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.

fit to be a

“And you’re so good

narrowed. She

she would just shut up instead of being

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

Grace shuddered.

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

him by the

them

toward a section of the highway, riding on the

for him, had died long ago. Seeing him. again, while a bit of a surprise, didn’t stir anything in her

He

and Lily

went about her work, oblivious to a figure who was

corner,

reporter Brian was watching the news

Sanitation Service Center to offer her apologies to

the sanitation workers.

fluff piece he

had set him on the story so

covered it.

a dark-haired woman

to frown. He found this woman familiar, but

he had seen

woman? Why does

news footage over and

details popped out to him.

hands clenched the gift

this woman exited the

press conferencie.

the woman bore none of the excitement

the contrary, she looked

there. Which was odd, considering every employee that

Dumpster Fire he

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