Chapter 14

Maria was angered and humiliated. Her hands fisted at her sides and she shook with the force of her outrage. She immediately turned to leave with Mia following her. That was slapping her in the face.

Grace felt as if she were watching a show. The minute she stepped out of the market, she saw a few people smashing a car that seemed to belong to Maria.

“What happened? Has she offended someone and that person is taking revenge?” Grace asked.

“Who knows?” Jason replied as his eyes glittered.

“Anyway, it’s none of our business.” Grace took Jason’s arm and walked to the bus stop.

Suddenly, Jason stopped walking. Grace turned to look at him and saw that he looked pale.

“What’s wrong?” Grace asked, looking worried. “Jay, are you okay?”

“N-nothing,” Jason stuttered. He shook his head as if to clear it.

“You look like you saw a ghost.”

His gaze cut swiftly to her.

The woman who stepped off the bus and disappeared into the market crowd…she’d looked too much like the woman who’d deserted her husband and son.

Surely, he was mistaken.

***

Grace frowned at him as they got ready for bed. She didn’t pry and he credited her for holding her tongue.

“Thank you for the phone,” he said and forced a smile for her benefit.

Her smile wobbled a bit, but she nodded. It was obvious she was worried about him.

But he was fine.

As the lights dimmed, he closed his eyes and breathed deeply.

moment that Grace drifted to sleep.

him down in the library

his birthdays, Dad said, ‘The most unreliable thing in this world is love. When she no longer loves you, it will be useless even if you were

he was in the living room. “Jason, one day, when you fall in love, you will realize that someone in this world has the power to control your emotions. She could make you live or d*e. However, if possible, Dad hopes that you will never get

his surroundings. It was the mansion but the wall color was different and there was a crib. Was

It’s cold… it’s so cold… Don’t stay here… if you continue to stay here… you will freeze

stormed out the door and he followed. He had to

father telling me how much he loves me and is yet unable to give me the

talking to

“Don’t…go…”

it’s him. He’s begging the woman. If she leaves, my father

Don’t go!” Jason struggled to catch hold of her, but it was like trying to

and he was about to drown. He felt so terrible that he found

of something,

he caught hold of something warm. A gentle voice rang beside his ears. ”Jay, Jay, I’m not leaving, I’m not leaving. Don’t

voice… Sister. Grace, the woman who has asked me

pretty face. Her dark eyes were full of anxiety, her

was telling him not to

hard and

had awakened, she heaved a sigh of relief. ”Jay, what happened? Did

had that dream

nightmare.” Jason realized he was holding Grace’s hand tightly as though she

she’d talked about straws and lifesavers? He’d thought it so s*lly when she’d said it, but there

drown,

it had

immediately let go of her and the

spread in the pit of his stomach. He curled

saw him move, she became concerned again. “Are you

“It’s

pain come because

had been the reaction of a child, a boy too young to process his grief and

not experienced a

his

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