Chapter 44 – My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Novel PDF Free (Grace & Jason)

Filed to story: My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Novel by Anastasia Marie

Grace smiled, making light of his words.

“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.

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?”