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.”

“And you’re so good at it!”

narrowed. She

Sean wished she would just shut up

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

Grace shuddered.

today. Maybe you should think about relocating. I believe that before

holding him by the

them

the highway, riding on the bicycle

emotions she had for him, had died long ago. Seeing him. again, while a

He was just…dead

didn’t feel anything for him. And seeing Sean and Lily holding each other intimately, bah. They deserved each

work, oblivious to a figure who was

corner, witnessing

agency, reporter Brian was watching

visit to the Sanitation Service Center to offer her apologies

the sanitation workers.

the kind of fluff piece he wanted to cover,

boss had set

covered it.

saw a dark-haired woman appearing

found this woman

where he had seen her.

this woman? Why does she

footage over and over again,

details

hands clenched the gift box and her smile

when this woman exited the center and

press conferencie.

woman bore none of the excitement that her

contrary, she looked positively

there. Which was odd, considering every employee

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