Chapter 42

She combed his bangs gently with a comb, then began to trim

the hairs on his forehead bit by bit. All of her attention was

concentrated on the task at hand.

Jason watched her. The way she studied him, so focused on her

task.

That singular focus had served her well in her life-first with her

education and graduating top of her class at University and later

at Law School. And then in surviving prison.

Guilt stabbed at him.

He saw how she’d been abused in the time that he knew her.

What must her life be like behind bars, with no one to champion or protect her, and countless criminals coming after her all in the hopes of pleasing him?

She sucked in a breath and he hung on to that little sound.

Her mouth was pretty. Full lips, a bright smile.

She didn’t smile enough, he realized.

Her skin was still red, likely from the wind and cold, and though it

pinkened her cheeks and nose, it only enhanced her beauty.

If he looked hard enough, he could see that she’d been beautiful

once.

Her features carried symmetry and character.

But it wasn’t the outward appearance that drew him, but rather

what came from within.

This woman… she’d been the one to fight for him. To sacrifice so that he could have a roof over his head, warm clothes, and something good to eat. She’d asked for nothing in return.

And knowing that she appreciated him for him… awakened something inside him.

unknown amount of time, her

as if time spent with her passed extremely

steps back, and carefully looked at him for a while. “My skill isn’t too bad. In fact, it’s rather good, and we’ve saved twenty

towel and flicked off the fine strands of hair that were stuck to his face, neck,

go take a shower,” Grace

conserve energy and keep their bills low, he didn’t set the shower to hot as he normally would. Warm water rushed over his body as he stepped in and lowered his head to rinse away any shorn hairs. As he glanced down,

this scar had grown very shallow. However, every

it, he would think of that woman.

had abandoned him

the only thing

away as he knelt and begged her not to leave, and not to

woman had shaken her head and pried his hands

him aside so she could leave, he’d fallen on

of rebar. Jason’s memories didn’t remember

the day, aside

a snarl, and how he’d been

metal he fell on

the metal had gotten

centimeter to

been able to save his life at all.

that time, he had told himself

his mother.

himself off.

his father’s death, he stopped having

anyone.

as he did not have expectations, he would

just that…

turned off the tap, wiped his body dry with

When he walked out of the

She was sitting at the table and seemed to be looking at

something.

when had he started having expectations of her?

forward to seeing her smile, looking forward to

happiness.

she looked at him with

and smiled. Her smile lit up the whole room.

“Jay”.

of his name on her lips brought him

dry your hair,” she

to the side of the table

table by her side. They were… copies of the record

her original

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