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

you’re so good at

She

for once, Sean wished she would just shut

already out of prison?” She tapped her chin with her free

Grace shuddered.

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

him

them leave.

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

buried the feelings that she had had for Sean. Any emotions she had for him, had died long ago. Seeing him. again, while a bit of a surprise, didn’t

raise much amity. He was just…dead to

anything for him. And seeing Sean and Lily

went about her work, oblivious to a figure who

corner, witnessing

news agency, reporter Brian was watching the

Center to offer her

the sanitation workers.

piece he wanted to cover,

darling, and his boss had set him on the

covered it.

a dark-haired woman appearing on the screen,

frown. He found this woman familiar,

where he had seen her.

woman? Why does she look so familiar?”

the news footage over and over again, and then

noticed that some other details

clenched the gift box and her smile

the

press conferencie.

the woman bore none of the

contrary, she looked

be there. Which was odd, considering every employee that

the Atkinson Dumpster Fire he laughed at his

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