Ch. 51..60

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 51-Grace was lost in her thoughts that night when she returned to the apartment. Just as she was having dinner with Jay, someone knocked at the door.

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Grace was startled because she doesn’t usually have visitors.

“Could it be your family?” Grace wasn’t up to another visit from her dad or stepmom, and it would be a long time before she’d forgive Evelyn for her treachery.

But when she opened the door, she was surprised to see Chase standing outside.

Chase was wearing a black cotton shirt and his face was slightly red. He looked at Grace and spoke rather uneasily, “I…” He had barely opened his mouth when he noticed Jason, who had walked over to stand behind Grace, and he stopped suddenly as if he was hesitating.

“Why are you here?” Jason asked. “Are you looking for my sister?” Jason asked.

“I… I have some business to discuss with Grace privately,” Chase said with a flushed face, then he glanced at Grace and asked, “Is that okay with you, Grace?” Jason frowned.

Grace opened her mouth to reply, but Jay interrupted her and said, “Is it something you can’t discuss here?” “It’s…” Chase hesitated.

Grace said, “If there’s something you need to say, there’s no harm in speaking frankly, and in front of Jay.” www Chase started to wring his hands. “I… I wanted to say that I don’t mind that you’ve been in jail. I really like you and I hope that you can be my girlfriend. I… I can wait. As long as you’re not interested in anyone else, I can wait,” he blurted out in a single breath as if he had had to muster all of his courage to say those words.

Grace was stunned. “I, uh, Chase, I don’t know what to say.” Chaset kept talking. “I know I’m still just a small-time driver but I will work hard to earn money to support a family, I… I just hope I can give you happiness.” As soon as Chase was done talking, he nodded in Jason’s direction, bowed toward Grace, and hurried away. “Just consider it,” he said as his parting words.

Grace stared numbly at his back. Chase really liked her?

Only when a hand looped around her waist to pull her into the room and the door slammed shut did she snap out of her trance.

“What are you…?” She had barely finished speaking when Jay trapped her against the door. He leaned forward and stared at her fixedly with his dark eyes. “What are you thinking about, Sister?” But there was a bite to his words, and the way he normally called her sister felt more like a promise-or a threat.

“Nothing,” she replied.

He closed the space between them until she couldn’t draw a breath without breathing him in. “Let me go, Jay.” And yet, it was as if he did not hear her. He pressed his face closer to her instead and his lips lightly grazed her ear.

She sucked in a breath.

“Sister, were you touched by what that man said just now?” “Touched?” Her laugh was sad. “That I don’t know, but I am surprised. I’m a convict, Jay. Accused of taking a human life. What man would want to be with me?” “Did you invite him here?” “No.” She shook her head. “And I truly didn’t expect Chase to just show up and say those things.” He frowned. “I don’t trust him.”

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 52-“Sister, do you like that man because he said those things?” Jason asked.

His dark eyes continued to bore into hers. The unsettling feeling tickled up her spine. It felt a lot like… attraction or anticipation. But this was her ‘brother’ and she needed to push those thoughts from her mind.

Grace cleared her throat. “No, I don’t like Chase.” He tilted his head and a lock of his thick hair shadowed one eye.

Jay was a handsome man, and that boyish tilt of his head only amplified his good looks.

Grace sucked in a breath. But it carried more of his scent and had her wanting to lean close. To see if that smooth bit of skin along his neck tasted as good as it smelled.

She searched his eyes. Swallowed hard as his gaze dipped to her mouth then back to her eyes again. Did he want to kiss her?!?

“Oh God, what am I thinking?!” Grace laughed at herself at the idea that had just crossed her mind.

“Are you sure?” he pressed her.

What was he asking about? Her mind was on kissing. Chase. Right. “No. I don’t like Chase,” she replied. “I can only apologize to him for his feelings for me.” Her reply seemed to please him. His lips curved. He was likely trying to protect her, as any brother would. She would be smart not to think about having a normal future. Even if a man proclaimed that her ‘past’ didn’t bother him, she knew, over time, it would.

Jason stared at her and asked once more, “Sister, do you really not like that man?” “Why would I lie to you?” she retorted. “Ever since I got out of jail, I’ve never even considered the idea of falling in love with someone. I did that once. I put all of my emotions into someone else, and when I was abandoned, I was struck by a devastating blow. I don’t wish to go through that again.” There was a touch of joy in his eyes. “Then you have to remember to reject him.

