Ch. 291..300

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 291-Tony Cummins took on a ghastly expression and angrily said, “This unfilial daughter was put in prison and ruined our family. Now she’s going to ruin us again?” After all, he had gone through many connections and spent a lot of money to get to his position as a supervisor!

How could he accept the fact that he was now back to being a regular employee?

Melinda Riley was furious too. She looked as if she was going to rush out and tear Grace into pieces after finding her.

“Mom and Dad, don’t act on impulse. Sis has Jason behind her now. We should think about what we’re going to do to her.” Evelyn advised. After all, she had suffered a lot from Grace before!

Tony Cummins and Melinda Riley thought about it and agreed. They then said, “What should we do now? Just suffer?” “I’ll think it over,” Evelyn said. She needed to think hard about how to deal with Grace and not let Grace play an increasingly important role in Brian’s mind.

Otherwise, even if Jason got rid of Grace, Grace would probably take her place and become Brian’s new girlfriend!

She must not let this happen!

Lina Sweeney asked Grace out again and gave Grace the information she had obtained from her colleague, including the witness’s full name, current address, occupation, and even his family members’ names.

Besides, there was information on how the witness had changed his name. It was still the surname ‘You’, but he changed his first name.

“Besides, when your case happened, he was just a regular employee and had a girlfriend, but they broke up because he couldn’t afford a house. Not long after the end of your case, he changed his name, left Emerald City, and bought a commercial-residential building in S City. He paid it off in full, which is a total of five million dollars!” Lina Sweeney told her what she found, then hummed coldly before saying, “Unless he won the lottery, he wouldn’t have so much money to buy a house and pay for it in full!” “How did you get all this information? Just by asking your colleagues?” Grace asked, a little confused. After all, judging from the material, some things could not be asked just by making small talk.

Some of the information was very private.

“I asked my colleague for a general idea. Then, I gave the basic information to a private detective and asked the private detective to check it for me,” Lina Sweeney said.

“Private detective?” Grace was shocked. Lina always seemed to take her case to heart. “Then the expenses…” “You’re asking me about the expenses at a time like this?” Lina Sweeney glared at her best friend. “The most important thing now is to get to the bottom of your case. Don’t ask about the expenses.’ “However, the expenses…” “You weren’t such a fussy person back then.” When Lina Sweeney said this, Grace smiled bitterly. Yes. Back in those days, she did not care much about money. Sometimes, when she and Lina were out having fun together, it did not matter who would spend more money, but now…

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 292-Was it because life had made her more aware of the importance of money?

Seeing her expression, Lina Sweeney suddenly hugged her. “Grace, I’ve regretted for years that I didn’t help you before. I know clearly that you were wronged, but I couldn’t find favorable evidence for you to help you reverse the case,” she said, word by word. These words had been buried in her heart for a long time.

“Even when you were in prison, I couldn’t do anything except to console you a little when I visited you. I hate this feeling. Now that I have some clues, I’ll do anything to help you reverse the case.

Don’t think too much about other things, and don’t think you owe me anything.” Lina Sweeney’s voice, thick with self-accusation, flooded Grace’s ears.

“Lina, I might not have survived at all in prison without your frequent visits and earnest devotion to my case. Don’t think that your words are an inconsequential consolation. They give me the courage to live,” Grace said, hugging her friend back.

Both women had red eyes now.

After a while, they finally recovered. Lina Sweeney said, “I think I will ask the private detective to carry and see if we can find anything useful. Don’t alert the witness.

Otherwise, he won’t admit it even if you went and asked him why he gave a false statement.” Grace nodded and agreed with her best friend.

Besides, after three years, she could afford to wait.

After Grace collected the materials Lina Sweeney gave her, Lina Sweeney said, “I’m driving today. I’ll give you a ride home.” Grace showed a hint of hesitation.

“Are you still staying at Jason’s place?” Lina Sweeney asked as she realized it.

“Yes.” She pressed her lip a little and felt the part that still ached.

That was where Jason had bitten her.

“How long are you going to stay with him?” Lina Sweeney asked.

“I don’t know.” Grace shrugged with mock relief. “It’s not so bad staying there. At least I’m well fed and well treated.” Lina Sweeney knew that she could not get a hand in this matter, so she just said, “Let me know if you need anything.” “All right,” Grace replied.

