Filed to story: My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Novel by Anastasia Marie
Jason carried her to the washroom and put her down carefully on a chair beside the washbasin. He then put on a pair of felt slippers for her before helping her stand.
“Can you steady yourself?” he asked.
“Yes,” she replied softly. Jason was standing behind her, his hands resting on the sides of the washbasin. He was supporting her in such a way that she was almost in his arms.
Although she was standing on solid ground, she felt as if she was floating in the air.
The minute she lifted her head, she could see herself and his face in the mirror that was mounted above the basin.
After Jason had squeezed out some toothpaste onto the toothbrush, he filled the cup with warm water before placing it in her hand.
Grace blushed and had no idea how she had managed to brush her teeth a few moments later. She was surrounded by his scent.
Jason took a towel and wet it under the warm running water.
“I can do it myself…” Grace said, biting her lips.
“Isn’t it easier if I do it?” he asked.
Although what he said was true, they were standing too close to each other! His arms were on her sides, and when he wet the towel and wrung it…
Grace lifted her eyes to look into the mirror.
All along, she had known that Jason was good-looking. However, his forehead was no longer covered by the bangs, and he was in a suit, looking elegant. He seemed high up, beyond one’s reach.
Grace hadn’t noticed it in the past. Even Lina had reckoned that he was not a homeless person, but she had insisted that he was in a similar situation to her and had kept him by her side.
“Was it because… I was feeling lonely?”
The reality was that Jason wasn’t a homeless person, and was in fact someone of distinct status.
Grace could tell that his attire was expensive, and the doctors and nurses had treated him with great respect.
“Sis, what are you thinking about?” Suddenly, her thoughts.
were cut off by his question.
She came to her senses and saw him looking at her in the mirror. Their eyes met and Grace froze. She seemed trapped by his gaze.
“Sis, your face is red,” Jason muttered. He lowered his body, his lips close to her cheek. Grace felt tickled as his warm breath blew over her cheek and neck.
She blushed all the more.
“Why do you… still address me as sis?” She tried to look away from the mirror by lowering her eyelids.
“Don’t you like me addressing you as sis?” he asked.
“You’re not a homeless person… so you don’t have to address.
me as your sis,” she mumbled.
Jason was silent and the atmosphere became suffocating.
The washroom was filled with only the sounds of running water as the two of them were not saying a word.
“Are you angry with me for deceiving you?” Jason asked after some time.
Grace was unsure of her feelings about the deception. She detested people deceiving her, especially when it had gone on for so long.
However, she had enjoyed the time that they had spent together, and it was like a dream. Moreover, if he had not saved her, her life would have become like hell on earth.
After taking a deep breath, she lifted her head to look at him in the mirror and said, “Jay, I don’t blame you.” She knew that from then on, he would no longer be her brother. The two of them were from different worlds.
Jason knitted his brows. He should have felt happy when she said that she did not blame him. However, he felt disturbed by her gaze.
She seemed to have alienated herself from him, and he did not like that feeling.
After Grace had washed up, Jason carried her back to bed,
and she saw that her meal had been served.
Although it was a simple meal consisting of porridge and some other dishes, it looked appetizing. Grace’s tummy suddenly growled loudly.
“The doctor recommended making you eat food that’s easy to digest,” Jason said.
He then started to put the dishes on the overbed table for her.
If anyone had witnessed the scene, their eyes would have popped out of their heads. Mr. Reed, the man who called the shots in Emerald City, was attending to a woman.
Grace took the utensils and started eating her food. When she lowered her head to eat, her long hair kept falling down her face, almost getting into the porridge.
Just as she was about to look for a hairband to tie up her hair with, Jason showed that he was one step ahead of her and said, “Let me do it.” As he spoke, he took out a hairband and a comb that had been put to one side.
When Grace saw the logo on the hairband, she knew that it was branded. Before she had been imprisoned, she had bought a few hair accessories carrying this brand as her income had allowed her to do so back then.
She had not expected Jay to be so attentive to have prepared such a trivial thing.
“Do you know how to do it?” she asked.
“I’ve seen you do it every day, so it’s no problem,” Jason replied.
He took the comb and started combing her hair before tying it up. Although he was not skillful, he did a good job.
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.
“Come in,” Jason said.
When the door opened, Terrence walked in. He was stunned when he saw the scene.
“Is Mr. Reed… combing a woman’s hair for her?!”
Mr. Reed had never paid any attention to the women who had flung themselves at him, let alone combed their hair for them.
However, he seemed willing to do anything for Grace.
Grace was surprised by Jay’s actions. When she came to her senses after seeing Terrence’s expression, she realized that Jay was combing her hair!
She felt embarrassed instantly.
“What’s up?” Jason asked, continuing to comb her hair gently.
“It’s…” Terrence paused for a while and did not go on.
When Jason saw this, he knew that his words were not meant for Grace’s ears. After combing her hair, Jason said, “Sis, enjoy your meal. I’m going out for a while.”
After they had gotten out of the ward, Terrence said, “The security guard caught a reporter trying to sneak in. The reporter found out that Miss Cummins had been admitted to the hospital so he came to look for news to report.”