Filed to story: My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Novel by Anastasia Marie
Brian was surprised to hear that. “A rental apartment? A sister? Could that be the same woman Patrick told me Jason. left Reed Group behind to save on Thanksgiving?”
“I didn’t know that he was Jason. If this will affect you, I can apologize to him. Brian, don’t be angry with me. I will be good and behave myself,” Evelyn said. Her eyes turned misty and she looked pitiful.
Brian lifted his hand and touched her lips gently. This was a gesture that he was fond of doing.
He favored her lips and had told her that they were attractive. However, it was strange that he had never kissed her.
Even after touching her lips, he would use a clean handkerchief to wipe his fingers, as if she was dirty.
Evelyn was puzzled by his actions, but she dared not ask him about it.
“You don’t have to apologize to me. You’re my girlfriend and you only need to care about me. As for anything else, you don’t have to bother about it,” Brian said.
His actions were gentle, as if he was stroking something precious. However, his voice sounded cold and aloof.
At times, Evelyn felt that she could not understand him. She had no idea what was going on in his mind or what his desires were.
“I… understand,” Evelyn stuttered.
Brian withdrew his hand and, as usual, took out his handkerchief to wipe his fingers.
Evelyn bit her lip. She was determined to capture his heart one day and become his final girlfriend. She wanted to marry him in the future!
That was the vow that she had secretly made to herself!
The holidays ended in no time. Grace went back to the Sanitation Service Center to work. Many of her colleagues had read about the news that someone had thrown eggs and vegetables at her outside the hospital, and they had started to gossip about her.
“Grace, don’t get us into trouble. What if someone comes to our Sanitation Service Center and throws eggs and vegetables at us?”
“That’s right. My parents are worried about me because they know that my colleague is an ex-convict!”
“Lily has so many fans. Back then, Grace knocked her sister down and killed her. Lily was close to her sister, and many of her fans felt sorry for her. I dare not imagine what other actions they might take in the future. It would be terrible if we got hurt because of you.”
The staff in the Sanitation Service Center spoke derisively to Grace.
However, she kept quiet and shrugged it off. After all,
she badly needed the job for her own survival. If she was dismissed, it would be tough for her to find another job.
Claire said to her, “Ignore these people. They can’t wait to see you leave. It won’t be easy to get a new job now, and even if you manage to find one, your new colleagues there will gossip about you too.”
“I know,” Grace replied. She then lowered her head and focused on sweeping the streets.
Suddenly, someone hurried in her direction and knocked into her. She staggered back a few steps, almost falling to the ground.
After the man had knocked into her, he left hastily without apologizing to her.
“Grace, are you okay?” Claire asked as she went over to Grace after seeing what had taken place.
“I’m fine,” Grace said, shaking her head. Although the impact had been great, she was not injured.
“That man was so rude. He did not even apologize after knocking into you!” Claire said angrily.
Grace was used to this kind of person. They looked down on sanitation workers, and even if they knocked into one, they would push the blame on them.
“Forget it, Claire, it’s no big deal,” Grace said as she and Claire continued sweeping the streets. After knocking off from work, Grace changed out of her uniform. She found a silver bracelet in one of her pockets.
“When did this bracelet get into my pocket?” Grace was puzzled. As she was on the night shift, not many people were around. She put away the bracelet and decided to put it at the Lost and Found Counter the following day.
When she got back to the rental apartment, it was dark and quiet.
In the past, when she got back from her night shift, the house had been bright because Jason had always been waiting for her. However, when Grace switched on the light, the room was empty. She could not help smiling wryly.
When she lay in bed, she took out the bracelet. It must have belonged to a child and the design looked ordinary. She recalled that she had had a similar one when she was young.
She wondered how the bracelet had ended up in her pocket. Suddenly, she remembered the man who had knocked into her during the day. This bracelet could belong to him.
However, at one glance, she saw that the bracelet looked worthless. She wondered if the man would come back to look for it. Grace let out a sigh and decided not to dwell on it. She would report it to Sanitation Service Center the following day.
She was not aware that the man who had knocked into her had been besieged by a group of people in a hotel room. He was beaten up and being interrogated by them.
The man regretted his actions. He wouldn’t have stolen the bracelet from Brian if he had known that he would get into serious trouble. From Brian’s outfit, he had reckoned that he was rich. He had thought that he was fortunate to have caught such a big fish.
“Sir, I have no idea about the bracelet that you mentioned.
I… I did see the bracelet and put it in my pocket. I swear that
I have no idea why it is not in my pocket anymore!” the man cried as he knelt in front of Brian, his face covered in blood.
Brian sat gracefully on the sofa, his handsome face looking cold as he said, “Where is the bracelet? You can ask for anything, but you have to return the bracelet to me. If you don’t, I will break your hand.”
The man was scared out of his wits. If he had known that the bracelet was so important, he wouldn’t have taken it and put it in his pocket. He had left in a hurry and knocked into someone…
Suddenly, the man recalled something and said immediately, “I remember it now! Someone must have picked up the bracelet… I… I knocked into a sanitation worker who was sweeping the floor earlier. The bracelet must have dropped out of my pocket and the sanitation worker could have picked it up.”
The few men who were holding the man down looked at Brian upon hearing that.