If not, a man like him will probably wait for you forever.” “I’ll reject him,” she said. And she would. Chase deserved better. “Since I don’t reciprocate his feelings, I won’t string him along. Chase is a good man. He should have a relationship with someone who truly belongs to him and not waste time on me.” Jay’s lips thinned. “How does he know that you have been to jail?” he asked suddenly.

Grace’s face darkened as she said, “A colleague found out about the news of my car accident all those years ago, so now the entire Sanitation Service Center knows about my imprisonment.” As she said it, Grace was overcome with shame. She wouldn’t forget their accusing stares, the whispering. The sidelong looks. “All right, let go of me, I still have to tidy up the room.” Jason let her go. This woman’s moods affected his own. Her bits of joy buoyed him. Her sadness transferred until he wanted to right the wrongs of the world just to see her smile. For a man like him, such feelings were not acceptable.

This was a game. A diversion.

He’d wanted a glimpse behind her facade because he’d harbored many doubts about Grace Cummins. But every day spent with her was like peeling back another layer, and what he saw didn’t match what he’d thought of her originally.

He was…growing attached.

Even this pitiful apartment was a delight he looked forward to, only because Grace was in it.

He didn’t know how long they could play this game or live in this insulated bubble. But as he thought it, his subconscious chimed that he could do this…for the rest of his life.

For the next few days, Grace’s colleagues continued to whisper and gossip about her at the Sanitation Service Center, and plenty of them were intentionally distancing themselves from her.

She had already mentally prepared herself for this. She could not change the fact that she had been in jail, after all.

But somehow knowing what would transpire and actually experiencing it were two different things. The callous and cruel gossip hurt.

However, Claire treated Grace as usual, taking care of her when they were doing their regular jobs, which she was grateful for.

“Grace, you’re a university graduate, why did you find a job like this? Do you really want to sweep roads for the rest of your life?” Claire chatted with Grace during their lunch break.

“I have a criminal record and it isn’t that easy to look for a job,” Grace said frankly.

“Many employers asked about the incident when they found out that I had a criminal record. When they realized that I was the perpetrator who killed Mr.

Reed’s fiancée, Jennifer Atkinson, they all rejected me without any exception.”

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 53-“Even in the past, it was already such a difficult task being able to find a job to provide for me.” “But you can’t waste your years doing this job. How can you find a good husband like this?!” Grace smiled at Claire. She meant well. Truly.

The biggest concern for people like Claire was marriage.

“Chase doesn’t seem to mind your past,” Claire went on. “Are you sure you don’t want to consider it? Honest men like Chase are rare nowadays.” “No, it’s impossible for me and him,” Grace replied. She wouldn’t give Claire any hope, lest she tries to interfere. That would just end badly…for all of them.

Claire hesitated before asking, “Grace, do you think of Chase as a lower class because he’s just a driver? After all, your ex-boyfriend was- ” “Claire!” Grace interrupted her and said, “I don’t think that. It’s just… I’ve been through so much, I’m not wanting to get into a relationship.” “Oh, you child!” Claire sighed. “You should know that if you really don’t marry and stay by yourself, you might not feel it that much now, but when you’re old with no children around you… it’s going to be a kind of loneliness that no one can endure.” “Children…” Grace smiled wryly. “I’m afraid that’s wishful thinking for me.” It wasn’t just issues of conception, she was not some wealthy or powerful person who could ensure that her children would be protected. Would she subject them to ridicule or bullying? Kids were mean. And she suspected that if schoolmates learned of Grace’s past, they might pick on her children. No. She would not allow that.

After a day’s worth of work, Grace and Claire packed up their tools and returned to the Sanitation Service Center.

When Grace was returning the tools, she did not come across Farah Steele, who had been constantly targeting her. However, just as she was preparing to wash her hands, she saw Farah and Chase standing by the sink.

“Grace has been to prison, Chase. Why are you still waiting for her? Does that mean I’m not as good as a person who’s been in jail?” Farah asked indignantly.

