountants could probably find some tax write-off for it.

eyes so earnest and

pang of unease.

yet… when she one day discovered that he was not Jay Smith, some vagrant

Reed, President of Reed Corporation, how would she react to

likely an

had built up walls all around her and he’d

question of if he would hurt her,

the Sanitation Center for their lunch break. However, she noticed that her

were pointing at her as they whispered amongst themselves.

toward her from the supply closet, who then pulled her aside and quietly asked,

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