Chapter 73

It had been a long time since Grace got two days in a row off, and on a weekend, no less. Normally, she was working overtime and taking whichever shifts she was assigned.

Since Grace finally got some rare time off, Lina took her shopping.

The two of them had not gone shopping for a long time. Grace because she lacked the time and the money, and Lina because Grace’s erratic schedule made planning a shopping trip almost impossible.

When they strolled around the mall, Grace felt as if she had momentarily returned to the past when, before the accident, she had been carefree.

She’d taken so many things for granted.

Money, time. Friendships. Her freedom.

Now, she appreciated each moment.

Her life might not be so beautiful or easy or glamorous, but she was appreciative of every minute.

Even in her best days before, when she’d graduated at the top of her class, landed Sean and her future had seemed so bright… she had not been so mindful of those things.

Lina elbowed her side. “All right, this has been going on for

months now. Spill. What’s the deal with Jay? How much do you know about him now?”

Before Grace could even answer, Lina was talking…

“Where is he from, where’s his hometown? What kind of people are in his family? You know a lot of people can seem nice before they swindle someone.”

Right. This could be one big cat fishing trick.

find someone who actually had something to take. I’m poor. I have a dead end job. I’ve neither money nor much going

career.”

waved that away. “Tell

anything, but that would just make her friend pry more. “I only know that his father has already passed away, and his mother seems to have left him. He didn’t tell me anything

know? You should at least know what he used to do!” Lina said.

do? In the past, I thought I knew everything about Sean – everything from his

I even remembered his license plate and ID numbers very clearly. But in the end, what did it matter? I still couldn’t

bit her lip. “Sorry.”

worried about me, but I really don’t care about any of that anymore. Besides, if he doesn’t want to

Grace didn’t really want to dwell on.

front for Lina, and

knew he had his secrets.

a whole life before she

with her? It did. But she understood him, and she recognized a kindred soul that was

clothes.” Grace didn’t actually intend to buy anything, but it seemed a good enough excuse

wear formal clothes when I meet clients,”

paused. She couldn’t afford the clothes in here and she didn’t want Lina to

already. I won’t force you to buy anything. And I promise not to buy it for you if you’re going to have a

her brow. “I

You already have that one eyebrow arching up.” Lina laughed. “I know

anything to try some clothes on. She could pretend and then claim

made her way to the formal section of the

store was looking at her. The cheap clothes on her body looked completely out of place inside

familiar sense of shame came back.

like this. To

nothing wrong and she had every bit as much right to look around a

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