They walked toward the parking lot as they talked.

“Wait for me here. I’ll get the car,” Lina Sweeney told Grace as they stepped out of the elevator. Her car was parked next to the elevator.

“Sure,” Grace replied.

Lina Sweeney was walking toward a car not far from the elevator entrance. She took out her car keys at the same time. Just then, a car came toward Lina Sweeney and stopped in front of her.

The car stopped just between Grace and Lina Sweeney, so Grace could not see Lina Sweeney.

However, a few seconds later, she heard a startled “Ahhh!” from her best friend and the sound of a car door closing. Then, the black car which had stopped between them passed by her.

Grace hurriedly looks at where her friend had stood moments before. Lina Sweeney was nowhere to be seen!

Could it be that Lina was taken away by the people in the car?!

Grace was taken aback and instinctively ran after the car in the direction it had left, but there was no way to chase after it now!

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 293-She only managed to remember the first three and last digits of the license plate number.

Immediately, Grace felt a burst of coldness spreading through her body. What happened? Who the hell were the people in the car? Why did they take Lina?!

Now Lina… Was this considered kidnapping? Or… Grace subconsciously took out her phone and wanted to call her best friend, but she did not know what kind of situation her best friend was in right now. If she called her, it might make things worse.

Her hands began to shake until they could barely hold her phone.

With difficulty, she managed to dial 110 to call the police.

After reporting the incident, she hurried to the parking lot management office.

There were surveillance cameras in the parking lot. There should be surveillance footage of when the car took Lina.

Nothing could happen to Lina, nothing!

That was all Grace had in mind at the moment!

When Jason got a call from Grace, he could only hear sobbing noises coming from the other end.

Just the sound of it made his heart leap instantly. “What happened to you? Say something?!” “Jason, can you help me find Lina… I’m begging you. Help me find Lina…” Grace said as she sobbed, not knowing whom to go to after calling the police.

Her fingers subconsciously dialed his number… The number came with the phone he had bought her.

Jason frowned. “Did something happened to Lina Sweeney?” “She was taken away. I don’t know where… The police… The police were here. The parking lot surveillance cameras are broken… Jason, please help me. I beg you to help me find Lina…” she said, stammering.

He could almost imagine how she was feeling at the moment.

Normally, she would call him Mr. Reed, but now, she was calling him ‘Jay’. This was enough to show what a mess her current state of mind was in.

“Where are you now?” he asked.

“I… I’m in front of the police station…” she replied, choking up.

After she reported the case to the police, she was told she could leave.

However… Lina was not found yet! How was she going to find Lina?

“Which police station?” he asked again.

When she gave him the exact address of the police station, he said, “Go wait inside the police station. I’m coming over now.” When he drove up to the police station, he saw her standing on the steps, holding her phone tightly in both hands. Tears were visible on her pretty face. Her eyes were red, and there were hardly any colors in her face.

Although it was almost May, the nights were still cold.

He hurried up to her and took her hand. Sure enough, her hands.

were cold.

The veins on the back of her hand burst as her fingers gripped the phone.

“Didn’t I tell you to stay inside the police station? Why are you standing outside?” His tone was vaguely displeased after seeing that she did not know how to take care of her health and stayed out on a night like this. Did she not know that she could get sick like this?

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 294-She trembled and slowly raised her head, almost stiffly, to look at the person in front of her. Her wet black eyes seemed to slowly gain focus.

“Jason, can you help me find Lina?” She seemed to come to her senses just then. She hurriedly said, “The police just filed a case.

They said they’ll send someone to look for her, but they don’t know when they’ll find her. If only I remember the license plate number… Why didn’t I pay more attention?” There was a note of remorse in her voice.

Jason stared at Grace. He had only ever seen her so anxious when something happened to her grandmother.

Her grandmother was her relative, but Lina Sweeney? She was someone who was not related to her, yet she was still so worried about her.

A wave of jealousy suddenly rose in his heart. He was jealous that she was so worried about Lina Sweeney. What about him? Would she be so worried about him if anything had happened to him?

