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.

red, not knowing what

Farahand said, “I think perhaps that’s your dream. Because you only care about material things. Or maybe I have it wrong, and you’ll go home with anyone

speechless and she settled for glaring

very kind. However, I live nearby and I’m used to

quickly after that, wanting to avoid

home, Grace bought some lean

viewed it more. as a necessity, but having someone to cook for… mealtimes had more significance now, and she

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

his shoes and hung up his coat.

on Grace.

excited her.

not to let her thoughts turn in

friend, her brother’ and she’d be

that.

feeling?” Grace asked.

“Better.”

few days. I’d hate

He nodded.

look for another

“Shall I help you check on the Internet to see

all right. I will look around,” Jason said. “If you want me to get

hand and

was really taking this

hurt her feelings, so he turned his head so she

she learned that he was the President of one of the wealthiest corporations in

money, power,

the head of Reed Group, there was

for, but he

on

phone suddenly

away to pick up

phone, a stumbling voice was heard on the other end

to take to heart what Farah said. I know

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