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My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 191-Was that man the person she loved?

In the end, he did not ask this question.

The current him did not have that right. Perhaps in the future, if he really could succeed, then maybe he would have the qualification to stand before her once again… Chase Harper started the car and left. Grace walked into her rental home step by step. Before she could even open the door, she saw the lights on in the house.

Before she left, she had clearly turned off the lights. Could it be… Grace shivered. She opened the door right away, and what entered her field of vision was a room full of light as well as Jason sitting on a chair.

“You-” She walked into the house. “It’s so late. Do you have a reason for being here?” “That’s something I should be asking you, Sis. You don’t have overtime today, and you don’t have to be on duty either, so why are you only back so late?” He lifted his eyes slightly, speaking as he evaluated her.

“A colleague from the company resigned. Everyone went out for a meal together for his farewell,” Grace said.

“Which colleague?” he asked.

She hesitated slightly before saying, “Chase Harper.” After all, even if she did not say it, he could find out himself.

He raised his eyebrows. “It can’t be that he sent you back here today.” Grace did not say anything, but her expression was equal to silent admission.

“Sis, are you still going to say that you don’t care about him? If you really don’t care, why do you let him send you back again and again?” He stood up, getting closer to her with every step.

She met his gaze. “To me, he’s just a regular colleague. From today onward, we won’t even be colleagues anymore. It’s fine whether or not you believe me. All I can say is this.” His footsteps stopped when he was in front of her. His black eyes sized her up as if he was discerning the truth in her words.

Under his gaze, she unconsciously held her breath. His gaze seemed to have some sort of pressure. Even her palms breaking out in cold sweat without her realizing it.

She knew she could not show any care for Chase Harper. If she cared for Chase Harper, it would be unfortunate for Chase Harper.

The more she did not care for Chase Harper, the better it was.

Suddenly, he smiled slightly. The pressure in his gaze vanished. unexpectedly.

“Sis, are you very nervous?” he said, gently taking her hand. He gently pried open the fingers she had clenched into a fist. “There’s a lot of sweat on your palm.” “Being stared at by you like that just now, it’s hard not to get nervous,” she said, taking her hand back. She put her bag. aside and said to him, “It’s very late. I want to sleep now.” In other words, if he had something to say, he should say it quickly. If there was nothing to say, he should just leave.

“Then sleep well,” he said.

“What about you?” “I’ll stay here.” Grace jumped. “You’re staying here?!” Even her voice went a little off-pitch.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 192-“Didn’t I used to stay here too in the past? Every night, didn’t we sleep in the same house?” he said calmly.

These words sounded… so misleading!

Grace bit her lip. “But now…” “What about now?” he asked.

“There’s no spare bedding here. I still have yours from before, but I’ve never washed or hung them. Even if I take those out, I think they’ll have a smell.” “There’s a very simple solution to this.” After Jason said this, he took out his phone and made a few orders into it.

In just a moment, knocks sounded on the door.

Grace went to open the door and saw Terrence as well as a few of Jason’s bodyguards she had met at the hospital before. They were holding blankets, bedsheets, and pillows this time. as they walked straight in.

Each person who entered even said, “Ms. Lane, sorry for bothering you.” Every single person would come up and say this.

The corners of Grace’s mouth twitched. At this moment, what could she say? It seemed all she could say was just “It’s okay”.

When everything was arranged properly in her room, they went out one after another.

In just a moment, only the two of them were left in the room.

once again.

Grace looked at the bed that was already made up on the floor beneath hers.

This… was just like back then. Back then, he had also made his bed beside hers.

“You truly want to sleep here?” she asked, hesitating.

“Of course,” he retorted, finding it laughable.

Or could it be that what was happening now was just a game to him? He already had a comfortable place to rest, but he wanted to squeeze into this rental home of hers.

Was it because he wanted to continue experiencing poverty for a while more?

Meanwhile, she… could only accept it.

Grace lowered her eyes and did not say anything else. She just grabbed the clothes she was going to change into, planning to head into the bathroom.

