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.

thought it was a bit ridiculous. “Isn’t he thinking

to look at the

she asked. “Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to see you spend it on yourself. It’s the least that piece of shit can do, after how he and that trash Lily treated you. But something

won’t be taking that

“No. I won’t.”

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

incredulous.

who needs it,” Grace answered and carefully put the check into her bag.

she sighed. “That prick will probably use it

laughed, and just like that, the painfulness of that encounter was

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

was no

didn’t resent it. If not for everything in the past, she wouldn’t have come to know Jay.

back,”

for Jay. She

they were about to enter the escalator to the underground parking lot, they saw

bad rash that just wouldn’t

hatred. They

had a moment’s pause where she almost held Lina back and suggested that they walk around the long way, but she didn’t want to appear

lead, lifting her head and

and shook her head.

sister,” Sean warned. “If you so much as say

“You’d punish me!?

pass by them, Zoe suddenly stretched out her

guard and tripped. She pitched forward, and the moving steps caused her to

in shock and quickly ran to the side of

press the emergency

already too late. Grace

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