My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict

Chapter 1

Prologue

The day Grace was released from prison, two men were waiting for her.

One of them sent her to prison, and the other one convicted her.

The snow was very heavy that day. They looked like two snowmen waiting outside the prison.

Grace vowed in her heart, she’d make everyone pay their price.

***

“Grace, get yourself a job and be a good person out there.”

The prison guard opened the gate and told her so.

Grace nodded. Through the iron bar on the prison window, she saw two black cars parked out of the gate. Waiting for her.

They were Jacob’s Benz G-Wagon and Sean’s Porsche Panamera.

Heavy snow has caused total chaos on the roads. Jacob and Sean were standing quietly in front of their cars.

Sean held a black umbrella and stared at the gate. Jacob kept looking at his watch.

One of them was Grace’s ex-boyfriend, and the other one was her childhood best friend.

How affectionate and caring they looked! If they hadn’t sent Grace to prison and told the other inmates to “take good care” of her, maybe she would be moved to tears.

Five years ago, Grace went to confront Lily Atkinson, and her sister Jennifer Atkinson was also there. In an unfortunate turn of events, Jennifer Atkinson died. Although it was a terrible accident, the court still decided to sentence Grace to three years in prison.

Lily dragged her sister’s lifeless body out of the car and called the police. Sean arrived soon after.

“Sean, your girlfriend killed my sister!” Lily sat on the ground and cried out.

Sean’s first reaction was to push Grace down onto the ground in case she ran away.

But Grace was already too weak to resist because she’d also been hurt. What’s more… she was pregnant with Sean’s baby.

“How could you be so evil?!” When Jacob rushed over, his eyes were blood shot as he questioned Grace.

Before Grace could explain to the two most important men in her life, she was handcuffed by the police.

In court, Lily’s lawyer was Jacob, Grace’s childhood best friend, another blow to her heart.

Jacob blamed everything on Grace. She was convicted of reckless driving and involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to three years of imprisonment.

“Grace, you deserve this. People have to pay for their mistakes,” he said.

When Grace first got into prison, she was beaten constantly. She was beaten in places without security cameras and had her nails pulled out. She was yanked by the hair and pressed into toilets. Her back was always being kicked, and it was bruised all the time.

They even broke the bones in her finger, one by one.

At first, Grace didn’t know why. She was always stubborn and didn’t cry when they hit her.

But after a while, Grace found out why they picked on her exclusively. Grace sucked up to one of the female bosses in prison. She would wash her feet, give her massages, and even do her laundry. Finally, she gained the trust of the female boss, and she told Grace why.

“Girl, you poor little thing. Someone paid us to beat you.”

Grace knew who it was then in that instant. Sean.

This was the man who ordered two hundred drones to spell out “I LOVE YOU” in the night sky when he was pursuing her.

He said, “Grace, I will protect you from now on.”

***

Upon seeing their cars outside the prison gates, Grace begged the prison guard to let her leave from the back door, to avoid seeing either of their faces.

Besides, what if they were still angry with her and wanted to take their revenge?

I am nothing compared to them. I can’t afford to provoke them, but at least I can hide. Grace thought to herself.

In a trance, Grace remembered her confrontation with Lily. Lily stood in front of Grace while holding her dog and shouted, “My dog is worth 70,000 dollars. How much is your grandfather’s life worth?”

When Grace was three, her mother died and her father remarried. He abandoned her so her grandfather raised her all by himself.

Her grandfather worked night and day collecting junk and empty bottles for recycling.

When Grace was in junior high, she moved to the city from the countryside and lived in a small rental apartment. Her grandfather told her that they could make more money in the city because there was more junk to collect.

But Grace knew the true reason why her grandfather wanted her to go to school in the city.

The children in the city had shiny hairpins, and Grace wanted them too.

Grace’s grandfather once stood outside a small accessories store for hours, then he finally went inside to buy the expensive shiny hairpin for Grace.

helped her apply for it.

helped Grace with her studies. She was clever and studious, so her

Mrs. Green, but he didn’t have any money,

Her grandfather swept the garden while Jacob and Grace did their homework and

is so beautiful and adorable. How about

too good. We don’t deserve him,” he rubbed his hands

he didn’t even dare

the countryside. He didn’t let Grace go back with him, but

when Grace saw him begging friends

would

anyone could

***

and powerful Stevens family. Suddenly, her father wanted to be

young man. Bless you

said the

beautiful dresses. My pretty Grace should

he continued to collect junk

him not to, many times. He was getting too old, and Grace was worried about his

was a winter

tackled by an unleashed dog in the park when

the spot and was rushed to

dog. She said it

was sent to the ICU. Due to a fracture of the cervical spine and

needed to pay a lot of money to the hospital, so she went to Lily

get money from him, so you came to me?” Lily had always liked Sean, but he was dating Grace at

grandfather, I should be the one asking

your grandpa are just a bunch of country

back. She really couldn’t. So,

fight. Jennifer, who was Lily’s

her car and wanted to drive away, but Jennifer chased after her in her fancy convertible. That’s

the police. She didn’t even try to escape. Her grandfather was in the hospital, but no

that at least one of them could save

were on the

she heard that her grandfather had been

and he didn’t want to be

was lying on the ice-cold

her grandfather… or

locked up in prison, Lily

been obedient. Guess

know anything, he only followed his owner’s orders, and his

hated Grace because she was

in prison. She blamed herself for

he told her how she was a good girl. Grace knew then it was just

time, she wouldn’t want any shinny hairpins or any nice

is just to have her grandfather

***

realize that she had

at her

three years of imprisonment, and multiple fractures and broken bones, her hands would never look or feel the same way

fingernails had grown back, but the prison doctors hadn’t gone out of their

she had residual

many fine movements that she couldn’t perform

more especially when it was cold or humid

her hands and breathed

It’s okay. You’re okay.

a

the mantra as she stood up

threatened to consume

just her freedom in that

future. Her boyfriend. Her

and everything she’d cared about was gone in an

the wealthiest and most powerful families in the country. What’s more, she was the fiancée of Jason Reed—the most powerful man

It’s okay. You’re okay.

a

You don’t need anybody.

finished mopping the

was wearing the bright-colored work suit of a sanitation worker with her long hair tied

delicate face was slightly reddish due

only look at her face, you would think she was

how cruel the world

her were old,

rolled the cleaning

a few

to drift off to

an eye on the time, she moved quickly and efficiently

glamorous, but after she left

to leave, she heard a colleague watching the news on

As a superstar and a daughter of a rich and powerful family, now she is going to marry into