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. Her breathing

bits and jagged pieces of memories floated through his psyche. His father sat him down in the library and told him, ‘Jason,

said, ‘The most unreliable thing in this world is love. When she no longer loves you, it will be

the power to control your emotions. She could make you live or d*e. However, if possible, Dad hopes that you will

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

to me. Don’t stay here! It’s cold… it’s so cold… Don’t stay here… if

the door and he followed. He

loves me and is

talking

“Don’t…go…”

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

go!” Jason struggled to catch hold of her, but

to drown. He

grab hold of something, even

warm. A gentle voice rang beside his ears. ”Jay, Jay, I’m

Grace, the woman who has asked me to address her

eyes, he saw a pretty face. Her dark eyes were full of anxiety, her pink lips opening and closing as

was telling him not to be

swallowed hard and

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

had that dream for some time. It’d

had a nightmare.” Jason realized he was holding Grace’s hand tightly as

He’d thought it so s*lly when she’d said it, but there was no

was about to drown, he had caught hold of something…

had

immediately let go of her and the warmth he’d felt

dull ache spread in the pit of his stomach.

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

pain. “It’s just… stomach

the pain come because of the

he would suffer from severe stomach cramps whenever he tried to suppress his emotions. But that had been

he’d not experienced a physical reaction like

his abdomen and

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