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.

ridiculous. “Isn’t he thinking too much into

and raised her hand to look

anyway? Are you going to tear it up?” 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

you won’t be taking that to

“No. I won’t.”

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

incredulous.

it to someone who needs it,” Grace answered and carefully put

sighed. “That prick will probably use

the painfulness of that encounter was forgotten.

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

there was no undoing the

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

head back,”

full baklava dessert for Jay. She

underground parking lot,

bad rash that just wouldn’t go away!

of anger, disbelief and good old-fashioned hatred. They all stopped talking

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

Lina’s lead, lifting her head and keeping

glared and shook

think about it, sister,” Sean warned. “If you so much as say another word to

believe it. “You’d punish me!?

by them, Zoe

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

shock and quickly ran to the side of

the emergency

late. Grace had rolled down a lot

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