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My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1861-However, he kept deceiving himself over and over again. He would rather believe her lies and that what she said was true.

When it came to making a choice and running into such a test, the seemingly fragile lie stopped him from lying to himself.

“Go home. I want to be alone and not have anyone disturb me tonight,” Jason said coldly.

However, a pair of arms instantly wrapped around him from behind. She pressed her face onto his back.

He instantly stiffened and heard her say, “I won’t plead for Mrs. Watts, but my mentor and his wife are kind to me, Jay. You don’t understand how helpless I was when I lost my memory and was struggling in a big city with a child. I had no past and could only fight to keep myself and my daughter alive. It wasn’t until I met my mentor and his wife that I finally felt like I could take a break.” After a pause, she hugged him a little tighter as if that would give her the courage to continue speaking. “I know you want Mrs. Watts to pay for what happened back then one way or another, so why don’t we do it with the law’s help? Why don’t we let the court decide what to do with her for her negligence in causing you a serious injury and for her actions in causing your father to choose death?” She did not want his hands to be stained with his own mother’s blood. It was not the way it should be.

Sometimes, hating a person too much also revealed… one’s. reluctance to let go!

Jason slowly turned around. He looked at Grace and said, “What if I don’t want to? It’s too easy for her just to be judged by the law. Can her years in prison pay for my father’s life?” Grace froze. She could not help biting her lower lip. “Then what do you want to do to her?” “Since it’s a life, then she should pay with a life, shouldn’t she?” he asked coldly.

Her face paled, and under the moonlight, her face was even paler. There even seemed to be fear in her almond-shaped eyes.

“Do… Do you want her dead?” she asked in a mutter.

“Shouldn’t I?” he asked, feeling a sting in his chest from the frightened look in her eyes.

‘Is she… afraid of me? Is she going to stay away from me too?’ 3/4 “It may seem right to you, but I think we have no right to decide whether another human lives or dies.” She shook uncontrollably as she said this. “Jay, don’t decide whether your mother lives or dies, okay? And don’t get blood on your hands. That shouldn’t happen to your hands.” She took his hand as she spoke. They were fair, clean, and defined. The contrast was even more striking when compared to her hands, which had slightly crooked knuckles.

“Jay, I’ve suffered… the feeling of having someone else decide whether I live or die. It made me… really miserable. I… I almost died in that car accident that Lily arranged. If I had climbed out of the car a little later, the car would have exploded and I would have died!” Her body trembled as her hands shook. He could feel all of it.

Jason’s eyes flashed with pain and remorse.

The case was a source of great pain for her, and it was the same for him.

He did not answer her, and she stubbornly kept him company as they stood at the place his father died. She held his hand tightly as if afraid that he would leave again and not let her find him.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1862-Grace’s skin that was exposed outside her clothes was now cold. Jason said, “Take a nap. I’ll wake you up when we reach Reed Residence.” “You won’t… go missing again, will you?” she asked worriedly as it was only by chance that she managed to find him this time.

He said, “No, so go to sleep.” She was reassured, and she was indeed tired after this long day. Grace slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep soon after.

Jason looked at her sleeping face with a thoughtful look in his dark eyes.

The car drove slowly toward Reed Residence and soon arrived.

Instead of waking her up, Jason carried her straight back to their bedroom and gently put her on the bed.

“Grace, I can’t let that woman go, so don’t plead for that woman anymore, okay?” he muttered in a voice that sounded like a warning and a plea.

When Lina saw Grace, all she saw was her best friend’s sad face. “What’s wrong? What happened?” After all, in Lina’s opinion, her best friend was now the mistress of the Reed family and Jason was so in love with her. Besides, she had also found her child. One could say that everything was going well for Grace right now. She should have nothing to worry about!

“I’m facing some troubles,” Grace said as she hesitated a little.

“Can’t Jason help you solve them?” asked Lina.

Grace smiled bitterly, “Someone has always been kind to me, but that person offended Jay and Jay won’t let that person go. They did something really bad to Jay, and I’m not sure whether to plead for them or not.” Lina also frowned after hearing that. “It seems to be a real dilemma. Is this what it means by not being able to have it all?” “What about you? How are you doing now?” Instead of talking about her troubles, Grace changed the subject.

“Not bad. I eat good food and sleep well every day. I don’t have morning sickness that much anymore. I guess the baby is being considerate of me, ” Lina said with a smile as she patted her belly.

“What about… Hadwin Stephenson? Are you sure you won’t contact him? Is he really ignoring you and the baby?” asked Grace.

Lina suddenly felt a little guilty. “Uh, he… probably doesn’t know that I’m keeping the baby.” “What do you mean?” Grace froze.

“I… said I wanted to have an abortion in front of him, so he probably thinks the baby is gone,” said Lina.

Grace was immediately speechless when she heard that. “In other words, Hadwin Stephenson thinks that you aborted the baby when you didn’t?” “I… guess so,” muttered Lina.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1863-“But if you do this, have you ever wondered what if Hadwin Stephenson insists on wanting the baby back if he learns about their existence one day?” asked Grace.

Lina immediately said, “The baby’s mine. I won’t give them to anyone!” Grace said, “But he can sue and get the baby’s custody. Didn’t Martin Weiss also sue to take Nelson’s custody from Kyla?” Lina instantly turned pale, and she also stopped eating her dessert. “Could he… get custody?” “If he really wants to do that and hires the best lawyers, there’s a 50-50 chance that he can get the baby’s custody after they turn two,” said Grace.

Lina gritted her teeth as she clenched her hands.

Grace sighed. “Lina, if you ever get to that point, I’ll help you.

But… how did you and Hadwin Stephenson get to this point? Didn’t you say you were going to start over with Hadwin Stephenson that day?” Lina said bitterly, “He and I can never start over. Maybe he 2/4 never really loved me. I thought he broke up with Katherine Jackson because he never loved her. I thought he did it due to *Mason Swansonrcumstances and he wanted to get justice for me, but it turns out that the breakup was just a sham.” “What do you mean?” Grace asked in confusion.

“I went to see Hadwin Stephenson that day but saw Katherine Jackson enter Hadwin Stephenson’s mansion. She didn’t come. out until the next morning. The security guards at Hadwin Stephenson’s mansion also said Katherine Jackson had come to the mansion several times after her public breakup with Hadwin Stephenson. She always spent the night and would only leave the mansion the next day.” It was painful for Lina to talk about this matter again.

“Could there be a misunderstanding?” Grace asked after pondering about it.