Chase replied unhappily, “Can you not talk about her being in prison every time you open your mouth? Grace was driving carelessly, she didn’t mean to hurt anyone!” “She was driving under the influence! How is that unintentional?!” Farah retorted. “She’s a f*cking witch. And you’re some fool who’s fallen under her spell!” “I would be willing to be under her spell!” Chase answered.

Grace heard the details of their conversation were still related to her and subconsciously wanted to avoid them. However, just as she wanted to leave, Farah noticed her and immediately shouted, “Grace, you’re so shameless that you’re eavesdropping!” Grace sighed and stopped in her tracks. “This is a place in the Sanitation Service Center that everyone can visit. I came here to wash my hands, how is that eavesdropping? If you’re afraid that someone else will hear you, then you should look for a room and talk behind closed doors,” Grace said.

“You…” Farah glared at Grace angrily, then made a nasty remark before leaving: “You wait and see!” Grace smiled faintly. “I heard that so many times when I was in jail.” Chase glanced at Grace uneasily and said, “Don’t take what she said just now to heart.” “I won’t take it to heart,” Grace said. Maybe it was a blessing that she should come upon Chase like this. “This is my life, Chase. The ridicule, the gossip. It isn’t fun and it isn’t pretty.” “I would defend you,” he vowed. And his eyes were so earnest, she wished she was a different person and that she could be the kind of woman that Chase needed.

“I know you would. You’re a good man.” “Seriously, Grace. Give me a chance.” She shook her head. “I don’t want you to waste time on me. It’s like what she said. I’ve been to jail and am not suitable for you.” “I don’t mind that,” he hurriedly replied.

When his eyes met her confused gaze, he explained, “I… I know you’re a good woman, so I really don’t mind if you’ve been to jail.”

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 54-Chase recalled the first time he’d encountered Grace.

Back then, he had just gotten off work and had noticed her squatting by the roadside. She had been continuously comforting a young girl who was bawling.

She had sung and jumped, making all sorts of funny poses as if she did not care at all about the strange glances coming from the surrounding crowd.

Ultimately, she had succeeded and the little girl had stopped crying.

Then, she bought a bun for the little girl to eat on the spot. She called the police and waited there, intending to see if the little girl’s family would come looking for her.

In the end, the police and the little girl’s family did arrive.

The child had wandered off and gotten really lost, walking the city alone for hours. The parents were a trainwreck, crying and offering Grace their life savings for protecting and finding their daughter.

Grace had only laughed and refused to accept a penny from them.

When the parents had left with the little girl in their arms, she had stood studying the backs of the family with a content smile.

At that time, Chase felt as if his heart had been stolen straight out of his chest. It wasn’t just Grace’s beauty. But her kindness. Her gentility. The quiet way she made the world a little bit better.

He did not know if it was love at first sight but he knew that it was the first time in his life that he had ever had such feelings for a woman.

” “Even if you don’t mind, what about your parents?” Grace asked, drawing him back to the present. “Would they also not mind you marrying a woman who’s been in prison?” Grace asked.

Chase’s body froze and his stomach dropped.

“Marriage is not only an affair between two people. It’s also a matter between two families. You don’t know how my family is like either,” Grace said. “Please, don’t seek to do something that will bring shame upon you or your family, Chase.” She laughed but it was without humor. “Besides, I don’t think you really want to get involved with my family.” She walked past him to the sink to wash her hands. She kept her back to him. “I don’t have the feelings for you that you seek. Please… don’t waste your time on me.” Chase stood aside in a daze as if he had been slapped by her words just now.

Just as Grace finished washing her hands and wanted to leave, Chase suddenly said, “What if I can persuade my parents…” She halted her footsteps and glanced at him. “That’s impossible. If I really liked you, I would still be willing to stay by your side even if your parents disagreed and I would be with you till your parents gave us their blessing. However, I only see you as a friend and feel no love toward you.” Her words could be considered ruthless.

Surely, it felt like she cut him with each word she said.

Chase’s stomach sank lower.

When Grace got off work and walked to the entrance of the Sanitation Service Center, she was surprised to see a familiar figure standing not far away, as if he had intentionally been waiting for her.

“Jay,” she called out in surprise and ran toward him. “Why are you here?” “I got off work early today, so I came to pick you up,” he replied, reaching for her hand.

He threaded their fingers together.