Suddenly, two arms wrapped around her from behind. “Just tonight. I only want to spend one night here. Today is her birthday.” Grace stilled. “Who?” He did not answer. He just buried his head deep into her shoulders, using a mumbling and close to pleading tone to say, “Tonight, let me stay. We’ll be just like before, okay, Sis?” Her heart shook. He was Jason, but he was talking to her in Jay’s tone.

“Sis, okay?” His voice rang out again.

She hesitated, then asked in the end, “Just one night?” “Uh-huh. Just one night,” he said.

“Then… Okay.” One night… Just one night.

She would just take it as thanking him for rescuing her from the Feng house and even taking her to the hospital for treatment. If he had not appeared then, she would just be another circumstance now.

Only then did Jason let his hands fall.

Grace walked into the bathroom and closed the door, staring at herself in the mirror.

Although she looked as dainty as usual, compared to a few years ago, she had gotten thinner. Her jaw looked even sharper

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 193-When times were good back then, she had made noise all day about wanting to lose weight, afraid that she would get fat and not look nice in certain clothes.

She did not have to worry about this anymore. She was thin now, and she would no longer worry over whether she would look nice in certain clothes or not. What she would consider now was the price and practicality of the clothes as well as whether or not they were durable.

Hence, when she thought about it sometimes, it was really funny.

When you want something, you would desperately put in the effort to get it.

When you finally get it, you then realize that the things you desperately wanted before were no longer the things the current you want.

Grace laughed self-deprecatingly. Speaking of this, she really could not quite understand just why Jason would still call her ‘sis’ every time he opened his mouth. It was like he still cared for her and missed the period of time they were together.

Was he interested in her?

Sometimes, his actions seemed as if he liked her a lot, but she could not resist thinking, ‘Is this also him acting?’ Grace shook her head and stopped thinking about these. To her now, she could only take it one step at a time anyway.

After a rushed wash, she walked out of the bathroom only to notice that he was already sitting on the bed on the floor. Just like before, he waited for her to say goodnight before going to sleep.

She walked over and said awkwardly, “Goodnight.” After saying this, she hastily got in bed and burrowed in the covers.

At this moment, she only wanted to fall asleep quickly so that she could get this night over with as soon as possible.

However, before she closed her eyes, he leaned over and got closer to her to say, “Sis, it seems that you haven’t called me once this whole night. I want to hear you call me.” Her throat tightened. At this moment, if she were to turn over with her back facing him, that act would be too deliberate as well.

However, if she faced him… “What is it? Didn’t you agree earlier that tonight will be just like the past?” he asked.

Grace bit her lower lip. Back then, he was the only one acting.

Now, he wanted it to become a two-man show?

“Jason, goodnight.” She finally spoke this name.

Ever since she knew that he was Jason till now, only a month had passed, but she felt as if a it was a long time-so long, it was like a whole lifetime.

He smiled gently, then lowered his head slightly, getting even closer to her.

She understood what he meant. In the past, before they slept, she also liked to caress his hair. She always said that the quality of his hair was great and that she envied him for his hair.

Before she realized it, patting his head before sleeping had become a habit.

This pose of his now was probably because he wanted her to pat his head.

Grace gently laid her hand on Jason’s head. Her finger dug into his hair a little, caressing his head just like before.

However, in her heart, it was a completely different feeling.

The top of his head rubbed against her palm, and he mumbled, “As expected, being here with you still gives me a peace of mind, Sis.” Grace felt like he was provoking her.

Peace of mind?

She could not feel any peace of mind because of his presence here.

Finally, after she patted his head, Jason returned to his covers and reached for the lights.

“Don’t turn it off!” Grace said. When she met his probing gaze, she said a little uneasily, “If you turn it off, I’m afraid I… won’t be able to sleep.” He stared thoughtfully for a moment, then smiled. “Alright then. I’ll leave the lights on.” She heaved a sigh of relief, laid down, and closed her eyes. After an unknown amount of time passed, his voice sounded once again. “Sis, have you ever hated someone?”

