Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Corace checked into a new room for the night, , and as she was about to rest, her phone suddenly buzzed with a message from the work group chat

Curious, she opened it and found her coworkers gossiping about her

Someone had posted a picture of her back.

“Valy is Grace Staying in a hotel

The probably has some date tonight. She’s always surrounded by men, right?

Honest, she only got into the company because of her connection with Mr. Henderson”

Grace rassed an eyebrow, realizing they had probably forgotten she was in the group.

she quickly typed a message. She asked, “Since when have had a lot of men around me? How come I didn’t know the

Thedon in the group had been pretty lively, with people em guessing she had slept with Yancey to get into the company but once they saw her message, they suddenly

sumbered she was part of the group.

sent Grace tagged the person who had taken her photo. She questioned,

in

even quieter. If this weren’t a work–related group chat, it would’ve

comfortably went to sleep, knowing it wasn’t her fault they were talking behind her

awkward tension, she pretended like she

one called her and asked if she wanted

were still some furniture pieces the needed to check out

a clear come in, and after picking up a few

heard that Grace had bought a 15–ion–dollar house. For a moment, her smile seemed forced: “Grace, weren’t you string financially? How did you suddenly get

lamp. She asked a

nee vintage styles?

“Right this way.”

a large mall

lummary brands—baps, furniture, you name it–and every item cost thousands of dollars. Grace bought

when she saw the 50,000o–dollar lamp

you that money? Or someone else? Joanne

and she was already thinking about the new house. She was looking forward to moving in that evening “Neither. It’s a long story. Do you

forced a smile “Sure, I’ve never seen a 15–million–dollar

Drunville worked their whole lives and couldn’t even afford to buy a

didn’taven pause She preferred a simple canvas tote than those bags worth

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255