Chapter 76

Grace took the check and left the store with Lina.

There was cursing and muttering and she could only imagine how the store personnel would gossip-and she didn’t care.

She’d meant to get under their skin. It was petty and

unnecessary and she’d only wanted Sean to feel shameful for

a few brief seconds.

But he’d called her bluff and carried through with it.

And Sean wasn’t a wealthy man by accident. He was very stingy-when he wasn’t trying to outdo himself for

appearances.

“Grace, don’t you think it’s a little weird?” As soon as they walked out of the store, Lina said, “Sean wrote you a huge check and gave it to you without hesitation. Lily was present too! Isn’t he afraid his ‘fiancee’ will lose her shit?”

“It is quite strange,” Grace said neutrally.

“Uh, does Sean still like you?” Lina ventured.

Grace shrugged. “No, I don’t think that’s it.”

“Grace, he just spent an obscene amount of money on you.”

“True. But I don’t think it’s affection that prompted it. I don’t even think it’s ego. Sean’s too cheap for that. I think it’s fear.

It seems that he is afraid that I will get mad at Zoe and then

do harm to the Stevens Family,” Grace voiced her intuitive

speculations.

was a bit ridiculous. “Isn’t he thinking too much

raised her hand to look at the

me wrong, I’d love to see you spend it on yourself. It’s the least that piece of shit can do, after how

taking

“No. I won’t.”

shook her head. “You’re just going to tear it

incredulous.

I’ll just donate it to someone who needs it,” Grace answered and

“That prick will probably use it

the painfulness of that

after walking around for a while, and shared several small dishes in the mall food court. It was so much like old times! Grace could almost imagine that the last few years hadn’t happened, and it was just the two of them catching up after a long week of corporate

there was no

self-aware, she didn’t resent it. If not for everything in the past, she wouldn’t

head back,” Grace

dessert for Jay. She

underground parking lot, they saw Sean,

bad rash that just

They all

held Lina back and suggested that they walk around the long way, but

head and keeping

and shook

warned. “If you so much as say another word to her again, I’ll

punish me!?

pass by them, Zoe suddenly stretched

She pitched forward, and the moving steps caused her to tumble and

screamed in shock and quickly ran to the side

press the emergency stop button.

Grace had rolled down a lot

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