“Let’s go home first. It’s cold here,” he said. “Look how cold your hands are.” wwwww Was it cold? She did not feel anything. All she could think about was how to find Lina.

“Will… Will you help me find Lina?” she asked, wanting to get a definite answer.

She could only wait for the police, but… if he was willing to help, they could find Lina soon.

After all, he had a lot of connections and resources in Emerald City.

“Let’s go back and talk about it. Even if I’m going to find her for you, I’ll have to go back and hear all the details before contacting someone to find her for you, right?” he said.

“However, if it’s too late, then… Lina could be in danger.” She stared at him in the moonlight with her black eyes that seemed to be stained with water. Her look of anxiety and bloodless cheeks stung him like needles.

“I beg you. Get… Get someone to find Lina’s whereabouts now, all right? If anything happens to Lina, I… ” Her teeth bit on her lip firmly.

‘No, nothing will happen to Lina! Nothing will happen to her!’ She kept saying to herself.

“Are you that anxious to find her? Since you haven’t received any information on her and her parents haven’t reported this to the police, then perhaps nothing has happened to her?” he said.

“Something must have happened to her! Otherwise, she would have called me!” However, so far, her best friend had not called.

“Do you care about her so much?” he asked in a deep voice.

“Yes,” she replied with hardly any hesitation. However, her answer made him feel worse. It felt like thick needles that continued to sting him non-stop.

Even the pallor of her face struck him as unsightly.

“What if I don’t want to help you find her? What are you going to do?” he asked.

Her eyes widened sharply, and her lips quivered. Even her thin body was trembling. Her hands clenched the phone so tightly that her fingers almost seemed to be embedded in it.

He could not bear to see her like that.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 295-A muffled breath now seemed to clog his chest, and he could not get it out or swallow it down.

Since when could he not bear to see a woman get worried and afraid? She seemed to be the only one who could make him feel that way.

Jason heaved a sigh that sounded more like a helpless compromise. He took out his phone and made a call. “Help me find someone. I need to know where this person is, whether she’s safe or not… Her name is Lina Sweeney. She was taken away by a car this afternoon. The car is…” Jason said and held out the phone to Grace, beckoning her to talk.

Grace shuddered and quickly said, “It’s a black Maybach, and the license plate number is…” She quickly told them the numbers she remembered, the address of the parking lot, the time it happened, and all the other details.

After Grace finished speaking, Jason said to the other end of the phone, “That’s all. I want to know where this person is as soon as possible!” After ending the call, Jason looked at Grace. “All right. Can we go back now?” She then walked with him to his car. He opened the door to the passenger seat, and once she was seated, he bent down again.

She startled. Her body stiffened subconsciously. She only saw his upper body leaning toward her. His handsome face drew closer and closer to her, close enough that she could feel his breath.

She looked at him in bewilderment. Up close, she could see his long lashes and ink-black pupils. She could see the straight curve of his nose, and even the tiny strands of hair on his forehead… Under the bridge of his nose was his lips. They were undeniably beautiful. His upper lip was slightly thin but was vaguely sexy.

When his lips were tightly closed, it gave people a sense of oppression.

However, when his lips were slightly raised to smile, people could not help but want to see more of it.

Who would have thought that a man like him, who was reputed as the last man to mess with in Emerald City, would give people a pure and beautiful feeling when he laughed.

Grace’s gaze was fixed on Jason’s lip until the seatbelt buckle clicked into place.

She suddenly realized that he was fastening her seat belt.

“Thank you…” she said, a little embarrassed.

However, he maintained his position and gazed at her with bright eyes. “What were you thinking when you looked at me so intently?” His breath was fragrant like an orchid, and his warm breath sprinkled her face, causing her to blush helplessly.

What was she thinking… Was she to tell him that she thought he looked good smiling?

She lowered her eyes and avoided his gaze. The next moment, however, his fingers caressed her lips-right at the place where he had bitten her.

“It should be all right in a few days. Will you blame me for biting you?” he muttered.

“… Thank you,” she said.

“For biting you?” There was a hint of amusement in his voice.

“No, thank you for helping me find Lina.” She took a deep breath, looked up, and looked back into his eyes.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 296-Jason said nothing more. He straightened up, closed the car door, walked around to the driver’s seat, and started the car.

