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.

to students from poverty-stricken families, Grace’s teacher Mrs. Green helped her apply for it. That’s when Grace met Jacob, Mrs. Green’s son,

school. He occasionally helped Grace with her

grateful to Mrs. Green, but he didn’t

lived in a small cottage. Her grandfather swept the garden while Jacob and Grace did their homework and played in

is so beautiful and adorable. How about she

don’t deserve him,” he rubbed

didn’t even dare to

university, her grandfather went back to the countryside.

Grace saw him begging friends for money

her heart that she would grow up to be a top lawyer so that her grandfather would never

grandfather that anyone could

***

Grace started dating Sean of the rich and powerful Stevens family. Suddenly, her father wanted to be in her life again, all because of who she

nice young man.

was what her grandfather said the day she took Sean to meet

should have beautiful dresses. My pretty Grace should not wear shabby clothes,”

junk to make money

to, many times. He was getting too

a winter three years

by an unleashed dog in the park when he was collecting

unconscious on the spot

Lily’s dog. She said it was worth

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

money to the hospital, so she went to Lily for compensation.

didn’t get money from him, so you came to me?” Lily had

because of your idiot grandfather, I should

your grandpa are just a bunch of

couldn’t.

and Grace started to fight. Jennifer, who was

got into her car and wanted to drive away, but Jennifer chased after her in her fancy

the police. She didn’t even try to escape. Her grandfather was

names. Grace hoped that at least one of them could save her grandfather’s

they were on the

grandfather had been

for life, and he didn’t want to be a burden to

on the ice-cold ground

couldn’t save either her

in

Grace, “My dog has always been obedient. Guess

his

hated Grace because she

she was in prison. She blamed herself for the death of her grandfather. Lily would’ve

knew then it was just a dream because she was not a good girl like her grandfather said, she was a piece

time, she wouldn’t want any shinny hairpins or any nice dresses, and she most certainly wouldn’t want

she wants is just to have her

***

that she had been

down at

multiple fractures and broken bones,

hadn’t gone out of their way to

she had residual pain. I was

were many fine movements that she couldn’t

hurt more especially when it was

her hands and breathed

It’s okay. You’re okay.

a

she stood up and resumed

memories threatened

than just her freedom

Her

everything she’d cared about was gone

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

It’s okay. You’re okay.

a

You don’t need anybody.

finished mopping

of a sanitation worker with her long hair tied

on the wall. Her delicate face was slightly reddish due to the cold weather, and her mouth was pressed into a thin

at her face, you would think she was a student who had just

how cruel

at her were old, far

and rolled the cleaning

a few minutes had

to drift

she moved quickly and efficiently

life of a sanitation worker wasn’t glamorous, but after she

she was about to leave, she heard a

daughter