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.

to take. I’m poor. I have

career.”

“Tell me

that would just make her friend pry more. “I only know that his father has already passed away, and his mother seems to

at least know what he used

In the past, I thought I knew everything about Sean

license plate and ID numbers very clearly. But in the end, what did it matter?

Lina bit her

fuss about, anyway. I 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 to conceal the truth, and I wouldn’t be

Grace didn’t really want to dwell on.

forth a good front for Lina, and

knew he

had a whole life

that he didn’t want to share things with her? It did. But she understood him, and

clothes.” Grace didn’t actually intend to

when I meet clients,” Lina

and she didn’t want Lina to try and purchase something for

anything. And I promise not to buy

arched her brow. “I do not

your face. You already have that one eyebrow arching

to try some clothes on. She could pretend and then claim they didn’t fit and put them back

to the

lady in the store was looking at her. The cheap clothes on her body looked

familiar sense of shame came

herself to not think like this. To not feel

done nothing wrong and she had every bit as much right

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