Grace was a little surprised to see Jason drive. Usually, the driver drove the car.

However, because he was driving, she was able to look at his side profile.

She had to admit that from the side, she seemed to see more of the solid, clear outline of his features-that straight nose bridge of his and those sexy thin lips.

Currently, his hair was not as neat as usual. There were a few strands of hair across his forehead. He looked more like the Jason she had known before.

Jay… The thought of the name gave her a complicated feeling. She kept calling him ‘Jay’ just now.

Was it because she subconsciously thought only Jason could help her but not Jason?

However, whether it was Jason or Jason, it was him!

Now, he was the only person she could turn to for help. Even though the police were looking for Lina, but… she still wanted more people to join in the search.

It would be best if they could find Lina soon.

When the car stopped at a traffic light, Jason turned his head to look at Grace and said, “What’s wrong? Why do you keep looking at me like that?” She was stunned, not realizing that he had noticed her looking at him. “No… Nothing, just wondering why you’re the one driving today?” She stammered, embarrassed to be caught spying on him.

“Yes, I’m the one driving today…” he said as if amused. His eyes darkened as he looked at her.

How was he going to tell her that when he heard her sobbing on the phone, he was so anxious that he lost his usual composure and grabbed the car keys without even notifying the driver?

“Do you want to know why?” He stared at her with a heavy gaze.

Her heart seemed to skip a beat. His gaze made her feel awkward. A feminine instinct made her feel that the answer had something to do with her.

Just when she did not know what to say, the red light at the intersection turned green. She quickly said, “It’s green.” He looked at her but said no more on the subject.

The car drove back to the Reed Residence, and Grace followed Jason out of the car.

“When will I hear news about Lina?” Grace asked, unable to contain her anxiety when it had only been at most half an hour since Jason called someone to check on her best friend’s whereabouts.

She was probably afraid.

Afraid that something had happened to Lina… She was even thinking about some of the kidnapping case studies she had seen when she was a law student. When the ones kidnapped were young women, nine times out of ten, it would not end up well.

‘No, Lina’s going to be fine. She’ll be all right!’ Grace kept saying to herself, her almond-shaped eyes looking at Jason so intently that he felt as if he was being stared at by some pitiful small creature.

The pleading and expectation in her eyes were especially clear.

When he saw her like this, he even felt an urge to hold her in his arms. He desperately wanted to wipe the pleading and expectation from her eyes as they were there only because of Lina Sweeney.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 297-He wanted her to see only him.

“If you really must know, you might as well wait with me. If my people have found Lina Sweeney’s whereabouts, they’ll inform me immediately,” Jason said.

That was certainly no problem for Grace, but… Wait? Where should she wait with him?! Grace blinked and five minutes later, she finally knew where to wait with him.

In Jason’s room!

It was not the first time that she had entered his room, but it was the first time that she entered through the front door of his room rather than through the door which connected their rooms.

Once inside, Jason immediately took off his coat and pulled out a cell phone. He set it aside on a coffee table.

Grace was stunned when she saw the phone. It was the same old phone she had bought him at a special price of 1,500 dollars. Many average people might have better phones than this one.

Did he keep the phone with him all the time?

If he did not, how did she get through to him immediately when she called?

However, before she finished examining the phone, she saw him. continuing to undress.

Grace’s face went red immediately. “Why… Why are you…” “I’m getting changed, of course.” He raised an eyebrow at her. “You used to watch me change clothes, didn’t you? Is that a problem now?” She choked. Well, she had seen him change clothes in the rental house, but he was just getting changed out of clothes like sweaters or jackets.

Normally, he would go into the bathroom to change his underclothes.

He was now stripped down to a thin shirt. If he continued to strip… At this point, Grace subconsciously turned her back to Jason.

Out of sight, out of mind. After all, she was now in his room.

Then, she heard some ruffling noises. He was probably taking off his clothes.

She did not know how long it would take him to change. Just as Grace was thinking of this, suddenly a pair of arms wrapped around her body and hugged her from the back.

She instantly fell into a wide embrace as the familiar smell enveloped her.

Grace was shocked. All she could hear was Jason’s elegant voice saying, “Won’t you look at me, Sis?” “There’s… There’s nothing to see,” she muttered.

