Chapter 68

“Jay.” She called out to him, but this time more loudly. “Stay

with me.”

Grace held his face and stared deep into his eyes.

The memories were like a wave, sweeping him up and dragging him miles out to sea. He wasn’t trying to ignore her, but once he went down this particular path of memories, it was hard to shake all the details and feelings that came rushing in.

Because it wasn’t just his mother. It was the death of his father. The abuses of his grandfather. The absence of any family or familiarity.

Was it any wonder he turned out the way he did?

His past had sharpened him into this present man. One who could lie effortlessly and move people around as if life was some chessboard.

“What’s wrong?” she asked.

“It’s nothing.” Nothing anyone could do or change.

“That’s good.” She breathed a sigh of relief. “The way you looked just now was like…” She thought for a while and came up with a description. “It was like a piece of glass that was about to break. You scared me for a moment.”

“Glass?” He chuckled and a dark and hostile glint flashed in his eyes, but it disappeared in an instant and his gaze returned to normal. “Sister, in this world, no one can break me.”

Grace dropped her hands from his face. She looked…unsteady. As if she was seeing him, but only really seeing him for the first

time.

Was she finally seeing that he

between them?

even have that answer. And

you’re

it was… the absolute

was too smart and too perceptive to think that everything was as simple as it was presented. But she didn’t pry. She didn’t

anyone else have indulged him with his secrets? He didn’t

“Sister, you’ll never leave

“Didn’t we agree before?

will

forgot about it,” he murmured. He stretched out hist arms

most content with the one beside him

Was he afraid that one day when she discovered

Jay could stay by her side, but what about Jason

he as well?

son, “Sean, Lily said that Jason had his secretary pick you up to meet him. Why

had a hint of concern in his words. Sean recognized the tone. It

Family. Their business was getting worse by the day, and their soon-to-be marriage connection with the Atkinson family would be

Jason was prejudiced against the

Family, and that this would interfere

say?” Mr. Stevens

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