Just then, Chase walked out of the Sanitation Service Center. When he saw Grace and Jason, he nodded his head awkwardly and walked toward the parking lot.

“Did you reject him properly?” Jason asked nonchalantly.

“Yes, I’ve made it clear I do not want him and that there is no future for us,” Grace said. “Those words might have been hurtful to Chase, but a temporary pain is better than a longer one.” She glanced away. “But I don’t think he will suffer long or waste too much time on me. He can find a better woman,” she said. “I admit that I’m not a great beauty. Furthermore, my current job is… not one that most would aspire to. And I have a criminal record. I really don’t know why he’s so determined to be with me.” “He’s the one who isn’t worthy of you. Sister, you can find a better man,” Jason replied.

Grace smiled, making light of his words.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 55-So, you were holding onto Chase while getting it on with another man!” Farah’s voice suddenly sounded out.

Grace felt a headache coming on. The world seemed never to lack people like Farah Steele. Grace would’ve said something snarky to that effect, and that maybe Farrah should spend some time in jail -it was filled with nasty people just like her. But she didn’t bother engaging.

Jason turned around and looked coldly at the woman behind them.

There was a flash of surprise in Farah’s eyes when she saw Jason.

This man was even more handsome than the male leads in the TV series. His hair was a mess. Too long and unkempt, but if the bangs were cut shorter and if he were to wear some decent clothes, he could definitely push the male stars out of their spots on the ranking TV series.

Farah was immediately jealous. Why does Grace deserve all of this? Not only is she liked by Chase, but she also has such a handsome man accompanying her! It was bullshit.

She raised the corners of her mouth and flashed a vicious smile. “Are you Grace’s friend? You probably don’t know that she has been in prison. Back then, she hit someone while drunk driving. It was the same as murder!” However, to her disappointment, the man’s face did not show a look of surprise, disbelief, or indeed any sign of caring about what she had said.

Instead, he still looked calm.

And that cold, calm had her taking a step back.

His gaze on her grew even colder after hearing what she said.

“Looks like you were the person who was spreading rumors about this matter,” Jason said quietly as if Farrah had just confirmed what he’d suspected.

Fear rose in Farah’s heart. She felt that if she admitted to it then and there, she would end up suffering serious consequences.

But why should she bear the brunt of anything?! She wasn’t a murderer, Grace was!

She bit her lip and then said, “So what if I was? I did this for everyone’s sake. We all have the right to know if the people around us have committed a crime. If she is afraid that others will find out about it, then she shouldn’t have done it in the first place!” Jason let out a soft laugh. “It’s good that you admitted to it.” After that, he no longer paid attention to Farah. He turned to Grace and said, “Sister, let’s go. I don’t want to bother with this woman anymore.” “Okay.” Grace ignored her as if Farrah was trash to be swept off the street.

The couple turned and walked away.

Farah stared at the two people’s retreating backs. “Sister?” Was this man Grace’s younger brother? But they didn’t look alike. Not only that, Grace and the man seemed to be about the same age!

The man flashed one icy glare over his shoulder.

Farrah felt that look all the way to her bones.

Grace was still holding onto Jason, but she did not start walking home. Instead, she pulled him in another direction.

“I got my paycheck today. Let’s go shopping and have a good meal,” she said. “Speaking of which, Jay, we haven’t had a good meal out since we met.” “Then let’s go and have a good meal,” Jason said. “But I’ll treat you. After all, I’ve been earning money too, and you’ve been taking care of me all this while.” For some reason, Grace felt as if her own child had grown up.

“Then let’s have you treat me,” Grace smiled and said. She didn’t linger on her encounter with Chase or on the mean things that Farrah said.

Jason was with her, and he accepted her for who she was.

The two of them walked to a mall in the center of the city. In the mall, Grace picked a popular restaurant for them to eat at.

“The dishes in this restaurant are not bad, and their prices are affordable. I used to eat here with my colleagues before…” She paused halfway through her sentence.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 56-In the past, she and her law firm colleagues had often come here to have a meal after work. For her at that time, eating here was like having a work meal.

But now, it had become a luxurious event that could only be enjoyed every once in a while.

She tried not to dwell on that too much.

She’d taken many things for granted in her ‘prior’ life. If she was smart, she would appreciate every little thing. Life was too fickle for anything less.

