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 to say.

“I think perhaps that’s your dream. Because you only care about material

speechless and

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

left quickly after that, wanting to avoid

Grace bought some lean meat

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

settled into a comfortable routine. When Jay arrived as she was finishing up, she smiled.

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

effect on Grace. It both

excited her.

not to let her thoughts turn in such a direction.

brother’ and she’d be wise to remember

that.

are you feeling?” Grace asked.

“Better.”

the medicine for another few

He nodded.

can look for another job. Something more stable so

continued, “Shall I help you check on the Internet to see if there are any suitable jobs for

you want me to get a stable

hand and

this sisterly

hurt her feelings, so he turned his

one of the wealthiest corporations in the city? That his job earned

money, power,

the head of Reed Group, there was nothing denied to him.

for, but he wasn’t content. There was

on the

phone

moved her away to

answered the phone, a stumbling voice was heard on the

tell you not to take to heart what Farah said. I know you’re not

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