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.

the exact moment that Grace drifted to sleep. Her breathing evened out and

evaded him for a while, as bits and jagged pieces of memories floated through his psyche. His father sat him down in the library and told him, ‘Jason, don’t follow in my footsteps. Even if you were to fall for a woman, don’t

world is love. When she no longer loves you, it will be useless even if you were to

love, you will realize that someone in this world has the power to control your emotions. She could make you live or

of his surroundings. It was the mansion but the wall

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

stormed out the door and he followed. He had to catch her.

to hear your father telling me how much he loves me and is yet unable to

who’s talking

“Don’t…go…”

him. He’s begging the woman. If she

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

drown. He felt so terrible that he found

hold of something, even if it was

gentle voice rang beside his ears. ”Jay, Jay, I’m not leaving,

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

opened his eyes, he saw a pretty face. Her dark eyes were full of anxiety, her

him

swallowed hard

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

not had that dream for some

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

about straws and lifesavers? He’d thought it so s*lly

his dream, while he was about to drown, he had caught hold

had

let go of her and the warmth he’d

spread in the pit of his stomach. He curled

became

nothing.” He tried to suppress the pain. “It’s just… stomach cramps. I’ll be fine

come because of the

suppress his emotions. But that had been the reaction of a child, a boy

an adult, he’d not experienced

his abdomen and was twisting

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