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 194-Except he did not wait for her answer before saying, “I’ve hated someone before. Hated that person so very much. I thought hundreds, thousands of times about how if one day I were to find her, how I would take my revenge. I know I want to do it on her birthday. I still feel a little uncomfortable. It seems that my heart can be at peace only when I’m here with you, Sis.” Grace kept her eyes shut, not speaking. She was pretending to be asleep.

He actually hoped that she was asleep too. He did not actually want her to hear these words. This way, Grace’s act was successful.

“Maybe I wish to see her again soon. This way, I can take my revenge, right? No matter where she’s hiding, someday, I will find her and let her experience how being betrayed and tortured by a loved one is like.” His voice continued ringing faintly in the room, except his tone held hostility.

Grace’s body involuntarily trembled slightly. A loved one… Could it be that the person he hated and wanted to take revenge on was his mother?

She still remembered he had once said that his mother left, abandoning him and his father.

If what he had said then was true… She was afraid that in the future, his mother… Jason, this emperor of Emerald City. Who could withstand his revenge?

Grace unconsciously thought of those three years she spent in jail… “Sis, in this lifetime, please don’t ever become someone I hate, okay?” When he said this, it sounded like the wind bellowing in the night. It was as if all the blood in her body had suddenly congealed.

Actually… Did he know that she was awake?

One night passed just like this. When Grace got up at four in the morning to go to work, Jason was already out of the house.

This surprised her a little. When did he leave?

Still, it relieved her. At least she did not have to face him awkwardly.

Seeing that pair of gloves she had not yet finished knitting, Grace once again felt that it was best to finish the gloves a little faster.

Perhaps when the gloves were completed, she could have nothing do with him.

Jason sat in the back of the car, back against the seat. His eyes were closed, deep in thought. One of his hands gently rubbed his forehead.

He pretty much did not get any sleep that night.

After she had fallen asleep, he got up and watched her sleeping face.

In the past, he never thought that a person’s sleeping face would be nice to look at, but when he was with her, it became an exception.

It was like he would never get tired of looking at her sleeping face.

“Young Master Reed, are we returning to the house first?” Terrence asked.

“Mhm,” Jason answered blandly.

Except when the car was halfway there, Terrence’s phone rang. After he answered the phone, his expression changed slightly. He immediately reported to Jason, “Young Master, the master’s illness has worsened. The doctors are performing a life-saving procedure now. Do you…. want to go to the hospital?” His black eyes opened wide in an instant, and Jason’s thin lips spat out three words, “To the hospital.”

My Gorgeous Wife Is An Ex-Convict Chapter 195-The driver immediately turned around and headed for the hospital.

When Jason arrived at the hospital, they were still rescuing Master Reed. Jason stood outside the emergency room with an indescribable complicated feeling.

No matter how strong a man was, he would still struggle at such times.

In his eyes, his grandfather was strong, cruel, and cold. It seemed that he was only affectionate to his son who had lived a short life.

Everyone else seemed to be just pawns to him, including him, his grandson!

Master Reed only regarded him as the future successor of the Reed family all this time, not as his grandson. In fact, there was no grandfather and grandson bond between them.

Two hours passed before the door of the emergency room opened. “We’ve managed to save him. But Master Reed is old, and he had undergone a few operations earlier. Now it’s just a matter of how long we can drag this out. At best, maybe a few years. At worst, maybe a few months,” the doctor said to Jason after he came out from the emergency room.

Jason naturally understood. No amount of money could control birth, age, illness, and death.

Master Reed was sent to the intensive care unit for post-operative observation.

Two days later, Master Reed was taken out of the intensive care unit, and Jason finally met Master Reed face to face.

“I heard you were waiting outside the emergency room when I was being rescued?” Master Reed asked, but his voice was lighter than ever. It was laced with helplessness.

“Yup.” Jason answered dryly.

