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.

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

career.”

that away. “Tell me

friend pry more. “I only know that his father has already passed away, and his mother

should at least know what he used

past, I thought I knew everything about Sean – everything from his family background to

I even remembered his license plate and ID numbers very clearly. But in the end, what

her

that anymore. Besides, if he doesn’t want to

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

front for

he had

whole life

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

about this. Come, let’s go and get some new clothes.” Grace didn’t actually intend to buy anything, but it seemed a good

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

in here and she didn’t want Lina to try and purchase something for her.

buy anything. And I promise not to buy it

her brow. “I

your face. You already have that one eyebrow arching

She could pretend and then claim they didn’t fit and put them back

Lina made her way to the formal section

her. The

familiar sense of shame came

herself to not think like this. To not

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

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