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.

career.”

away. “Tell me about

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

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

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

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

her lip.

that anymore. Besides, if he doesn’t want to tell me and I persist in asking, he may just make up some stories to conceal the truth, and I wouldn’t

was one truth that Grace didn’t really want to dwell

good front for Lina, and even

she knew he

knew he had a whole life

it hurt that he didn’t want to share things with her? It did. But she understood him, and she recognized a kindred soul that was suffering. Who

to buy anything, but it seemed a

clothes when I meet clients,” Lina complained as she pulled Grace into a big designer store.

afford the clothes in here and she didn’t want Lina

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

arched her brow. “I do not freak

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

chuckled and gave in. Besides, it didn’t cost anything to try some clothes on. She could pretend and then claim

way to the formal section of the store. Grace stayed by

that the lady in the store was looking at her. The cheap clothes on her body looked completely out of place

of

herself to not think like this. To not

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

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