“It must have been hard for you to stay outside the ward for an old man like me,” Master Reed said.

Jason looked at the old man dimly. “Grandfather, you got someone to send word to me about how you wanted to see me. Surely you’re not just telling me these.” Master Reed got the nurse to help him drink two gulps water and asked everyone else in the ward to leave before looking at Jason. “I’ve checked that woman called Grace. A woman like her does not suit you. Just pick any highborn fair maiden in Emerald City.” “It’s not Grandfather who decides whether someone suits me or not. Only I can do that,” Jason answered directly.

The grandfather and grandson looked at each other, seemingly filling the air with tension.

After a while, Master Reed finally coughed twice and sighed. He was old and had cultivated his grandson into a qualified heir. However, he found that his grandson’s growth was far beyond his imagination.

Now that the beast had matured, he could not be the man to control it.

“You think she suits you?” Master Reed asked.

“Does it matter?” Jason did not answer the question but asked.

Master Reed’s face seemed to take on a ghastly expression. “Then tell me honestly, do you love her?” His old, muddy eyes were fixed on his grandson as if he wanted to see all the changes in expression on his face.

Jason met his eyes. He would have said no before. Since a very young age, he knew that love hurt, so he had never intended to fall in love with anyone.

Now… The words seemed to have a hard time coming out of his mouth naturally.

It was as if unconsciously, that woman was becoming more and more important to him. Even after she had rejected him once, he continued to interact with her as if… he was reluctant to part with her completely.

“I don’t know,” Jason replied. He knew that his grandfather never wanted him to give his love to a woman. To him, women were just tools to carry on the Reed family line.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 196-The men of the Reed family should never fall in love with a woman.

“You…” Master Reed’s face was contorted with anger. This was obviously bad for a man who had just been rescued from death only two days before.

However, Jason did not want to appease the old man. Instead, he said lightly, “Grandfather, since I’ve already said so to your face today, then it means that I can definitely protect her. The doctor has already said, if you take care of your body well, you might get to live for a few more years.” Master Reed seemed to laugh in anger. “Alright, it’s no wonder you’re my grandson. It seems that you really have feelings for that woman. Have you forgotten your father’s example? Are you going to follow in your father’s footsteps?” “Even if I do love a woman, I won’t let that woman run my life,” he replied.

“Your father said the same thing at the beginning, but look at what happened! He lost his life for a woman!” Master Reed said mockingly.

“I’m not him!” Jason said coldly. He slowly got up and walked in front of the old man. He then leaned down. Those deep black eyes looked straight at Master Reed. “Grandfather, I’m not my father. Don’t you confuse us two!” Two pairs of eyes met each other. The air was once again filled with tension.

There was even a faint sense of something impending.

Eventually, Master Reed’s voice broke the silence. “Does that mean you’re going to marry her too?” “Why not?” Jason said. He would eventually marry a woman into the Reed family. Before this, he had no opinion about who he would marry. It was just a matter of finding a mother for the future successor of the Reed family.

Now, he felt that if he wanted to be with a woman for the rest of his life, Grace would be a good choice. At least he would not feel bored looking at her, and he even enjoyed being with her.

He would have the urge to want her as well as hide her and lock her up so that no one else could see her smile and gentleness.

This side of him had never existed for any other woman before.

What was more, he seemed unable to accept her marrying another man. The thought of her belonging to another man would cause a feeling called ‘jealousy’ to spread through his body.

“Is it?” Master Reed did not get angry after hearing this. “I’ve investigated it. It seems that this woman named Grace knows about your identity, but she is still living in a peasant’s house. It looks like she may not be willing to marry you.” “It’ll only be a matter of time when I decide if I really want her to marry me.” Jason smiled gently. His eyes revealed a look of high aspirations. “Grandfather, if I want a woman, then that woman must be willing!” “Willing indeed!” Master Reed coughed again, then grabbed a stack of documents on his bedside table. He threw it toward Jason with all his might. “Do you think she will be willing to be with you after uncovering all these things from the past?” Sheets of paper spilled across the entire floor.