“What kind of misunderstanding? Why would Hadwin Stephenson let Katherine Jackson spend the night at his mansion? I… can’t take it even if he’s doing it for his career. Maybe we do share different opinions. He has never really loved me. Perhaps I’m just more of his type among the many women he has met, or…” She paused, and her voice was dry. “It’s probably because of regret. He broke up with me for his career and didn’t get me, 3/4 so he wanted to get back together with me when the chance arose. But that’s all there is to it. He can never give me what I want.” Grace had a feeling that something was vaguely wrong when she heard this.

Hadwin Stephenson’s eyes were full of indifference when he brought up Lina’s name at the airport before, but logically speaking, there was no reason for Hadwin Stephenson to let Katherine Jackson spend the night in his mansion.

If he had feelings for Katherine Jackson, he would not have gone through so much trouble to have a public breakup with her. If he wanted to break away from the Jackson family’s control and even turn against them to get the Jackson family’s assets, he had already achieved his goal. The Jackson family was already a sitting duck.

Speaking of which, it seemed that two days after Lina went to look for Hadwin Stephenson, Stephenson Group announced the acquisition of part of the Jackson family’s assets. However, the strange thing was that Hadwin Stephenson had offered them a good price. Judging from the Jackson family’s current situation, you could say that they got a good price.

‘Why did Hadwin Stephenson do that, then? Does Katherine Jackson have something on him? Or is there something else. going on?’ “Grace, what’s on your mind?” Lina’s voice made Grace come back to her senses.

“I was just thinking that maybe there’s something wrong with Katherine Jackson,” said Grace.

Lina said indifferently, “It doesn’t matter. I just want to give birth to the baby and raise them. If Hadwin Stephenson really wants to fight with me for the baby, I won’t give them up no matter what!”

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1864-“Alright, don’t overthink it. If it does come to this, I’ll help you with the case,” said Grace. After sending Lina home, Grace dialed a phone number. It was an experienced private detective she knew and also a connection she made when she was a lawyer in L City. “Please investigate Katherine Jackson from Jackson Group. I want to know her contact with Hadwin Stephenson after she officially broke up with him at the press conference and what she’s doing now,” said Grace. Grace needed to look into Katherine Jackson before she could feel at ease. Grace did not ask them to look up the whereabouts of her mentor and his wife. If Jay wanted to hide people from others, she would not find anything even if she hired a private detective. Grace came to Reed group’s building. When she was reaching Jason’s office, she saw Terrence walking toward the door with a stack of documents. “Terrence!” shouted Grace as she stopped him. 2/3 Terrence stopped in his tracks and looked at Grace in surprise. “Young… Young Madam? What brings you here?” Grace said, “I’m here to see Jay. Are you going to look for him for work?” Terrence’s expression changed slightly. Then, he smiled faintly and said, “It’s not urgent. I’ll come back to look for Young master Reed later.” With that said, Terrence turned around to leave, but Grace suddenly pulled on Terrence. “Terrence, how are my mentor and his wife doing?” When Grace pulled him, his hand holding the documents trembled. They instantly fell to the floor. Grace saw this and quickly said, “I’m sorry!” she bent down to pick up the documents on the floor as she spoke. Terrence immediately shouted. “It’s alright…” However, it was too late. Grace had already picked up the scattered documents and seen their contents. She stared at the file in her hand. It was a report on her mentor and his wife. It listed the time they ate every day, the time they went to bed, and what they did. 3/3 There was a photo of Mrs. Watts lying on a tattered bed. She did not look very well, and beside it, her temperature was listed as 38.5 degrees! ‘Is Mrs. Watts having a fever?’ Considering that Mrs. Watts had gone through so much after having an operation on her leg and was now living in a seemingly harsh environment, it would be strange if she did not get sick. “Where are they?” Grace asked Terrence in a panic. Terrence said with a face of reluctance, “Young Madam, I… can’t tell you without Young master Reed’s permission. If you really want to know, why don’t you ask Young master Reed?” Grace also knew she could not get any answer even if she asked Terrence again, so she turned around and walked into Jason’s office. In the office, Jason was reviewing the documents in his hand. He looked up at Grace after hearing the noise. “What are you doing here?”

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1865-“Where on earth are you keeping my mentor and his wife?” asked Grace.

“What’s the matter? Have you come to question me?” His eyes instantly turned cold.

“Mrs. Watts has a fever. At her age, a minor fever may cause all kinds of diseases. Jay, even if you want Mrs. Watts to atone for her sins, get a doctor for her first,” said Grace.

Jason got up and walked over to her. “What’s the matter? Do you think I locked them away?” “Didn’t you?” she asked.

“I just found them a place where that woman can repent. Your mentor can leave whenever he wants. As for the person I once called my mother, she can also leave if she wants to-but her only option outside is prison.” As Jason said this, he bent over slightly and stared at Grace with a half-smile on his face as if he was mocking her.

Grace froze, suddenly realizing why her mentor had not left. He was afraid that if he did leave to get a doctor or report to the police, Jay would send Mrs. Watts straight to prison.

Jay’s legal team could win the case easily. After all, there was a lot of evidence about what had happened that year. Even though her mentor was a big shot in the legal world, they would lose the case anyway.

“Will you tell me where they are?” asked Grace.

Jason suddenly sneered. “Didn’t you promise that you’d stand by me and not plead for that woman? Or did you not mean them?” “Yes, I did promise I wouldn’t plead with you for them, but let me see them at least. Don’t keep me from knowing where they are!” said Grace.

“But Grace, so what if you know where they are?” Jason raised his hands and gently embraced Grace.

His movements were very gentle, and his voice seemed to be muttering sweet words. However, what he said made her heart sink.

“I won’t tell you where they are. They made the decision to stay there. Stay out of this. Since you said I matter the most to you, are you willing to hurt me again?” Grace only felt her heart sinking deeper. It was as if there were two forces in her body tugging at her.

3/4 “Jay, is making your mother atone for her sins really what you want? This has burdened your mother over the years. There’s an unnamed memorial tablet in my mentor’s house. Mrs. Watts takes care of it. My mentor said it was because she did someone wrong and hasn’t had a day of peace in the past 20 years. Mrs. Watts has always regretted it. She turned vegetarian and prayed to Buddha, hoping that person can rest in peace. I think it’s probably your father. Mrs. Watts-” “Stop!” interrupted Jason as he slowly released his arms. He put his hands on her shoulders and looked down at her, saying, “Don’t say another word if you don’t want to hurt me!” His gaze made her throat dry. It was as if something was blocking everything she wanted to say. She could not say a word.

