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.

be a sanitation worker.” Lily

so good at

narrowed. She was furious.

weren’t helping, and for once, Sean wished she would just shut up instead of being so

tapped her chin with her free hand.

Grace shuddered.

the news from our interviews today. Maybe you should think about relocating. I believe that before long, you

holding him by

watched them

took her tools and headed toward a section of the highway, riding on the bicycle provided by

had died long

much amity. He was just…dead

feel anything for him. And seeing Sean and Lily holding

and went about her work, oblivious to a

one corner, witnessing the

news agency, reporter Brian was watching

Service Center to offer her apologies to

the sanitation workers.

of fluff piece he wanted

boss had set him on the story so

covered it.

woman appearing on the

found this woman familiar,

had seen

is this woman? Why does she look

watched the news footage over and over

other details popped out to

the gift box

woman exited the center and

press conferencie.

the woman bore none of

had. On the contrary, she looked positively

be there. Which was odd, considering every employee that

in the Atkinson Dumpster Fire he laughed at

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