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 too

and raised her hand to look at the check she was

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

you won’t be taking that to the

“No. I won’t.”

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

incredulous.

someone who needs it,” Grace answered

“That’s more like it!” Then she sighed. “That prick will probably use it as a tax

that, the

meal 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

was no

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

head back,”

food and the full baklava dessert for Jay.

to the underground parking lot, they saw

like a bad rash that just wouldn’t

and good old-fashioned hatred. They all stopped talking when

suggested that they walk around

lifting her head and keeping her eyes straight ahead.

shook

much as say another word to her again, I’ll have you sent abroad.”

punish me!? For

toward the escalator and was about to pass by them, Zoe suddenly stretched out her foot right in Grace’s

She pitched forward, and the moving steps

in shock and quickly ran to the side of

to press the emergency stop button.

Grace had

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