My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict

Chapter 16

Grace’s body froze.

Seeing Sean and Lily, and reliving those hours in the prison… the pain, the terror. Not knowing if she’d live or die.

Her whole body shuddered.

And that stupid ring…Sean had taken her to that jeweler and she’d tried it on. He’d been ready to buy it and she’d laughed and said it was too extravagant. She’d told him to save his money. Her love didn’t cost anything.

“Grace… are you going home?” a man’s quiet voice asked.

Grace lifted her head and saw a man about thirty years old smiling shyly at her. He had short hair and wore the uniform of

the Fleet.

She recalled that this was Chase, from the Sanitation Service

Center’s Fleet.

“Yes,” Grace replied.

“I’m free. Let me take you home,” Chase said.

His light eyes crinkled at the corners. He looked kind. A little bashful even.

Grace remembered Claire telling her that Chase was interested in her. That was sweet, but she had no intention of getting into a relationship.

“You don’t have to.” Grace turned him down.

“It’s all right. I have a car. It’s no trouble to give you a ride home,” Chase said as he made a second attempt.

“Huh! Your car is too cheap. This is Grace Cummins-she only wants to sit in a luxury car. If you could buy her a six-carat diamond ring, maybe then she’d let you drive her around,” Farah said.

Grace sighed.

She was not interested in Chase, but she had wanted to let him down gently.

face immediately turned red, not knowing what to say.

that’s your dream. Because you only care about material things. Or maybe I

a breath. “You-you…” Farahwas rendered speechless and she

very kind. However, I live nearby and

left quickly after that, wanting

way home, Grace bought some

a necessity, but having someone to cook for… mealtimes had more

she returned to the apartment and started cooking, she settled into a comfortable routine. When Jay arrived as she was finishing up, she

removed his shoes and hung up his coat. Then he came beside her to wash his

had the oddest effect on Grace. It both settled and

excited her.

her thoughts turn

friend, her brother’ and she’d be wise to remember

that.

you feeling?”

“Better.”

But please continue to take the medicine for another few days. I’d hate to see that

He nodded.

for another

meals on time.” Grace continued, “Shall I help you check on the Internet to see if there are any suitable

will look around,” Jason said. “If you want me to get a stable job, I’ll do

her hand and touched Jay’s

really taking this sisterly role seriously.

her feelings, so he turned his head so she wouldn’t see him

wealthiest corporations in the city? That his job earned him revenues that rivaled some countries’

power,

the head of Reed Group, there was nothing

he had wished for, but he wasn’t content. There was something that he

desired… his gaze fixed on the

mobile phone suddenly rang.

her away to pick up

voice was

heart what Farah said. I