“That’s good. I’m glad that we’re eating at a place you’re familiar with. You can do the ordering then.” Jason cleanly interrupted her thoughts.

Grace ordered all the cheaper dishes, with the most expensive one being a shrimp dish.

Although it wasn’t a lot of money, it was already the most expensive meal Grace had had for a while.

That was despite the fact that Jason kept trying to persuade her to order a little more. “I have money.” However, Grace still said, “This is enough. Even if it’s for a good meal, there’s no need to order too much.” After a while, the waiter served the dishes, and they started to eat. The dishes here were naturally much better than the simple ones they usually ate at the apartment.

When they started to eat the shrimp, Jason peeled them for Grace, and then put all of the shelled shrimp into her bowl.

She stared at them in a daze.

“What’s wrong? Why aren’t you eating?” he asked.

She smiled faintly and said, “I’m just thinking about how you’re very good at taking care of people. Anyone who gets the chance to date you in the future will be very lucky.” As she said this, she lifted a shrimp into her mouth.

She still remembered the times when she used to watch TV series. Once, when she had seen the male lead peeling shrimp for the female lead, she had felt very warm inside. It was a romantic gesture. The kind of small and thoughtful act that came from someone who cared about their partner.

Although this was a very small act, it still gave people a feeling of being cherished, even loved.

Looking back, Sean had never peeled a shrimp for her. He’d never filled her dish with the choicest pieces of food. He only pulled her chair out for her if they were at a corporate event and other people were expecting it.

In fact, in hindsight, when they were dating in the past, it was obvious that although Sean said that he loved her, the feelings he had for her had not been very deep.

Of course, they weren’t deep, she chided herself.

That was why he had been able to distance himself from her so quickly after the accident!

Jason thought about Grace’s words. She amused him. Thinking that he would date someone and participate in some quaint little relationship. Dating… to him, that sounded like something children did. In this life, he would probably never fall in love with any woman.

Even marriage would just be a means of furthering his business.

When the two of them had finished eating, Jason got up to pay the bill. Grace was about to get up as well. However, her gaze passed through the restaurant’s window and she suddenly saw a few familiar figures walking toward the restaurant.

She turned around subconsciously as if she didn’t want the people to see her.

Then, the people really walked into the restaurant. They were led by a waiter as they walked in her direction.

Jason watched her as he returned to the table. Her eyes darted about nervously.

“Sis, what’s the matter?” he asked her.

Grace met his gaze for a brief second and then barreled into his body. He didn’t think twice and just wrapped his arms around her as she slung her arms around his waist and buried her head in his chest.

Jason was slightly stunned. However, he did not say anything. Instead, he allowed her to hug him like that.

After a long while, he asked again, “Grace?”

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 57-Grace raised her head slightly and looked to her side. Then, she heaved a sigh of relief. She looked up at Jason and said, “Have you paid the bill?” “Mm-hmm. I have.” “Then let’s go,” she said, picking up her bag and walking out of the restaurant with him as if she was running away from something.

“What’s wrong? Are you hiding from something?” he asked.

Her footsteps paused, and an obscure look flashed across her face. “My former colleagues came here to eat too, I… I don’t want them to see me.” She said with a self-deprecating smile, “It’s ridiculous, isn’t it? In fact, they all know what I’ve been through and they probably can guess how miserable I must be right now, but I still don’t want to see them face to face.” She didn’t want to see the sympathy in their eyes. She didn’t want to see their pity. Or their disgust.

She’d embarrassed her firm too when everything transpired in the wake of the accident.

The news had been quick to report not just her name, but the law firm she worked for too. It was a juicy bit of news to say that the ‘top attorney now needed one of her own.’ In the past, being a lawyer was something she had wanted to devote her entire life to. But now, although her colleagues were still doing that job, it was no longer a profession she could ever hope to practice again.

Her self-deprecating look at the moment made a sudden pain shoot through his heart.

He held her hand tighter and said in a low voice, “Then let’s avoid them. One day in the future, you will shine more beautifully than anyone else.” Shine… She gave a bitter smile. Now, she didn’t want to think about any of that.

Just living on was difficult enough.