It was as if one more word would break a taboo and cause an irreparable rift in their relationship.

His gaze was telling her silently that he hated his mother very much.

The hatred was so overwhelming!

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1866-Someone seemed to be sobbing in the dark.

‘Who is it? Who’s crying?’ She tried desperately to push through the darkness and finally found a child sobbing non-stop.

It was a beautiful child with fair tender skin, black hair, and delicate features just like her favorite doll when she was little. Those beautiful peach blossom eyes were especially attractive.

‘Is this… Mick? No, it’s not Mick. It’s Jay. Was this Jay when he was little?’ Jay was wearing the same outfit she once saw in his photo album!

She ran up to him as fast as she could and held him in her arms. “Stop crying. Jay, stop crying!” She heard her voice say, then she heard the young voice saying… “Ouch! It hurts!” ‘It hurts?’ “Where does it hurt?” she asked immediately. Then, she saw a great surge of red seeping out of the clothes on his chest. The bloodstain only grew bigger.

It was blood! He was bleeding!

Almost subconsciously, she pressed her hands to his chest, trying to keep the blood from seeping out so quickly but her hand began to be covered in blood too.

Just as she became terribly anxious, the scene changed again. Jay disappeared. Now, her mentor and his wife were smiling kindly at her.

“Grace, you can leave your child with us if you’re busy with work. We’ll take care of Jasper for you.” Then, the scene changed. She was sorting out case files under a lamp. Mrs. Watts held out a bowl of soup and handed it to her. “Grace, come and have some soup. I’ve been cooking this soup for hours. It’s nutritious!” “Mrs. Watts, thank you!” “What’s there to thank me for? Your mentor and I have no children. You and Jasper are like our daughter and a granddaughter.” 3/4 At that moment, she only found Mrs. Watts’s eyes so gentle.

The scene changed again. She was ill in the hospital. Mrs. Watts had a bad leg but was limping around in the hospital. She helped her get water, go to the bathroom, and clean her.

Mrs. Watts said, “Just focus on getting better. I’m an old woman, but I can take care of you. All you have to do is get well and be safe.” She had not recovered her memories and remembered her past at the time, but Mrs. Watts felt like a mother to her.

The scene continued to change, but now, Grace saw Mrs. Watts lying weakly on a broken bed. She had a high fever and was babbling while her mentor took care of her in a fluster.

She desperately wanted to get close to her mentor and his wife, but there seemed to be an invisible wall that prevented her from getting close.

“Mentor, Mrs. Watts… are you two okay? Mrs. Watts!” shouted Grace. Suddenly, she shuddered and opened her eyes. She was greeted by darkness.

It was a dream… She had a dream just now. She had a dream about Jay as a child, and she had a dream about her past with Mrs. Watts.

In her last dream, she saw Mrs. Watts lying on a broken bed… It was probably because of Terrence’s report during the day.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1867-Mrs. Watts had a fever! However, Grace had no idea what was going on, let alone where her mentor and his wife were!

Just then, a voice suddenly rang in her ears. “Did you have a nightmare?’ Grace instantly froze, only feeling a shadow approaching her. She stared blankly at the person in front of her. It was Jay!

However, the room was dim at the moment. She could only see his figure but not his expression.

“What did you dream about?” he asked.

“N-Nothing. I don’t remember much,” she said vaguely.

‘Really?’ His eyes glimmered in the dark. He raised his hand to gently stroke her cheek. He knew what she had dreamt about.

She dreamed of him, that woman, and her mentor.

He could hear her calling his name, her mentor’s name, and… that woman’s name in her dream!

“I’m sorry I woke you up. I’ll go wash my face,” said Grace as 2/4 she threw off the covers and went to the bathroom.

She closed the bathroom door and looked at the mirror in front of the sink. Looking at the reflection in the mirror, she was ghastly pale.

Maybe she should be glad it was dark enough that they could not see each other’s faces earlier, or maybe she would have had a real breakdown.

Mrs. Watts’s kindness to her flashed through her mind. The person she once considered her mother was the one who hurt Jay the most!

What should she do to get the best of both worlds?

She seemed to be stuck in between them.

“Ah…” She instantly burst into tears. She bit her lip and tried to suppress her crying, fearing that Jason would hear her from outside.

“Boo-hoo… Boo-hoo…” The sobs and repressed cries rang out in the bathroom. Grace leaned over the sink as she shed tears. It was as if she wanted to vent all her struggles and pain over the past few days.

“How did this happen… What should I do… What on earth should I do…” she kept saying, but there was no answer.

What she did not know was that Jason was leaning against the bathroom door outside, frowning slightly as he slowly clenched his hands at his sides.

3/4 ‘Does she care that much about that woman? Does she know even if she’s not pleading, every look she gives me and every time she tries to speak but ultimately stops herself is like a plea?’ “Grace, are you going to betray me?” he murmured.

When Grace came out of the bathroom, the lights in the room were on. Jason was sitting on the couch next to their bed, talking on the phone.

“Let her lay there. Take her straight to the police station if she takes one step out of there. Otherwise, she deserves it even if she dies there,” Jason said coldly.

Grace froze and asked urgently, “Is Mrs. Watts’s fever getting worse?” Jason glanced up at Grace, tapped the end call button on his phone, and said lightly, “Didn’t we agree not to talk about these things again?” “Jay, how is Mrs. Watts doing?” asked Grace as her eyes turned red. She had managed to wipe the tears off her face in the bathroom, but now they seemed to come pouring out again.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1868-“Are you worried about her?” he asked instead of replying to her question.

“She used to take care of me and cared a lot about me. I can’t be indifferent,” said Grace.

He raised his hand and brushed it gently over her swollen eyes. “But what’s the point even if you know how she’s doing now?” “Jay, if you really want to take revenge on Mrs. Watts, at least get her a doctor. Otherwise, at her age, she’ll probably die if the fever gets serious,” said Grace.

Jason suddenly chuckled. “She’ll ‘probably’ die, but what about my father? He did die! Grace, do you know what real revenge is? She’s only having a fever now. I haven’t had her mutilated, her tongue cut, or her eyes gouged out. I didn’t even break her arms or legs. I’ve been nothing but merciful. What else do you want from me?” He would probably have made the woman more miserable if it had not been for Grace!

Grace gasped and looked at the man in front of her in shock.

2/4 Jason gently stroked the hair beside her cheek. “Did I scare you?” “I…” Her throat felt utterly dry.

