My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict

Chapter 12

Back then in prison, Grace was alone. If Lina had not visited her frequently to encourage her, Grace might not have walked out of prison alive.

There were days…too many of them when she’d contemplated ending it all.

It was Lina who had been giving her support over the past three tough years.

“The life-saving straw…?” Jason’s eyes glittered. Lina seemed to hold a special place in Grace’s heart. Jason asked, “Don’t you find it funny to treat a person as such a lifesaver? What if they abandon you, won’t you feel despair?”

“Lina would not do that,” Grace replied confidently, showing her absolute trust in Lina.

Jason had no idea why he felt uneasy.

Over the next few days, Grace’s workload increased tremendously, as the management staff from Sanitation Service Center would be coming over for inspection. Most days, she had to work overtime.

Fortunately, when she went home, Jay would have prepared dinner and he’d be there, a steady, calming presence waiting for her, and that warmed her heart.

She had told Jay before to go ahead and eat. He shouldn’t have to suffer just because she would return home late. However, he insisted on waiting for her so they could eat dinner together.

Early in the morning, after cleaning the streets that she was assigned to, Grace returned to the Sanitation Service Center. After putting away her tools, she stood on the lawn in front of the entrance.

After a while, the inspectors from the Urban Management Bureau arrived. Everyone who was in charge of sweeping the streets stood on the lawn to welcome the inspectors, making it convenient for reporting.

Grace’s skinny body stood out among the group of middle-aged women.

“You’re Grace!” When the inspectors reached the Sanitation Service Center, a woman of about 28 years old shouted out when she saw Grace.

Grace lifted her head. The woman in the light-blue suit had her hair up in a bun. Her face was round and her eyes narrow. She was ordinary, but her makeup made her look good.

Grace was stunned for a while before she recognized her high school classmate, Mia Jenkins.

“It’s you!” Mia looked at Grace in amazement as she asked, “Why are you here? Are you now… a sanitation worker?”

She didn’t look away from Mia’s gaze. After all, it was unavoidable for one to meet their old friends. No matter how embarrassing that

you know each other?” her colleague who

valedictorian! She always topped in class. Many guys in our class liked her and but

did that, the more it showed the contrast to Grace’s current

the

of the undercurrents here. Back then in class, a lot of students

“Our Grace

now the

to look at Grace with different expressions on their faces. Some looked surprised, some looked at her

girl in the Supply Department asked her curiously, “Grace, everyone overheard Miss Perkins yesterday. Is it true what she said,

the prettiest girl in the class

Grace with embarrassment, but Grace merely lowered her head. After she had signed her name on the

her and patted her on the shoulder. ”Don’t take Farah’s words

was referring to and what

about Grace as she said, “Chase is a nice guy, and the Center has plans for him.

shook her head as she replied, “No thanks. I have no intentions

twenty-seven years old. As a woman gets older, it will

single,” Grace replied. After she came out of prison, she no

had made several promises to

to love and cherish her, to

saw how well that had played

had watched as each of her ten fingernails was ripped out.

one

you, Claire. I’m not looking for love. Or a relationship. I’m fine,

her lips. “How is

better,” Grace replied

her head. “It could be amputated,

Grace’s mouth tipped up. “Complaining doesn’t change