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.

already booked a ticket,”

say anything else after hearing that. Instead, she took out the scarf that she had been hiding in the past few days and helped

too short?” she studied the scarf and asked.

it’s just right,” he said. Her scent seemed to be

him feel as though he was being surrounded by her scent

finish up knitting the ends of it so that you can wear it for the

clasped her hands as she fiddled with the

lifted to his.

said, his thumbs tracing tiny circles

“It’s beautiful.”

wasn’t staring at the scarf, he was

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

friendship could

its own, her body leaned

smiled faintly, his gaze

sucked in a

than anyone else in her

been.

she wanted him. More than she could even admit

herself.

his head and leaned closer.

fluttered

phone started

just like that, the moment was shattered. If it had even been there in the first place. Perhaps she’d

the countertop and grabbed her

“Hello Lina.”

hang out in her apartment during the holidays, but when she heard that Grace was going to visit her mother’s hometown, she couldn’t help worrying.

you going alone?” Lina asked. No small talk. No skirting around the

that Lina didn’t want her to go back

will go over to accompany

knew how heartless those people were when her friend got

No offense. They were all fine to ride off your success

you fell on hard times, they abandoned

was true

bit of it.

she is now,” Grace said. “She’s the

she has

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