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.

someone who actually had something to take.

career.”

“Tell me about

she didn’t know anything, but that would just make her friend pry more. “I only know that his father has

at least know what he used

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

end, what did it matter? I

Lina bit her lip.

Besides, if he doesn’t want to tell me and I persist in asking, he may just make up some stories to

was one truth that Grace didn’t

good front for Lina, and even for

he had

a whole life before she entered it.

to share things with her? It did. But she understood him, and she recognized a kindred

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

to wear formal clothes when I meet clients,” Lina complained as

in here and she didn’t want Lina to

force you to buy anything. And I promise

arched her brow. “I do

already have that one eyebrow

cost anything to try some clothes on. She could

to the formal section of the store.

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

of

not think like this. To

done nothing wrong and she had every bit as much right to look around a store

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