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

“And you’re so good at

narrowed. She was furious.

she would just shut

chin with her free hand. “He made your life a living hell

Grace shuddered.

should think about relocating. I believe that

Sean, holding him

watched them

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

for Sean. Any emotions she had for him, had died long ago. Seeing him. again, while a bit of a

even raise much amity. He was just…dead

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

her work, oblivious to a figure who

corner, witnessing the scene.

Brian was watching the news about

visit to the Sanitation Service Center to

the sanitation workers.

of fluff piece he

boss had set him

covered it.

he saw a dark-haired woman appearing on the screen, he

this woman familiar, but

where he had seen her.

Why does she look so

watched the news footage over and over

some other details popped out to him.

gift box and her

the

press conferencie.

of the excitement

had. On the contrary, she

Which was odd, considering every employee

Fire

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