Chapter 47

Grace pursed her lips, finding Sean’s offer to be absurd. He…what exactly? Wanted to assuage his guilt by getting her a job? It was his fault she’d been unemployable everywhere else in the city.

She started to walk away from him.

“Don’t walk away from me,” Sean said angrily. “I’m still talking to you. Seriously, Grace. I’m already taking a risk by offering to help

you!”

“Did anyone ever ask you to take that risk?” Grace asked flatly. “Did you ever hear of too little, too late, Sean? When I needed you most, you abandoned me.” She shook her head.”There is no need for this. Moreover, aren’t you afraid that your fiancee will hear?”

“Hear about what?” a sharp voice asked. Sean’s eyes widened. “What is it that you’re keeping from me?”

Sean froze. He released his grip on Grace’s arm immediately and turned to look at Lily, who was walking toward him.

“It’s nothing,” he said quietly.

Lily arched a brow. “Hmm.” She swept up to Sean and looped her arm through his. “Sean, darling, why did you stop to talk to this kind of person? Aren’t you afraid that Jason Reed will hear about

it? You know my sister is the only woman Jason ever loved. Although my sister has been dead for three years, he has never had another woman…”

Although Lily did not complete her sentence, everyone knew what

she meant.

Sean’s face paled when he remembered the Projection Ads that

had been taken down and Jason Reed’s refusal to attend their

engagement banquet.

There were far-reaching effects of angering Mr. Reed. Effects

neither he nor Stevens Corporation could afford.

His family reckoned that it was because of Grace that Jason had

refused to meet them. But now, he didn’t know what to think.

to be a sanitation worker.” Lily smiled

you’re so good

eyes narrowed. She was furious.

helping, and for once, Sean wished she would just shut

think Mr. Reed knows that you’re already out of prison?” She tapped her chin with her free hand. “He made your life a living

Grace shuddered.

if he doesn’t know it already, he just might recognize you on the news from our interviews today. Maybe you should think about relocating. I believe that before long, you will no longer be able to survive in

him by the

watched them

section of the highway, riding on the bicycle provided by

buried the feelings that she had had for Sean. Any emotions she had for him, had died long ago. Seeing him. again,

even raise much amity. He was just…dead to

feel anything for him. And seeing Sean and Lily holding

her work, oblivious

in one corner, witnessing the

reporter Brian was watching

Center to offer

the sanitation workers.

fluff piece he wanted to cover, but she’d

had set him on

covered it.

saw a dark-haired woman appearing on the

this woman familiar,

had

woman? Why does she

and over again, and

details popped out to him.

Lily’s hands clenched the gift box and her smile turned

woman exited the center and approached the

press conferencie.

bore none of the

had. On the contrary,

be there. Which was odd, considering

in the Atkinson Dumpster Fire he laughed

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