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.

only fit to be a sanitation worker.” Lily

“And you’re so good at

narrowed. She was

wished she would just shut up instead of

out of prison?” She tapped her chin with her free hand. “He

Grace shuddered.

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 this city,”

him by the

watched them leave.

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

she had for him, had died

much amity. He was just…dead to her.

feel anything for him. And seeing Sean and Lily holding each other intimately,

left and went about her work, oblivious to a figure who

one corner,

Brian was watching the news about

Center to offer her

the sanitation workers.

piece he wanted to cover, but she’d been

had set him on

covered it.

woman appearing on

to frown. He found this woman familiar,

where he had seen

does she

and

that some other details

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

when this woman exited the center

press conferencie.

of the excitement that

the contrary,

be there. Which was odd, considering every employee

in the Atkinson Dumpster Fire he laughed at

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