Jason bent down to pick up a few and examined them.

“If she finds out that the accident was just a power struggle that you played a part in and that she was only a poor victim, do you think she will still have the so-called willingness to be with you?” Master Reed asked with a stern voice.

The smile on Jason’s face disappeared gradually. His handsome face was filled with cold seriousness.

“I never thought that Grandfather would manage to find out all these.” “You didn’t care about it before, so you didn’t think of hiding anything,” Master Reed said.

“Yeah, it’s my fault for being careless.” Jason seemed to admit his mistakes humbly

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 197-“Tell me, what will Grace think if she finds out the truth someday?” Master Reed said.

Jason suddenly smiled, but his eyes were cold. “She’ll never know the truth.” Master Reed grunted. “Do you think that’s possible? Now that I know, I’m sure one day, she’ll also…” He did not get to finish his sentence before he was interrupted by Jason. “She’ll never know. Right, Grandfather?” His cold voice spoke at a volume that only the two of them could hear. Master Reed saw a threatening flash in his grandson’s eyes.

This grandson of his even dared to threaten him for the sake of a woman? An uneasy feeling welled up in Master Reed’s heart.

Would it be true that in the future, his grandson would not be controlled by a woman?

Could things get worse?

Over the weekend, Grace rode the bus to the hospital where her grandmother was.

Grandmother’s ward, however, was crowded with relatives.

When they saw Grace, their faces were filled with all sorts of expressions.

Especially her first uncle, second uncle, third aunt, and their families. They looked at Grace with fear and hatred.

Grace did not bother to know what was on their minds. All she cared about was her grandmother’s illness.

“Grace,” her grandmother looked at Grace and called out with some difficulty.

“Come here, let me take a good look at you.” Grace walked over to her bedside and took her by the hand.

“Grandmother.” “I know, I’m sorry you had to go through all that.” Grandmother’s eyes began to moisten.

“I just want you to get better, Grandmother,” Grace said.

Her third aunt, who was beside them, could not help but complain, “Mom, just what did she go through? We’re the ones who had to go through all that, okay!

We were locked up for so long…” “You’re the one to talk!” Her grandmother glared at her third aunt.

Her third aunt seemed to refuse to obey and wanted to say something else but was stopped by the other relatives. Several other relatives helped ease the mood. The topic was over.

Her grandmother took Grace by hand and talked a lot. However, since she was still ill, it was not long before she felt a little tired.

The nurse came in and told everyone to leave so that the patient could rest.

Outside the ward, some of her relatives left first. Grace’s grandfather, Old Mr.

Kelleigh, said, “Although your grandmother’s illness is just dragging on, the medical expenses still cost a lot of money. How about this? All of you spread it out, and everyone can just contribute a fraction of it.” Her first uncle, second uncle, third aunt, and their families seemed to have known about this all along. They all looked at Grace at once.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 198-All of a sudden, Grace knew what they were up to. The only reason they called her over was to get her to pay the fees.

If she guessed it right, these people in front of her would have prepared what they were going to say.

Sure enough, once Old Mr. Kelleigh finished, her first uncle. immediately said, “Dad, we don’t have any money. I don’t even have the money for my son to get married. Otherwise, my Hogan’s wedding wouldn’t be dragged until now.” “Yes, Dad, we don’t have money!” Her second uncle also joined in immediately before bitterly turning his face to Grace.

“Grace, if our family wasn’t poor, we wouldn’t have thought about marrying you into the Miller family.” “So just because you’re poor, you can marry me to a fool? Do you have the right to do so just because you’re poor?” Grace said coldly.

While her second uncle was frozen in place, her first uncle said with a look of dissatisfaction, “Your two cousins don’t even have wives. They’re responsible for carrying on the Kelleigh family line. Your grandmother has always been so kind to you. Don’t you want to repay her? Besides, you’ve been to prison. It’ll be nice if someone is willing to marry you!” “Grandmother’s the one who is good to me, not you. Why should I repay you with my body?” Grace was amused.

