My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict

Chapter 73

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.

if Jay was looking for someone to scam, he could find someone who actually had something to take. I’m

career.”

waved that away. “Tell me about his

that she didn’t know 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 else, and I didn’t

you dumb? That’s all you know? You should at least know what he used

faintly. “Why would I need to find out what he used to do? In the past, I thought I knew everything about Sean – everything from his family background

and ID numbers very clearly. But in the end,

Lina bit her lip.

that anymore. Besides, if he doesn’t want to tell me and I persist in asking, he may

one truth that Grace didn’t really want

a good front for Lina,

he had his secrets.

he had a whole life before she entered

understood him, and

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

formal clothes when I meet

clothes in here and she didn’t want Lina to try and

just relax already. I won’t force you to buy anything. And I promise not to buy it

brow. “I do not freak out.”

to your face. You already have

chuckled and gave in. Besides, it didn’t cost anything to try some clothes on. She could pretend and then claim they didn’t fit and put them back on the

Lina made her way to the formal

The cheap clothes on

sense of

herself to not think like this. To not feel like

wrong and she had every bit as much right to look around a store as

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