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

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

she studied the scarf

said. Her scent seemed

scarf, which made him feel as though he was being surrounded by her scent

up knitting the ends of it so that you can wear it for the holidays. But it

she fiddled with the

to his. Goodness, he was

tracing tiny circles on her hands.

“It’s beautiful.”

scarf, he was

from the old ladies rushed to the forefront of her mind. Maybe they could be

Maybe this friendship could

a will of its own, her body leaned toward

smiled faintly, his gaze dropping to her lips.

sucked in

her than anyone

been.

than she could even

herself.

head and leaned closer.

fluttered closed.

her phone started ringing. Loudly.

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

to the countertop and

“Hello Lina.”

when she heard that Grace was going to visit her mother’s hometown,

small

no secret that Lina didn’t want her to go back home. Grace glanced

won’t be alone. Jay will

are…” Lina paused mid-sentence. She knew how heartless those people were when her friend got into trouble back then. They’d not been

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

on hard times, they abandoned you.”

the point. It was true what

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

she has

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