Chapter 80

When she said his name Jason’s whole body stiffened.

“Do you hate Jason Reed?” he murmured.

She sighed and said, “Everyone in this City knows him. When

I had the car accident, Jennifer Atkinson was Jason’s fiancée. So, of course, I was not going to get out of it easily. How many people want to curry favor with him? How many people think that by hurting me it’ll gain them favor with him?”

Grace’s eyes took on a faraway look. “Who knows… maybe

if that accident had involved someone else. Someone other than Jennifer Atkinson, I could have won the lawsuit. Would I have been spared from being in jail for three years and

experienced all those things? Maybe.” Her eyes were so earnest when they met his. “I didn’t drink and drive, Jay. I

wouldn’t do that. I still can’t understand how the evidence

could corroborate that sort of thing.”

Jason knew the ins and outs of the case intimately.

She was not angry or sad, but the faint self-degradation she showed made him feel very guilty.

Perhaps half of her pain was because of him.

He squatted in front of her, staring at her bent hands. “It I had

known that you would suffer so much, I would have protected you three years ago.”

do with the game but was

hated thinking that this woman had suffered because of him.

And Grace had been tortured

might

tormentors.

sickened him.

knew her. That he believed her when she said it was all an

“Alright, let’s not talk about

doing this more and more frequently recently.

hallway and paused beside them, she

feet awkwardly. “I, uh, got the medicine,”

the two of them. “And Dr. Craigge included two other prescriptions which we can fill

you, Lina,” Grace

go get the car from the underground

and wait for me.”

“Alright,” Jason agreed.

his arms beneath

what are

be obvious,

you don’t need to carry me.”

probably have crutches.” He hefted

her back into the hospital room to argue for

Grace said. “I’m fine. I just need

Jason agreed. “That means rest from

if it explained everything.

for you to carry me like this!”

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