“I heard from Lily that you wanted to help Grace Cummins find a job. I’m warning you, don’t get yourself involved in that woman’s affairs again, Back then, she killed Lily’s sister, who was also Jason’s fiancée! Our Stevens Family cannot afford to offend Jason!” His father’s warning came from the other end of the phone, and Sean frowned slightly and replied, “I understand.” “Our family cannot afford to offend Jason Reed,” his father emphasized again. It all came down to money and business with his dad. To hell with anyone’s happiness.

Sean had heard these words too many times. Back then, everyone had been asking him why he would date someone like Grace in the first place.

Fortunately, later, after breaking up with her, he started going out with Lily. His family was naturally satisfied with this development. The Atkinson family and the Stevens Family were well-matched. Way back then, the Atkinson family and the Reed Family had almost been tied together through marriage, and although it hadn’t worked out in the end, they still had dealings with each other.

The Stevens Family also hoped that if something were to happen, the Atkinson family would be able to speak up for them in front of Jason Reed.

Family dynamics and honor were vital in their world. Businesses thrived or were decimated based on the relationships they maintained with the other wealthy families in the region.

After the call, Sean looked at the red light at the intersection in front of him and slowly stepped on the brake.

Grace’s face flashed in his mind.

It was undeniable that the current Grace was very different from the woman he’d known in the past.

Although her face was still the same, her temperament had changed. In particular, when he saw her wearing the clothes of a sanitation worker, it made him feel like the breakup was a completely correct decision.

Grace was… poor, and broken. An embarrassment to herself.

Lily was the woman who was the most suitable for him. As for Grace, she was just a memory. If she was mentioned by others in the future, he supposed she might even be a stain in his past.

However, he felt a little guilty about how things had ended up. After all, when she hoped that he could help collect evidence for her that year, he had refused and had even broken up with her.

Some might see it as heartless.

He’d had a few pangs of guilt over it.

But really, who had told her to crash into Jennifer Atkinson, of all people? She had managed to offend both the Atkinson family and the Reed Family at the same time. It had been impossible for him to help her!

As he was thinking about it, Sean’s eyes looked through the windshield and he saw a slender figure across the intersection.

That was… Grace!

Sean was stunned. At this moment, there was another man standing by Grace’s side. The two of them seemed to be talking about something. Then, Grace slightly raised her chin while the man’s head lowered and approached her face.

The two of them looked like they were about to kiss.

Sean couldn’t help feeling angry. He hadn’t been expecting Grace to find a man so soon after being released from prison. He felt like his reaching out to help her was all in vain.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 58-The red light turned green.

Sean was about to start the car again, but his body suddenly stiffened. “His figure…” The figure of the man who was called the most important person in the City appeared in his mind.

This man’s figure looked very much like Jason Reed!

However, that was impossible. How could Jason possibly be by Grace’s side?

What a joke!

The driver in the car behind Sean’s honked his horn at him, and Sean started his car quickly. But at this moment, the man standing beside Grace looked up in the direction of his vehicle.

When the man turned his head and looked over, Sean felt all the blood in his body freeze.

“Jason?!” Was it really Jason? Even if his current outfit and hairstyle were different from Sean’s impression of him, that face looked really like Jason Reed’s!

Sean’s body stiffened as he drove through the light, he debated pulling over or turning around. Every cell in his body wanted him to whip a U-turn and go back for a second look. He rubbed his eyes, thinking that everything had become surreal.

Meanwhile, at the intersection, Grace was rubbing her eyes.

Finally, it seemed that whatever was tickling her vision-an eyelash or bit of dust maybe was gone. Jason’s blowing had been quite effective.

She glanced at him and blinked a few times. “That’s good, thank you-” but Jason’s attention was elsewhere. He was staring angrily at the other side of the intersection.

“Jay, what are you looking at?” Grace asked.

“It’s nothing. It’s just that… I seemed to have seen a familiar face just now,” Jason said faintly.

“Was he your friend?” “No, he and I aren’t friends,” he said, and that angry look flashed across his eyes. Again.

Sean didn’t sleep well all night as the scene he saw at the intersection the day before kept replaying in his mind.

Surely, he had been mistaken, or perhaps the person standing beside Grace was someone who looked similar to Jason. Of course, that was it. Wasn’t it said that everyone had a doppelganger out there somewhere?

