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.”

was something that had come from the bottom of his heart.

woman had suffered because of him. He was cold, yes,

Grace

reason than that he might bestow

tormentors.

thought sickened him.

or the other. But now that he knew her. That he believed her when she said it was all an accident… it opened something in his chest that made him

know that you would have defended me,” Grace said. She patted his hand. “Alright, let’s not talk about this.” Grace smiled again and lifted her hand

had been doing this more and more frequently

the hallway and paused beside them, she

“I, uh, got the

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

you, Lina,” Grace

go get the car from the

and wait

“Alright,” Jason agreed.

arms

are

should be obvious, no?”

don’t need

walking boot they give you won’t suffice. You should probably have crutches.” He hefted her

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

fine. I just need

agreed. “That means rest from

if it explained everything.

to carry me like

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