Chapter 100

“Will you be going?” Jason asked.

Grace nodded. “But you…” She hesitated for a moment. “Do you want to go with me?”

He was quiet for a moment then said, “I have to work overtime the night before. The boss said that I will get triple the rate if I do. How about you give me the address? I will go find you the

next day.”

“All right,” Grace said.

However, she then bit her lips and said hesitantly, “But when you show up with me over there, some of my relatives might give you a hard time. When that happens, don’t mind them.””

Jay gave her a faint smile. “Don’t worry, I won’t pay any

attention to it.”

At this moment, she was the only person he cared about.

The closer it got to Thanksgiving, the fewer people would be seen on the road. Many people had already returned to their

hometowns.

Her mother’s hometown was a small town on the outskirts

of Emerald City. It was not far away, and it would only take

about an hour and a half to get there by bus. Therefore,

relatively speaking, she would have to compete for a bus

ticket home with many other people who were also looking to

get out of the city for the holiday.

While Grace was still booking the tickets, she asked Jason, “Jay,

do you have your ID card? I’ll book a ticket for you.”

As a matter of fact, she had never seen his ID card.

have already booked a ticket,” Jason said.

that she had been hiding in the past few days and helped

short?” she studied

said. Her scent

made him feel as though he was being surrounded

knitting the ends of it so that you can wear it for the holidays. But it will take some more time before the gloves

as she fiddled

lifted to his. Goodness, he

tracing tiny circles on

“It’s beautiful.”

scarf, he was looking at her.

those whisperings from the old ladies rushed to the forefront of her mind. Maybe they

this friendship could

of its own,

faintly, his gaze dropping

sucked in a breath.

than anyone else in her

been.

wanted him. More than she could even

herself.

angled his head and

fluttered

started ringing. Loudly.

the moment was shattered. If it had even been there in the first place. Perhaps

to the countertop and grabbed

“Hello Lina.”

planned to hang out in her apartment during the holidays, but when she heard that Grace was

small talk. No skirting around

Lina didn’t want her to go back

be alone. Jay will go over

when her friend got into trouble back then. They’d not been kind

ride off your success and take

you fell on hard times, they abandoned

point. It was true

bit of it.

I was released from prison. I don’t know how she is now,” Grace said. “She’s the only one of them who’s been good

she has left.”

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