After all, how could a man like Jason, who was so high and mighty, be with Grace?

Furthermore, Grace was the person who had killed Jason’s fiancee. So in what world would Jason Reed ever find himself with the woman who murdered his true love?

No one would have believed him even if he were to say this out loud.

However, there was still uneasiness in his heart.

What if it was true? What if that man really was Jason… He didn’t even dare to continue imagining.

The next day, Sean came to the street, which Grace was cleaning.

He parked his car. Got out and approached her.

He had to know for sure.

“Are you… with any man right now?” Sean asked politely. Well, his tone was polite, but his question was quite pointed.

Grace was stunned. She hadn’t expected Sean to appear in front of her early in the morning and ask her such a question.

“That doesn’t seem to have anything to do with you, Mr. Stevens,” she said. “I’m working right now, please get out of the way.” She continued to clean the road as if he was invisible.

Sean’s expression turned cold. Who did she think she was, to ignore him!?

He grabbed Grace’s hand and said, “I’m not joking with you. Who was the man with you yesterday?”

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 59-Grace frowned. Was Sean asking about… Jay? Regardless of why or how he’d seen her, she didn’t owe this man an answer. She didn’t owe him anything.

“Mr. Stevens, why are you meddling with other people’s business? Do I have to report to you whenever I am with my little brother?” “Little brother? Since when do you have a little brother?” Sean asked. He only knew that she had a younger sister.

Grace didn’t intend to reveal too much. But she knew Sean. He was like a lion with its prey. He wouldn’t relent.

“I took him in as my younger brother, can’t I do that?” she asked.

Sean stared at Grace as if he wanted to check whether she was lying from her expression.

At this moment, Claire, who was sweeping the floor on the other side of the road, saw the commotion and ran over. “Mr. Stevens, please calm down. Don’t use violence.” Claire recognized that Sean was the person who had accompanied Lily when she had apologized at the Sanitation Service Center.

According to the workers there, Sean was Grace’s ex-boyfriend.

“Mister Stevens, if you don’t let go, aren’t you afraid that someone will take a photo of you? If that happens, you will have to explain yourself to Miss Atkinson,” Grace said.

Sean’s face changed. In the end, he let go of her hand and left.

Claire looked at Grace worriedly and said, “Why did that person come to find you?” “Who knows what he was going to do? I’m alright!” Grace said.

She didn’t think that the reason Sean had asked which man she was with was that he still had feelings for her.

However, it was indeed very abnormal. God knows what Sean was thinking!

Goodness, couldn’t she be left alone!?

She realized she might need to leave this city-the country— entirely if she wanted any rest.

“By the way,” Claire said, she glanced away as though not wanting to look Grace in the eyes for what she had to say next, “… you should go to the director and ask for mercy when you take a break at noon. I heard that Farah Steele has been collecting signatures to make the director fire you.” Claire winced as she relayed the bad news she had heard.

Grace frowned.

It seemed that Farah was sparing no efforts to punish her, but… “If the director really wants to dismiss me, asking him will be useless.

If things don’t work out in the end, then I will find another job.” What other choice did she have?

Maybe it would be better, anyway. Then Chase would have peace and she could do something else.

But she felt helpless when she said that. After all, she had been working so hard at this job, and it would not be easy for her to find another.

Claire also sighed. Between the two of them, they knew if Farrah made a big deal of things, there would be no helping Grace. Farrah was in management.

Grace was only an hourly employee and one that could be hired or fired without any consequence.

It was easy to know what the director would choose.

After they finished their work, they met Farah at the Sanitation Service Center.

Farah looked at Grace with a smug face. “I think you’d better get ready to leave soon. We don’t want to work with a criminal.” Grace looked calm, not showing the fear that Farah wanted to see.

Chapter 59 Farah was unhappy with Grace’s lack of reaction and said, “Act tough all you want. The director will call you into the office later!” She snorted coldly. It had not been easy for her to collect the signatures in the office. When she gave the signatures to the director, it seemed that he would probably fire Grace.

However, a moment later, a staff member from human resources called, “Farrah, the director wants you to see him in his office.” “He’s asking for me?” Farah was a little surprised. She’d been very explicit in her presentation, even going so far as to dig up the trial information on the internet and the salacious news articles that pointed to Grace driving while under the influence.