“You used to say that I look good and always wanted to see more of me,” Jason said.

Grace wanted to go back in time and bite her tongue off. Why would she say that?

“Are you done changing your clothes?” She digressed.

“Can’t you see for yourself?” he said.

“…” She was speechless for a moment. His hands were on her shoulders, forcing her to turn around.

As she turned to face him, her hand unconsciously touched his chest. Grace got a shock.

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My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 298-He… was naked from the waist up!

“You…” Her face was red, and her eyes were still closed. She did not dare to open them for fear that she would see something she should not see.

“Won’t you open your eyes, Sis?” His breath was fragrant like an orchid, and his murmur sounded like the deepest enchantment.

Grace, however, kept her eyes closed. She was blushing while urging, “Quickly change your clothes!” “I’d rather you look at me,” he said. “Besides, I did Sis a favor today. Won’t you even look at me, Sis?” Grace stiffened, and her teeth unconsciously bit her lip. She let out a low cry as she touched the spot where he had bitten her.

She heard his low chuckle in her ear. Then, she felt his fingers stroking her lips. “You know what? You looked so cute just now.” Cute?

Before she had time to react, she suddenly felt some pressure on her lips. It was soft with a touch of warmth. It was his… lips!

He was kissing her!

Grace immediately opened her eyes and stared at the face before her. They were so close that she could not see his whole face. All she could see was his bright eyes that were like blooming peach blossoms. They were so beautiful they looked like they could capture people’s souls at any time.

“Umm…” She subconsciously wanted to open her mouth and say something, but it only made him kiss her deeper.

Grace accepted the kiss passively while she laid her hands against his chest.

Her hands seemed to burn as if they were about to catch fire.

After a while, the kiss was over. Grace panted and blushed.

Jason was calm and even smirking a little. “Is this how I can get you to look at me?” She choked. What he said carried some serious ambiguity, but she did not know what to say right now.

She was about to close her eyes again when he said, “I’ve helped you and you won’t even look at me?” She pursed her burning lips. “Get dressed, and I’ll look at you.” “I like Sis to look at me this way,” he muttered as if he was showing her his good side. “It’s as if I’m the only one in Sis’ eyes.” Grace stared at the man in front of her. When others had seen a man like him, it might be difficult to see anyone else again.

Now that he was without a jacket, his lean figure was a lot more visible, but the scar on his chest had put her in a trance.

She had seen the scar before when they were in the rented house, but when she asked him about it, he only replied, “It’s just a small injury.” However, even if the scar had gotten lighter, it looked nothing like a ‘small injury’.

He suddenly took her hand and put it on his scar.

She was shocked, instinctively wanting to withdraw her hand, but his fingers seemed to be made of steel. They gripped her hand, forcing her hand to press on the scar.

“Weren’t you looking at the scar?” he said.

“No… Let go of your hands first,” Grace said quickly.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 299-However, he seemed to turn a deaf ear to her words. He just stared at her and said, “Are you going to hurt me, Sis?” Her body shuddered as she felt her throat tighten as if some words were stuck in it.

His eyes were fixed on her as if he was going to see through her.

“Is that a difficult question?” After a long silence, he muttered, “It’s all right if you don’t want to answer, but let me remind you…” He bent slowly while his lips got close to her ear. He whispered, “Never hurt me, all right?” As long as she did not hurt him, he would praise her to the heavens, love her to the earth, and even protect her, making sure she was happy and safe for the rest of her life.

As long as she did not hurt him!

In the huge room, Grace fidgeted, occasionally checking the clock on her phone and calculating how long it would be before she heard any news about her best friend.

Jason, on the other hand, had changed into a set of casual clothes and was sitting on the sofa, leafing through some professional reports.

Looking at the elegantly seated Jason, Grace could not help but think of the words he had said earlier.

He said that she must never hurt him.

The problem was, she could not hurt him at all! What he said was a little redundant.

Who in Emerald City could hurt a man like him?

As if taking notice of her gaze, he looked up at her. “Are you thinking of me? Or Lina Sweeney?” Of course, she was thinking of Lina. She just had an occasional flash of thought about what he had said before.

However, looking at her now, she had a feeling that she could not tell the truth.