“But Grace, this is me-the real me.” He showed her his dark side. “But you never have to be afraid of me. I’ll never hurt you!” Grace stared at Jason for a long time before murmuring, “I know you won’t hurt me, but Jay, are you sure you can’t let me see my mentor and his wife?” He said, “It’s unnecessary. If they want to spend the rest of their lives in prison, that’s their choice, isn’t it?” Due to Mrs. Watts’s guilt and remorse, she probably would not avoid this punishment, and her mentor would probably accompany Mrs. Watts.

“Alright, it’s late. Let’s rest early,” Jason said to Grace, and she replied in a low voice.

The next day after Jason left, Grace went to a cabinet. She opened the drawer and took out a small box inside, which contained a talisman.

The talisman was the one Brian gave her when he came to the hospital to visit her before leaving Emerald City.

Brian only said that she should open the talisman if she ever came across any trouble.

However, she did not pay much attention to what he said at that time. She only thought that Jay would help her if she were ever in trouble. She would not even need Brian’s help.

It was recently when she opened the talisman that she found an address and a small flower carved out of amethyst.

Grace bit her lip slightly as she squeezed the paper containing the address and the amethyst flower in her hand.

Looking down at tMason Swansonty’s landscape, you would feel as if you were on top of the world and were trampling everything else under your feet.

Brian looked down at everything outside the French window. He had been high and mighty, overlooking everything since he was a child.

He thought he could get everything he wanted, but it turned out that he could get many things except what he wanted the most.

4/4 ‘Should I say Jason is lucky, or that I’m unlucky?’

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1869-He regretted the mistake he made countless times. He constantly wondered whether their fate could have been rewritten if he had helped her when she came to ask him for help.

Perhaps… it was like what Grace said. The one she loved would always be Jason no matter what he did.

Just then, Brian’s phone rang. He picked it up to look and frowned.

This number rarely called him, unless… Brian answered it and heard a voice on the other end of the line saying, “Young Master Hart, someone came with the amethyst flower and asked us to track down two people.” Brian’s hand clenched slightly as he held the phone. He ordered the person, “Give that person whatever she wants.” “Yes, I understand, Young Master Hart.” The call ended.

Brian looked down at his phone with a flicker of thought in his eyes. He had left the address just in case Grace would encounter any trouble.

However, he did not expect her to go there so soon.

‘Is Jason unable to help her track down the two people she’s looking for? What happened between her and Jason?’ Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Brian looked up and said, “Come in.” The office door opened, and the secretary led a young Asian woman into the office. “President Hart, the person you wanted to see is here.” “Okay, you can leave first,” said Brian.

The secretary left the room, and the Asian woman looked anxiously at Brian with a faint look of anticipation on her face.

Brian quietly peered at the person in front of him. She was thin and had long black hair. Her hair was not in a ponytail like when she first met him but a trendy wavy hairstyle.

The woman had exquisite makeup on her face and wore bright red lipstick as if she was trying her best to show off her beauty.

However, in Brian’s opinion, the woman looked better without makeup. It was because the makeup had destroyed her quiet 3/4 elegant charm, especially her eye makeup. She had almond-shaped eyes similar to Grace, but it was now almost impossible to make out any resemblance after she did all this.

Brian said indifferently, “You don’t have to wear any makeup in front of me. And have you gone through the contract my secretary gave you?” “Y-Yes,” the woman whispered as she blushed slightly.

“You can tell me if there’s anything you’re dissatisfied with,” he said.

“No, I have nothing to complain about,” the woman said quickly.

“Okay, we’ll go to the lawyer’s firm and sign this contract tomorrow. I’ll find the best gynecologist here to carry out the in vitro fertilization procedure. If there’s any damage to your body, I’ll compensate you as per the contract,” said Brian.

“Well… it doesn’t have to be so troublesome. I can just…” The woman’s face turned a little redder. She was trying to say something but stopped. However, it was clear that she did not want to undergo a medical procedure and wanted to get pregnant in a more traditional way.

After all, it was how she could get more intimate with the man in front of her.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1870-At first, she was driven to a corner by her family’s debt and almost sold herself in a nightclub. However, someone suddenly approached her and told her she could make a fortune if she gave birth to a child through in vitro fertilization to an important man.

Not only would it pay off her family’s debt but it would also be enough for her to live a wealthy life. It was so much better than making a living in a nightclub.

She was intrigued and began to contact the middleman.

She thought the man who wanted her to carry his baby must have some flaws, but the man who appeared before her was a tall, handsome man. Besides, she also secretly found out online that the man was the crown prince of the entertainment industry!

It seemed like a dream that the crown prince wanted to have a baby with her, so she agreed to be his surrogate. She had specially dressed herself up today just so she could climb up the social ladder.

What she wanted was not just to be a surrogate but to be able to take this opportunity to get to the top.

However, to her disappointment, Brian just looked at her indifferently. It was as if he had seen through her conspiracy.

“I’ll repeat myself. I only need a child, and it doesn’t matter who the mother is because I won’t have anything to do with her. The baby will solely be born through IVF, and you won’t have anything to do with them,” Brian said coldly.

The woman’s eyes glimmered. He spoke as if he was just using her as a living tool.

‘Am I just supposed to be a surrogate like what the contract says? I can’t accept it! I finally have a chance to turn my life. around and change my fate. Why would I be willing to settle. for that?’ Looking down, the woman carefully hid her thoughts. “I… I see, Mr. Hart. I won’t have any funny ideas anymore.” “Then you can leave. Tell the secretary if there’s anything else you need. I’ll send someone to take you to the firm tomorrow,” said Brian.

Once the woman left the office, he raised his hand and rubbed his brow.

The Hart family needed an heir, after all. He… had no plans to marry any woman other than Grace. Therefore, this was the most direct way to get a child.

He recalled how his mother had looked at him like he was a lunatic when he told her his decision. “You’re never going to marry? Are you going to save yourself for Grace for the rest of your life?” “I can’t marry someone I don’t love,” he answered his mother.

“Love? Many marriages are without love! What’s more, you can take your time to develop feelings for each other,” his mother said.

He chuckled. “If I had never met Grace, I wouldn’t have minded marrying a woman I didn’t love if she was worthy of the Hart family, provided I didn’t hate her. But Mom, I’ve met Grace, and I know what it’s like to love someone.” How was he going to spend the rest of his life with a woman he did not love?

His mother did not go on after hearing what he said. She only covered her face and burst into tears. He could not say anything to comfort her.

After losing Grace, he had no intention of ever getting married. However, the Hart family needed an heir, so this might be the best way to get a child who would carry the Hart family’s bloodline.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1871-He could use this child to make it up for his parents. Whether they were male or female, they would inherit all the Hart family’s fortune after he died.

