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

knows?” Grace shrugged and raised her hand to look

love to see you spend it on yourself.

taking that to the

“No. I won’t.”

going to tear it up?” She

incredulous.

who needs it,” Grace answered and carefully

Then she sighed. “That prick

that, the

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

no undoing the past.

be who she was now, stronger and more self-aware, she didn’t resent it. If not for everything in the past, she wouldn’t have

back,” Grace

had saved half her food and the full baklava dessert for

the underground parking lot, they saw Sean, Zoe,

like a bad rash that just wouldn’t

trio looked miserable-various expressions of anger, disbelief and good old-fashioned hatred. They all stopped talking when they saw Grace and Lina approaching

almost held Lina back and suggested that they walk around the long way, but she didn’t want

her head and keeping her eyes straight

and shook

much as say another word

believe it. “You’d punish me!? For

about to pass by them,

She pitched forward, and the moving steps caused her to

screamed in shock and quickly ran

press the emergency stop button.

already too late. Grace

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