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 something that had come from the bottom of his heart.

him.

Grace had been

reason than that he might

tormentors.

sickened him.

when she said it was all an accident… it opened something in

Grace said. She patted his hand. “Alright, let’s not talk about this.”

been doing this

hallway and paused beside

feet awkwardly. “I, uh, got the

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

you, Lina,” Grace said.

from the

the entrance and wait for me.”

“Alright,” Jason agreed.

arms beneath her legs.

what are you doing?”

should be

don’t need to carry me.”

should probably have

to carry her back into the hospital room to

“I’m fine. I just need

“That means rest

if it explained

too heavy for you to carry me

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