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.

could find someone who actually had something to take. I’m poor. I have a dead

career.”

that away. “Tell me about his family.”

father has already passed away, and

you know? You should at

to find out what he used to do? In the past, I thought I knew everything

end, what did it matter? I still couldn’t see

her lip.

know you’re worried about me, but I really don’t care about any of that anymore. Besides, if he doesn’t want to tell me and I persist in asking, he may just make up some stories

truth that Grace didn’t really want to dwell on.

good front for

he had his

he had a whole

But she understood him, and she recognized a kindred soul that was

intend to buy anything, but it seemed a good enough

wear formal clothes when I meet

couldn’t afford the clothes in here and she didn’t want Lina to try and purchase something

buy anything. And I promise not to buy it for you if you’re

arched her brow. “I do not

her. “Tell that to your face. You already have

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

women briefly parted as Lina made her way to the formal section of the store.

at her. The cheap clothes on her

familiar sense of shame

like this. To not

had every bit as much right to look around a store as anyone

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