Brian took out a small silver bracelet from his breast pocket. It was the only thing he had that belonged to Grace.

He held the bracelet tightly to his chest, slowly closing his eyes and muttering, “Grace…” To him, it was a name he would yearn for the rest of his life!

It turned out some mistakes were regrets that could not be remedied in a lifetime!

“What? Lina is in the emergency room?” Grace was shocked when she received a call from Mr. Sweeney and Mrs. Sweeney. “Why is she in the emergency room?” Mrs. Sweeney said in a panic, “She took a nap after coming home from the community health center where she took her progesterone shot. She felt a little under the weather and threw up after having dinner. She didn’t look right, so we brought her to the hospital pune fainted on the way there. The ER doctor is examining Lina right now, but… I… I’m afraid the doctors here might be experienced. Grace, can you help get a good doctor to save Lina? Lina is pregnant, after all!” Grace understood Mrs. Sweeney’s concern, of course. She quickly said, “Okay, I understand. I’ll get a doctor right away. Tell me which hospital Lina is in!” Mrs. Sweeney told her the hospital name, and Grace quickly left the room with her bag, preparing to go to the hospital. She called Jason and explained Lina’s situation.

“Got it. I’ll ask Terrence to contact relevant specialists in +Mason Swansonty to check on Lina!” said Jason.

“Okay, then I’ll head to the hospital to visit Lina first,” said Grace.

She thought that misfortunes never came singly.

When she arrived at the hospital, Lina was already out of the emergency room. She lay in the emergency room bed with an intravenous drip attached to her hand.

“The doctor couldn’t find out what was wrong with her. Since she’s pregnant, they can’t run some tests but they’ve drawn her blood and taken an ultrasound!” said Mr. Sweeney.

Mrs. Sweeney also added, “The doctor needs to observe her condition first, but… But Lina and the child’s heartbeats are unusually high. How… How long is the observation going to take?” Mr. Sweeney and Mrs. Sweeney looked worried.

Grace quickly comforted them. Looking at her best friend who was still in a coma, she felt like she had gone back to five years ago when she saw Lina lying in the ICU.

However, she could now protect Lina better!

“I’ve asked Jay to contact a few specialists. They’ll examine Lina to see what’s really going on,” said Grace.

Mr. Sweeney and Mrs. Sweeney finally felt a little relieved. Mrs. Sweeney even grabbed Grace’s hand excitedly. “Grace, thank you. We don’t know what we’ll do without you…”

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1872-“Lina’s my best friend. I’ll help her no matter what trouble. she’s in,” said Grace.

Just then, the blood test report came out and the team of specialists Jason arranged arrived as well. They urgently examined Lina.

When Lina woke up, she learned that something was wrong with the progesterone shot she took at the community health.

center.

There was something else in her blood that caused her heart to beat faster, thus affecting the baby’s heartbeat as well. This unknown substance would often kill the unborn child.

“How… How could something be wrong with the progesterone shot?” Lina’s face was full of disbelief. Then, her hands nervously covered her belly. “Baby… My baby…” “The baby’s fine, but you’ll need to stay for further observation. After all, it was injected through an IV, so the effects are more direct,” said Grace, trying to alleviate the problem.

“How did this happen? How could there be something wrong with the progesterone shot?” Lina burst into tears. What she was worried about was not her health but the baby and whether the baby would be okay.

It was at this moment she realized how important the baby in her belly was to her.

Grace assured her friend, saying, “I’ll find out what on earth is going on here. All you have to do now is have a good rest and not cry. Crying too much will affect your health. Your baby can only survive this if you’re well-rested.” Lina quickly wiped her tears. “Okay, I won’t cry. I… I’ll rest well. I won’t let this baby leave me.” Grace waited until her best friend fell asleep before leaving the hospital. Jason’s car was already waiting at the hospital entrance.

Jason got out of the car and walked up to Grace. “Are you going home now?” “Yeah.” Fatigue flashed through Grace’s gaze. “Why are you here? Didn’t I tell you I could go home by myself?” He said, “I wanted to pick you up. Are you tired?” “A little,” she said.

3/4 The two of them got in the car, and Jason asked, “How’s Lina doing?” “She’s alright. She just needs some rest and to get the drug. out of her system. But we don’t know its effects on the baby yet. That needs further observation,” said Grace.

“Katherine Jackson did it,” Jason said out of the blue.

“What?” Grace’s eyes widened in surprise. “Katherine Jackson? You found out?” “Yeah, it wasn’t that hard. But Katherine Jackson has gone into hiding and we can’t find her,” said Jason.

A harsh countenance flashed across Grace’s eyes. ‘How dare Katherine Jackson lay a hand on Lina? I’ll make sure she pays for this!’ “Can you find her?” she asked.

“As long as she hasn’t left Emerald City, we’ll be able to find. her. But it’ll take some time,” Jason said as he looked at the rare angry expression on Grace’s face. “Does Lina’s incident make you this angry?” “Of course. How dare Katherine Jackson use such despicable means on Lina? She obviously wants to kill the baby in Lina’s belly with the shot! Doesn’t she know how important a child is www to a mother?” snapped Grace.

Jason looked down slightly and smirked. “But for some mothers, children are nothing more than a tool they can discard at any time.” Grace froze, instantly realizing what she just said had reminded him of his mother again.

4/4

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1873-“Mrs. Watts has been regretting it, and she’s been thinking about you all these years- soid Grace.

He interrupted her and said, “Don’t mention her again. I don’t want to hear about her.” She wanted to go on but paused and said no more.

The children were already asleep when they got back to Reed Residence. Grace and Jason went back to their bedroom. When Jason changed out of his clothes, she caught sight of the scar on his chest.

She felt another pang in her heart. The scar was so glaring that it represented the pain he had suffered.

‘With current medical technology, he could have removed a scar like that with a laser procedure, but he kept it on his body. Did he do that to remind himself not to forget the pain his mother caused him?’ “Jay, is this really going to make you happy?” Grace asked abruptly.

“What?” He turned to look at her.

2/4 She walked up to him and raised her hand to gently stroke the scar on his chest. “Are you really happy never letting go of the past?” He stiffened and gave her a complicated look. “What’s the matter? Are you going to plead for her again?” “I want Mrs. Watts to get what she deserves, but I also want you to let go of the past. You’ll never be happy if you don’t move on,” she said.

“I’ll be able to move on when the woman gets the punishment she deserves,” he said, pulling her hand down and turning around to enter the bathroom.

