Chapter 317

Grace lived close by and hopped in a cab to get there in no time.

Maybe because she'd just been read the riot act by Brandon, Theresa was a bit scared when she saw Grace. She timidly called out, "Auntie Grace," and slowly sidled up to Grace, taking her hand as a peace offering.

"Sorry," she murmured, her apology barely above a whisper.

Grace's heart, which had been in her throat, finally settled back down.

"Do you have any idea how worried sick you made me?" Grace blurted out, but couldn't keep her emotions in check any longer, bursting into tears and hugging Theresa tight, sobbing, "You scared the living daylights out of me."

Theresa was a bit freaked out by Grace's reaction, quietly nestled in her embrace without a word.

"Sorry," she murmured again.

Grace hugged her a little tighter. "You can't ever do that again, got it?"

"Yes," Theresa whispered back, not daring to make another peep.

and Grace's breakdown left her bewildered, her little mind and understanding not quite sure how to deal with all that

in River-View Community." The officer

not fully grasping

cop wouldn't buy

everything checked out, the cop lectured, "She's just

"It's my fault, really. I never thought she'd go out on

just go out by yourself, okay? There are lots of bad

Theresa nodded earnestly.

knew them, the cop left some final warnings

leave and then turned

been lucky enough to bump into someone nice who called the cops, do

voice wasn't loud, but the authority in his tone made both

Handsome Unkie to be kind and easy- going. She'd never seen this kind of stern, intimidating side of him, and it scared her so much she scooted closer to Grace, hugging her neck tight and looking at Brandon with fear

Theresa's eyes and reached

shaking her head,

fire door and was about to rush out when she glanced down, freezing in her tracks upon seeing

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