Some people would always be so selfish. They only thought about how others should give them, but never about what they had given others.

“Well then, since you’ve also said that it’s your grandmother who is good to you, then you should also bear some of the cost for her medical expenses.” Her third aunt looked as if she had caught Grace by her words. Her face was full of pride.

Grace was not surprised that her third aunt would say so. She simply stood quietly to see what her third aunt would say next.

Her third aunt then continued. “Grace, you should have told us earlier that you know a big shot. We wouldn’t have had such a misunderstanding then. We just want you to have someone to rely on in the future!” “I don’t know where you got your luck, Grace. You even know someone so important. Does that man know that you’ve been to prison? You’re not keeping anything from him, are you?” Her cousin Stella Lindsay said sourly.

She had never seen the man but heard her first uncle and second uncle describing the scene and the man’s appearance. After hearing it, she felt extremely jealous. Why did Grace have such a big shot like him to protect her?

Should not all men look down at a woman who had been to prison?

Grace just smiled coldly, still in silence.

Her third aunt gave her daughter a gentle sigh, then said to Grace, “Now that you have someone to back you up, that’s your capability. Surely you are not short of money, so why don’t you bear all your grandmother’s medical expenses? Besides, we’re always traveling to the hospital to accompany her.

You should reimburse us for the trips and meals. Your grandmother needs people to help her eat, drink, and use the toilet, so we need to hire a caretaker for her as well. All this will probably cost 200,000 a year. If your grandmother’s medical bills increase again in the future, we’ll figure it out when the time comes.” “Let’s do it this way then,” Old Mr. Kelleigh concluded after her third aunt finished. “Grace, transfer 200,000 into your first uncle’s bank account later.” “I didn’t agree to this,” Grace said bluntly

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 199-Everyone’s faces changed immediately. Her third aunt directly blurted out, “What do you mean?” “That means I’m not going to give you 200,000!” Grace coldly said, “I never said that I know any big shots. Grandmother is also your mother. You have to take care of her too. Don’t you find it ridiculous to ask a maternal granddaughter like me to cover your travel fares and all of Grandmother’s medical bills?

“Grace, you’re wrong to say so. Your first uncle and second uncle witnessed with their owns the big shot carrying you out of Feng’s residence that day.” “I don’t know anything. All I remember is that I was drugged by my first uncle and second uncle,” Grace said mockingly. “Maybe he was just doing me a favor.

I can’t stand to see people cheat their niece like this. Why don’t First Uncle and Second Uncle tell me who the big shot is so that I can go and thank him.” Old Mr. Kelleigh and his children looked at each other.

She did not know? Was that possible?!

“Grace, you need to pay the money no matter what. Your grandmother only got sick because you got the police to arrest your first uncle, second uncle, and third aunt,” Old Mr. Kelleigh said.

“Grandfather, you’re wrong to say that. I’m the victim here. The police were just doing their jobs. None of this would have happened if First Uncle, Second Uncle, and Third Aunt didn’t conspire me to marry a fool. If Grandfather thinks I’ve wronged them, why don’t we go to the police and find out?” Grace said slowly, but Old Mr. Kelleigh’s face changed. The others who had been locked up in the police station previously also trembled subconsciously.

It had not been easy for them to get out of there. If they went back to ‘find out’, what if they were locked up again? Only God knew when they would get out.

“Does this mean you won’t give a cent?” Old Mr. Kelleigh’s face darkened. “Are you not afraid that your grandmother has no money to cure her illness and will be driven out of the hospital?” “If you really don’t want to pay the medical expenses, Grandmother still has the demolition compensation. Isn’t the house going to be demolished? The house Grandfather and Grandmother live in now is a couple’s joint property.