Grace pulled out her phone from the side of her body and frowned at the text message she received today.

She had asked Brian’s men to find her mentor and his wife’s whereabouts. Today, they told her that they had found them. It turned out they were in a shabby apartment not far from the street where Jay’s father died.

Mrs. Watts was in a bad condition. Her fever had reached the point where she would faint at any moment.

Jason’s men were guarding the apartment, and meals were delivered to them daily.

3/4 Grace’s brows furrowed deeply. They must send Mrs. Watts to the hospital now, or she might die!

She did not want Mrs. Watts to die, let alone let Jay kill his own mother. It would be so sad if that happened.

Besides, he would have no opportunity to atone if he regretted it after she died.

It was just like how Mrs. Watts’s mistake had caused Jay’s father to die. Even though Mrs. Watts regretted it countless times afterward, it was pointless.

Finally, Grace seemed to have made up her mind. She texted them back and put her phone away.

She walked straight to the bathroom and opened the door.

The mist blinded her eyes, and she heard the sound of water.

Jason was under the showerhead. Grace instantly caught sight of his body. Doubt seemed to flash across his dark peach blossom eyes.

Grace quickly stepped forward, threw her arms around his neck, stood on tiptoes, and kissed him hard on the lips.

The warm water poured on her, making her wet.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1874-However, she held him tightly and deepened the kiss. It was as if this moment was everything to her!

Sometime later, the kiss finally ended. Her face, hair, and body were thoroughly wet from the warm water.

“What’s the matter?” asked Jason as he raised his hand to wipe the water off Grace’s face.

“I just… wanted to tell you I love you all of a sudden!” said Grace. Her delicate chin, straight nose, and almond-shaped eyes became wetter because of the mist. Her pink lips opened and closed. She looked so seductive yet pitiful that no one would have expected her to be a mother of three.

“Did you come in all of a sudden just to tell me you love me?” He could not help but laugh and ask. After all, it seemed to be the first time she did this.

“Yeah,” she said. Her fingers ran gently over his eyebrows, the outer corner of his eyes, his nose bridge, and finally settled on his lips. “Jay, I want you to know that you’ll always be the person I love the most!” As he carried her out of the bathroom and back into bed, she 2/4 held his face and said, “Jay, I miss you.” After some lovemaking, Grace’s stomach let out an inappropriate growl.

“What’s the matter? Are you hungry?” he asked.

“Yeah, a little. I didn’t eat much when I was accompanying Lina in the hospital,” she said.

“I’ll have someone make you some food,” he said as he got up and put on his night robe.

“No!” She quickly caught him. “It’s so late and the maids are already asleep. I’ll just find something in the kitchen and cook it myself.”” “I’ll do it, then. I’ll bring it to you when it’s ready,” she said.

She took her clothes and put them on. “I’ll do it. Speaking of which, I haven’t cooked anything for you in a long time. I’ll make something and we’ll eat together.” Her body was sore because of their ‘activity’ just now, so she was also slower when putting on her clothes.

Jason bent over to help Grace get dressed. His long fingers 3/4 buttoned her clothes one by one. He also crouched down to put slippers on her feet.

Grace lowered her head and stared blankly at the man half-kneeling in front of her. Her eyes could not help watering.

Once they were dressed, they went downstairs. The first floor was silent and deserted.

Grace went to the kitchen, looked at the ingredients in the refrigerator, and said to Jason, “Why don’t I make vegetable beef soup? It’ll be quick. The beef strips will be cooked once I add them into the pot.” “Okay, you can make whatever you want,” Jason said with a smile:

Grace suddenly trembled a little. “Can I… really make whatever I want?” There was a note of hesitation in her voice as she asked this.

“Yes, you can make whatever you want. I’ll eat whatever you make.” His eyes were serene like water, and this gentleness was only for her and the children. It was unlike the look in his eye when he was in front of others.

Grace suddenly found the vegetables and beef strips in her hands extremely heavy. She forced a smile. “Are you still going to eat it if my food tastes terrible and is hard to swallow?” 4/4 “Even if you gave me poison, I’d take it,” he said nonchalantly.

“You…” She was dumbfounded.

“But I know you won’t because you can’t bear to do so, right?” he said.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1875-She replied in a mutter, “Yeah, I can’t bear to do it.” The vegetable beef soup was soon ready. They sat down at the dining table. Jason took the chopsticks and spoons. They began to eat.

“Jay, do you believe me?” Grace asked suddenly.

“As long as you don’t do anything to betray me, then I’ll always trust you,” said Jason.

Grace’s hands tightened as she held the chopsticks. “What if I… have to betray you one day? If many reasons cause me to inadvertently betray you, will you….” She pressed her lips together and said with difficulty, “Will you forgive me?” “What if I don’t forgive you?” he seemed to ask casually as he continued to drink the vegetable beef soup she made.

Her fingers instantly loosened, and the chopsticks in her hand clattered onto the table.

He glanced at the chopsticks and then her face. “What’s the matter? Are you shocked to hear me say that?” 2/3 ‘Shocked… Yeah, I’m shocked! Grace acquiesced.

Jason said, “Anyone in this world can betray me. Terrence, Uncle Kwan, even Mick, and the other children. But not you, Grace. You’re the only one who can’t betray me.” Grace was instantly stunned, never expecting to hear him say such a thing.

“I’m the only one… who can’t?” she muttered.

“Because you’re the one I love and care about the most, so you can’t betray me. I don’t know what I would do if you ever betray me.” Grace felt heavy-hearted when Jason finished talking. It was as if she was being pressed by a boulder, making her almost out of breath.

She could only look down in a fluster and say, “Hurry… Hurry and eat before it gets cold!” His eyes gleamed, and he lowered his head to drink the bowl of vegetable beef soup.

As the night deepened, Grace looked at Jason, who was sleeping by her side. Her eyes were full of guilt.

3/3 She knew that what she was about to do would hurt him, but she did not want blood on his hands-even though there might not be blood at all!

The moonlight shone on him through the window, and his sleeping face looked so peaceful that her eyes caught sight of the scar underneath his night robe.

She gently pulled open the collar of his robe and quietly peered at the scar. His mother had given it to him in the past. Was she giving him another one now?

She bent over and kissed his scar with her lips.

“Jay, I’m sorry,” she murmured and got up to leave, not noticing the fingers beside her quivering slightly.

Grace walked out of Reed Residence unimpeded. The security guards on night watch would not bother the mistress even though they saw her.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1876-This time, Grace did not ask for a driver but drove off alone in a car.

