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.

you’re only fit to be a sanitation

so good at

She was furious.

wished she would just shut up instead of

knows that you’re already out of prison?” She tapped her chin with her free

Grace shuddered.

he doesn’t know it already, he just might recognize you on the news from our interviews today. Maybe you should think about relocating.

holding him

them

of the highway, riding on the bicycle provided

had already 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 stir anything in her

much amity. He was just…dead to her.

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

her work, oblivious to a figure

corner,

reporter Brian

to the Sanitation Service Center to offer her apologies to

the sanitation workers.

of fluff piece he wanted to cover, but

boss had set him on the story

covered it.

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

He found this woman familiar, but he

had seen her.

does she look

footage over and over again, and then he

noticed that some other details popped out

gift box and her

when this woman exited the

press conferencie.

bore none of the

had. On the contrary, she looked positively

be there. Which was odd, considering every employee that

the Atkinson Dumpster Fire he laughed

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