Grandmother owns half of it. According to the present demolition compensation, it’s probably worth a million. If Grandmother takes half, that’s half a million. When the time comes, you can also take out a mortgage. When the demolition compensation is officially deposited, you can use it to repay the loan.” Grace said without pausing. The Kelleigh family was going dizzy with her words, but one thing was for sure. Grace was planning to use the demolition compensation to pay the medical expenses.

“What does the demolition money have to do with you? You’re just a maternal relative. How dare you talk about this?” Her first uncle shouted at once as if Grace had come to get a slice of the cake.

“So you do know that I’m just your maternal relative? Then why do you want me to pay?” Grace said, “I will bear a quarter of my grandmother’s medical expenses. I will give the money directly to the hospital, but I will not bear the rest. If you don’t treat her well, I’ll go to court.” After saying this, Grace did not bother to pay any more attention to her so-called relatives and left without hesitation.

The Kelleigh family looked at each other.

“Dad, Grace is only going to bear a quarter of the medical expenses. What about the rest?” Her first uncle asked cautiously.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 200-“Then I’ll say I can’t cure this illness and bring your mother home. I’ll see if she’ll contribute this money!” Old Mr. Kelleigh said angrily.

“But what if she really sues us?” First Uncle said, worried.

Second Uncle hurriedly added, “Yes, she was a top law student back then and had even been a lawyer. Moreover, backing her now…. That big figure is probably there. If they really sue us, we probably won’t be able to win the lawsuit.” Old Mr. Kelleigh rubbed his chin. His expression was ugly as he said, “Then you three sum up the remaining three quarters of the medical bill.” “You want us to cover the expenses?” Third Aunt hastily asked.

“What else? Wait for that brat to sue us?” Old Mr. Kelleigh glared angrily at his daughter. “If you don’t contribute to these medical expenses, don’t think you can get a single penny from the coming expropriation compensation!” Third Aunt did not make a sound anymore. Although she was a daughter who had already married off, the family said before that they would give her a small sum from the expropriation compensation.

Now the whole family had their hopes pinned on this expropriation compensation!

If Grace really started a lawsuit, then maybe Grace could have a piece of this expropriation compensation pie too.

The large family all looked at each other. Finally, they could only come to the decision to pool the money from the three families.

Grace returned to her grandmother’s ward. Her grandmother had already fallen asleep, so Grace sat by the hospital bed and silently watched her grandmother’s sleeping face.

Back then, the person who always protected her was her grandmother, but now she had gotten old and needed Grace’s protection.

Actually, if she really had the money, she would not mind paying all of her grandmother’s medical expenses by herself, but the current her led a difficult life. She could not bear her grandmother’s medical expenses all by herself.

Today, she brought up the expropriation compensation, so she thought that her grandfather as well as First Uncle and the others would probably give her grandmother a good medical treatment.

If there was not enough money for the medical expenses, she would do her best to fight for her grandmother’s rights and use the expropriation compensation money later on to safeguard her grandmother’s remaining life.

Now, there was too little she could do for her grandmother.

After an unknown amount of time, the sky was gradually darkening. Grace only left the ward when the nurse walked in to check the room.

When she walked out of the inpatient section, she inadvertently saw a figure walking out of the clinic.

Grace was stunned. She never thought she would bump into Brian at a place like this.

Moreover, there was nobody else with Brian. It was just him.

Brian had clearly spotted Grace too. His eyes lit up slightly. Then, he walked over and said, “What a coincidence.” “It is a little coincidental,” she said before going around him to leave.

However, in the next moment, he reached out a hand to stop her. “Speaking of which, last time I treated you to a meal, I made you encounter some unpleasant things. How’s this… I’ll treat you to another meal today. Take it as an apology for the matter last time.” Grace knew that Brian was talking about how she had met his ex-girlfriend, Emily Theller, when they ate together last time.

Speaking of which, she used to see news about Emily Theller often on media online, but in recent times, there had been absolutely no news about Emily Theller online. It was like there was no such person in showbiz.

“What happened to that ex-girlfriend of yours?” Grace could not help asking, but she regretted it after the words left her mouth. This was not something she should be asking.