She drove to the destination. Jason’s men were quite surprised to see her. “Young Madam, what are you…” “I’m here to see my mentor and his wife. Is there a problem with that?” Grace asked in reply.

“But Young master Reed…” “How could I have found this place if Jay wasn’t the one who told me my mentor and his wife are here? Get out of the way!” snapped Grace.

These people knew how important Grace was to Jason. They dared not say anything more and stepped aside.

Grace entered the shabby apartment, only to see her mentor sitting on the chair beside the bed with one hand tightly holding Mrs. Watts’s hand. His head kept nodding. He was obviously extremely sleepy.

Mrs. Watts lay on a broken bed. She was probably asleep but did not seem to be sleeping well. Her face was flushed as she panted for air. Her hair was stuck to her forehead due to the sweat.

Grace stepped forward and reached out her hand to touch Mrs. Watts’s forehead. She felt her palm burning, and her action startled Old Lawyer Watts, who woke up.

“Grace? Why… Why are you here?” stammered Old Lawyer Watts.

“It’s a long story, Mentor. I’m taking Mrs. Watts to the hospital right now,” said Grace. Mrs. Watts’s condition would probably worsen if they did not get to the hospital.

Old Lawyer Watts quickly asked, “Has… Has Jason forgiven my wife?” Grace shook her head.

Old Lawyer Watts was disappointed. “I’m afraid Mrs. Watts won’t want to leave here. She said that if Jason doesn’t forgive her, she won’t leave even if she dies here.” ‘I knew it!’ It was exactly as she had suspected.

“Mentor, are you going to watch Mrs. Watts die?” asked Grace.

“Of course… Of course not. But you know how stubborn Mrs.

Watts is. Besides, perhaps Mrs. Watts will be sent to prison if we leave!” Old Lawyer Watts said awkwardly.

On one hand, his wife did not want to leave, and on the other hand, he was afraid that his wife would go to prison and spend the rest of her life there. Therefore, he could only hope that his wife could recover from her fever on her own, or Jason could take their mother-son relationship into consideration and forgive her as soon as possible.

However, as her fever persisted and the temperature grew higher, he became frightened.

During the day, he had tried to persuade his wife to go to the hospital but she said, “I… I’m not leaving… If… If you take me to the hospital before Jay forgives me, I… I’ll never forgive you!” After learning about Mrs. Watts’s unwillingness to go to the hospital from her mentor, Grace frowned deeply and finally said as if she had made up her mind, “I’m the one who’s taking Mrs. Watts to the hospital. It has nothing to do with you, Mentor. Mrs. Watts can just hate me if she wants to!” Grace said as she helped Mrs. Watts out of bed and let Old Lawyer Watts put Mrs. Watts on her back.

W Mrs. Watts opened her eyes in a daze, subconsciously struggling. “Who… I… Don’t touch me. I… I’m staying right here. I’m not going anywhere. I… I’ll wait until my son forgives me… I… I’ll wait for Jason…” A/A Grace said, “Mrs. Watts, it’s me! Jay… fold me to take you to the hospital!” She could only lie.

Mrs. Watts stopped struggling. “Has… Has he forgiven me?”

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1877-“Mrs. Watts, let’s go to the hospital first. You can ask him yourself once your fever is gone,” said Grace.

“Okay… Okay, I… I’ll ask him myself!” Mrs. Watts mumbled and fell asleep again.

Grace and Old Lawyer Watts glanced at each other before carrying Mrs. Watts out of the apartment.

However, as soon as she left the apartment, the men guarding Mrs. Watts stopped them again.

“Young Madam, Old Lawyer Watts can leave anytime he wants, but Young master Reed didn’t say that Old Lawyer Watts’s… wife could leave!” they said.

“I’m taking my mentor’s wife to the hospital. Get out of the way!” said Grace.

“I’m sorry.” They would not move.

Grace just continued to walk.

“Young Madam, don’t give us a hard time!” they said.

2/4 “You know as well that I’m the young madam and the mistress of the Reed family. I want to take her away. If anything happens, I’ll take responsibility. But if you keep blocking me, I won’t let any of you off if anything happens to Mrs. Watts! You can see whether I’ll keep my word!” Grace threatened them.

The men looked at each other and eventually stepped back, allowing Grace and Old Lawyer Watts to leave with Mrs. Watts.

Looking at the three’s back, one of them quickly called Jason’s phone number. However, moments later, he put down the phone with a pale face.

“What’s the matter? Young master Reed…” “No one answered the phone,” he said.

Grace got in the car with Mrs. Watts and Old Lawyer Watts. She said to Old Lawyer Watts, “Mentor, I’ll drive you out of town now.” “What?” Old Lawyer Watts was shocked.

“You need to go back to L City. I’ll send you to Emerald City’s freeway, and someone will take you back to L City,” said Grace. At least, her mentor had his own connections in L City, which would make things easier.

“Jason…” 3/4 “I’ll explain everything to Jay. We shouldn’t let Mrs. Watts’s illness drag on. Besides, even if Jay does report it to the police, you and Mrs. Watts would already be in L. City. You should have a way to let the case be tried in L City,” said Grace. This was the best way she could think of.

Since Jay insisted on having Mrs. Watts pay the price and go to jail, then they should do it in L City where her mentor had more influence!

Hearing this, Old Lawyer Watts sighed. He knew as well that it was best for them to go back to L City now.

“But if you let us return to L City and Jason finds out, you two will…” Old Lawyer Watts said with a look of guilt.

Grace smiled reassuringly. “I’ll try to get Jay to forgive me. Don’t worry.” The car drove toward Emerald City’s freeway. Grace knew that she had to hurry up and have her mentor and his wife leave Emerald City before Jay woke up.

It was already four in the morning, and the sky was still dark.

There were hardly any cars on the road, but Grace could not relax even for a moment.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1878-Her hands on the steering wheel began to sweat. She had not felt like this for a long time since she got back behind the wheel. Her heart pounded wildly, and there was a nagging uneasiness.

‘Will Jay ever forgive me?’ He said that anyone could betray him but her.

However, she was doing it now. She was doing such a thing to him for Mrs. Watts… The thought of him drinking mouthfuls after mouthfuls of the vegetable beef soup she made and the sight of him lying in bed… Grace felt a pang in her heart again.

‘Stop thinking about it,’ she told herself. What mattered most now was to send her mentor and his wife out of Emerald City.

Once she arrived at the freeway and the person who helped her find out her mentor and his wife’s whereabouts took them on the freeway, they should be fine.