Farah went to the director’s office.

Claire’s face reflected her worry. “Okay, when you meet the director later, tell him about your difficult position. Maybe the director will sympathize with you and won’t fire you.” “We’ll see,” Grace replied.

Some of her colleagues looked at her with sympathy, others with disgust… there were all kinds of gazes.

However, no one had expected that when Farah came out of the director’s office, she would be looking like she had lost her soul and all of her previous satisfaction.

“Farrah, why did the director ask for you?” The colleagues gathered around Farah Steele and asked.

Farah wanted to cry, but she had no tears at this moment. She felt like she was in a dream. How was this possible? She had been fired. Why her?

Wasn’t Grace supposed to be the one getting fired?

However, what the director had said after calling her into the office was still ringing in her ears.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 60-Farah Steele, I don’t want anyone to be hostile to my colleagues like this. And what you’ve done by rallying other coworkers to isolate and bully another employee…it is harassment.” “W-what?” “Grace indeed served time in jail, but she has paid her price to society, as deemed by our judicial system and the judges and juries upholding it. You do not have the right to continue to judge her or to invade her privacy by airing her past for others, with the expressed intent of it causing unrest in the workplace.” Farrah paled.

“Furthermore,” the director said. “It doesn’t mean that we should look at her with different eyes and not give her a chance to live.

Since you feel that you can’t work with Grace Cummins, I think you should quit your job now.” She… she was an established member of the staff! She was being dismissed just like that?! Farah couldn’t believe it. She’d done nothing wrong! She’d told the truth!

“Farrah, say something,” the voice next to her urged.

Farah looked around. When she saw Grace, she suddenly felt a rush of resentment. She stepped forward and said to Grace, “It’s you. It’s all your fault. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have been dismissed by the director! You should be the one who is made to leave!” Everyone was shocked. The person who was being dismissed was… Farah?!

“Farrah, are you kidding?” “How is this possible!” Farah glared at Grace, making no effort to hide her resentment.

She drew back her hand to slap Grace and her arm was caught.

Grace ducked instinctively. She was no stranger to violence. But that didn’t mean she had to stand there and absorb it.

“Just stop already. The director wants you to go. What does it have to do with Grace? Can Grace control the director’s decision?” Grace raised her head and saw that it was Chase.

When the other people in the fleet saw this, they also went forward and shook their heads at Farah or dispersed so as not to get caught up in the drama surrounding her.

The farce ended just like that. Farrah stalked off.

Grace stared at her as she left.

“Thank you,” Grace said to Chase.

“It was nothing. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have been targeted by Farah in the first place,” Chase said with embarrassment.

Just as Grace was about to turn around and leave, Chase suddenly said, “Is your younger brother really your blood-related brother?” Grace looked at him in surprise.

Chase hesitated and said, “I just don’t think… you’re not like siblings.” When he saw her standing with his brother, he felt like they were a couple.

“He’s not my sibling, but to me, he is my family,” Grace said.

Family? Chase didn’t quite believe it. Even if she was treating that man as family, was that man… merely treating her as a family as well?

When that man looked at Grace, his gaze looked as if she belonged to him.

That was not how one looked at one’s siblings!

“Babe, are you listening to me?” Lily raised her voice and asked.

Sean had been completely distracted the entire day. She must have asked him the same question three times now, but he had acted as though he had not heard her at all.

“Ah!” Sean suddenly came to his senses. “What did you say?” “What’s wrong with you today?” Lily asked in annoyance. “If you’re going to accompany me to try on my gown tomorrow in this state, I might as well find someone else to accompany me!” “Lily, I’m so sorry. My mind’s on work, and I just remembered that I still have something to do!” Sean said. He suddenly stood up and rushed out of the private room.

Lily couldn’t ask anything before it was too late. She was left alone in the spacious private room with a big table full of dishes in front of her.

Lily frowned. What the hell was so urgent that he needed to leave her alone like this? That it couldn’t wait an hour until they finished dinner? He was totally different from his usual attentive self!

Sean drove the car and called his secretary. “Go to the Sanitation Service Center and check the address of Grace’s place!” It didn’t take long for the secretary to send the address to Sean’s mobile phone.

Sean drove the car toward Grace’s residence.