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.”

sentence had nothing to do with the game but was something

this woman had suffered because of him. He was cold, yes, but he also considered

wasn’t cruel. And Grace had been tortured

reason than that he might bestow

tormentors.

sickened

he hadn’t cared one way or the other. But now that he knew her. That he believed her when

said. She patted his hand. “Alright, let’s not talk about this.” Grace smiled again and lifted her

she had been doing this more and more

hallway and paused

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

“And Dr. Craigge included two other prescriptions which we can fill once

Lina,”

the car from the underground parking lot. Jay, help

to the entrance and wait for me.”

“Alright,” Jason agreed.

his arms beneath

what are

be obvious, no?”

you don’t need to carry

You should probably have crutches.” He hefted

he intended to carry her back into the hospital room to argue

fine. I just

Jason agreed. “That means rest from

if

for you to carry me

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