The car gradually approached the freeway, and Grace could already see the familiar words on the signboard!

2/3 However, as the car got closer and closer to the freeway, she froze. Her foot on the gas pedal loosened slowly, and her hand on the steering wheel shook slightly.

She caught sight of a familiar figure through the windshield.

When the car was about to crash, Grace suddenly came to her senses and slammed on the brakes.

The car stopped, and she stared stiffly at the figure standing outside.

‘Why is Jay here? Shouldn’t… he still be asleep? I added sleeping pills to his soup. He shouldn’t be awake till at least eight hours later!’ Her hands were sweaty, and the uneasiness that was nagging at her earlier seemed to finally settle down.

Old Lawyer Watts, who was sitting in the back seat, looked out the window and saw a row of black cars parked on the freeway.

Jason stood in front of the entry to L City with rows of men standing behind him.

Old Lawyer Watts was taken aback. Grace did not have to say anything. He could already figure out that his apprentice’s plan had failed. There was no way they could leave Emerald City now.

3/3 “Mentor, you and Mrs. Watts stay in the car while I… go down and talk to Jay.” Grace took a deep breath and unbuckled her seat belt with trembling hands.

When she opened the car door and stepped out, her feet felt like they were stepping on cotton.

Grace walked step by step toward Jason. Every step was so difficult.

However, he only looked at her coldly. The cold moonlight fell on his beautiful and flawless face, making him look more and more indifferent.

“Jay…” Her lips quivered open, and she said softly, “I’m sorry.” “Grace, you betrayed me after all.” His cold voice sounded particularly cold as it rang in the cold night.

She trembled and heard him continue to say, “You once said you would never betray me. It turns out you can easily betray me for Mrs. Watts, whom you’ve only known for two to three years.”

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1879-“No, I’m doing this because…” She tried to explain, but his fingers pressed on her lips, preventing her from going on.

Then, her eyes suddenly widened. She saw his other hand pull out an amulet and a bottle of pills from his pocket.

That was the amulet Brian had given her. That was where she got the address to seek help to find her mentor and his wife. The bottle of pills was the sleeping pills she had prepared. She had added sleeping pills to the vegetable beef soup tonight, but he, who should be asleep right now, was in front of her.

“You went to the address Brian left you and drugged me for Mrs. Watts. Grace, is this how you love me?” His fingers played with the two objects in his hand.

Grace’s face grew paler, and her throat burned. ‘He knows! Or, should I say, he has it all under control?’ “I changed the pills in your bottle into ordinary vitamins so I wouldn’t fall asleep as you planned. As for the person you contacted to help you today…” Jason’s eyes glanced aside, and Grace saw that the man who was supposed to help her tonight was standing not far away. He was subdued and unable to move.

2/3 The man also looked at Grace with embarrassment, apparently unaware Jason had already figured out their plan.

He had not only offended Jason but also Young Master Hart.

“Did you already know what I was going to do?” Grace’s voice cracked as she spat out the words.

“Yes,” he answered her.

“Then why did you deliberately wait for us here? Why didn’t you expose me from the very beginning?” she asked.

He stared at her as he tucked a strand of hair that was beside her cheek behind her ear, something he always did. Then, he leaned over slightly and said in a soft yet cold voice, “Because I wanted to see what choice the woman I love the most would make.” She felt her heart sink. It was as if it had sunk into a bottomless pit.

“But it turns out the person I love the most would rather choose to hurt me,” he said.

“I just don’t want you to regret it!” said Grace.

“Regret?” Jason sneered. “What do I have to regret? Will you regret it? Will you regret doing this in vain?” 3/3 ‘Regret it? But I had no choice. She had to let Mrs. Watts get treatment first so that there was still a chance to fix things.

“Take these two back,” Jason commanded the men around him.

“No!” Grace grabbed Jason’s hand, “Mrs. Watts can’t go back. She needs treatment! Or she’ll die because of her high fever!” you want to help her so badly?” He glared at her coldly.

“I know you hate her, but I don’t want you to kill your own mother no matter how much you hate her! Jay, Mrs. Watts regrets what she did back then. What about you? Do you want to regret it someday?” He said firmly, “I’ll never regret it! Grace, leave this matter alone and go home with me. I can pretend this never happened!”

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1880-This was his best compromise!

Grace bit her lip. “What if… I won’t go home with you?” His eyes darkened, and his voice grew colder. “Have you thought this through?” “Jay, we can’t delay Mrs. Watts’s treatment any longer. I have to send her back to L City, or she’ll die! I can’t watch her die and do nothing!” she said bitterly.

“So you’re going to hurt me anyway, aren’t you?” he muttered.

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry…” It was all she could say. Then, as if she was too scared to meet his eyes, she turned around, sped back into the car, and started it.

She wanted to send Mrs. Watts back. She could not let Mrs.

Watts die!

“Grace, can we leave?” Old Lawyer Watts asked nervously.

“I’ll try,” said Grace. She was not sure herself. Besides Jay standing there, there were also barricades set up at the front. Could she really break through them?

2/4 Jason just stood there, staring coldly at Grace through the windshield.

When Grace started the car, he just stood there without moving!

‘Get out of the way. Jay, get out of the way!’ Grace kept screaming in her head. If she could send Mrs. Watts back to L City, she would do everything she could to get him to forgive her.

Just this one time! She just needed this one time! She would never do anything to betray him again!

As the car got closer to him, Grace tensed.

Several of Jason’s men tried to stand in front of the car, but Jason snapped coldly, “No one is allowed to come close!” The men instantly froze.

Jason seemed to be waiting for Grace’s car as if to see how close she could get to him.

“Jay, get out of the way, okay? Please, get out of the way…” Grace kept on praying, but her car eventually stopped just a meter away from him.

If she went any farther, she would have hit him!

‘Is there really no way I can leave with Mrs. Watts?’ Groce stared at the man out of the window who was still standing there, looking at her from afar.

Her face was already in tears.

‘What should I do to make him get out of the way and let me send Mrs. Watts back to L City?’ Old Lawyer Watts seemed disheartened too. “Grace, I don’t think… we can go back to L City!” However, Grace did not seem to hear him. She just looked straight at Jason, who was standing in front of the car.

Tears almost blinded her eyes as her hands clutched the steering wheel. They seemed to be the only ones left in the whole world!

His eyes were so cold. They were piercing her heart like frozen swords.

She wished to never hurt him if she could and that she would never break her promise.

‘Is there really… no way we can leave today?’ 4/4 Just when she thought that she could not leave, she suddenly saw him walk to the side.