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.

booked a ticket,” Jason

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

she studied the scarf and asked.

just right,” he said. Her scent seemed to be on

though he was being surrounded by

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

as she fiddled with the

dark eyes lifted to his. Goodness, he was so perfect.

tracing tiny circles on

“It’s beautiful.”

scarf, he was looking

to the forefront of her

friendship could be

a will of its

smiled faintly, his gaze dropping to her lips.

sucked in

more to her than anyone else in her life had

been.

wanted him. More than she could

herself.

his head and leaned

fluttered closed.

her phone started

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

over to the countertop and

“Hello Lina.”

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

No small talk. No skirting around the

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

I won’t be alone. Jay will go

were when her friend got into

all fine to ride off your success and take money when

hard

the point. It was true what Lina

bit of it.

want to see my grandmother, Lina. I haven’t seen her since 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 to me, Lina. And she’s

she has left.”

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