Although he looked so gentle now that he seemed harmless, if she offended him, then… She was a little afraid to go on. She must not offend him because she was still counting on him to help her find Lina.

Just then, Jason’s phone suddenly rang. The ringing of the phone was particularly clear in the room.

Grace’s eyes immediately fell on the phone Jason had left on the coffee table. It was already 11 p.m. It was already so late at night. Could the caller be the person Jason ordered to help investigate Lina’s whereabouts?

Jason glanced at the caller ID on his phone, answered the call, glanced at Grace’s eager expression, and turned on the speaker.

A man’s voice sounded from the phone. “We’ve found her, Young Master Reed.

Lina Sweeney was taken away by Hadwin Stephenson. She should be at Hadwin Stephenson’s house in Crescent Bay now.” Jason frowned slightly. “Hadwin Stephenson?” “Yes, there’s no mistake. Hadwin Stephenson himself captured her today,” the man said.

“All right, I see.” Jason ended the call, looked up at Grace, and said, “When did Lina Sweeney get involved with Hadwin Stephenson?” Grace looked confused. “Hadwin Stephenson? Who is he?”

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 300-“He’s the chairman of Stephenson Group, the current patriarch of the Stephenson family,” Jason said. Then, he looked somewhat strangely at Grace.

“Don’t you know who he is? Have you never heard Lina Sweeney mention him before?” Grace shook her head. She was certain that she had never heard the name Hadwin Stephenson from her best friend.

However, she did know that Stephenson Group was not a local enterprise. They had corporations in Emerald City and was a famous shipping company.

Why was Lina associated with this Hadwin Stephenson? What puzzled her more was that the man earlier had said that Hadwin Stephenson captured her himself.

Did that mean that Hadwin Stephenson was actually in the Maybach she saw today?

She thought her best friend had been kidnapped, but now it seemed to be a different case.

“Then… I’ll go find her!” Grace turned sharply, intending to follow the address she had just heard to find her best friend.

“Do you think you can get in there?” Jason said lightly.

“…” Grace suddenly stopped in her tracks and hesitated before saying, “Then… I’ll talk to the police first and ask them to take me with them.” “In that case, I can guarantee 100% that you won’t get in.” Jason smiled gently and slowly walked up to Grace. As though looking at a naive child, he said, “Do you know what Hadwin Stephenson is like? There are 100 ways he can keep you from seeing your friends.” Grace naturally did not know what Hadwin Stephenson was like, so she could only look at the man in front of her.

Jason explained. “Hadwin Stephenson was originally an illegitimate child of the Stephenson family who was left abroad. His father had a lot of sons. Many of them were born out of wedlock, only two of them weren’t. How do you think a bastard who was not taken seriously could get to where he is now?” Grace’s heart sank. Jason did not say much, but she more or less understood what Hadwin Stephenson was like.

A bastard like him could not become as successful as he was now without some scheming.

When she was a lawyer, she had also heard about how some rich. families would fight over property as well as some of the means and dark secrets that were unimaginable to ordinary people.

Grace looked at Jason. “Then… can you help me?” He glanced at her. “Hadwin Stephenson won’t kill your friend.” “I know, but…” Grace bit her lip. She was still worried. She would only feel at ease when she saw Lina and found out why Hadwin Stephenson had taken her. “You can help me meet Hadwin Stephenson and get to the bottom of this.” She knew only too well what the name Jason meant in Emerald City.

He was the only person she could ask for help from. If he would just help her… He narrowed his eyes. She was begging him just for Lina Sweeney.

She had also begged him in front of the police station earlier. It was as if she could do just about anything for Lina Sweeney.

Just because Lina Sweeney always helped her with her case? His mind flashed through the words she had spoken of Lina Sweeney.

She was now begging him for Lina Sweeney because… Lina Sweeney was her lifeline? A lifeline she could not let go?

“Yes, I can take you to Hadwin Stephenson, but… why should I help you? I’ve helped you find out Lina Sweeney’s whereabouts, and I’ve also told you that Lina Sweeney is not in any danger. I’m a businessman, so I’m not going to do anything that’ll cause me a loss over and over again,” Jason said darkly.

Grace bit her lip as her face grew pale. What could she give him for his help?