Filed to story: My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Novel by Anastasia Marie
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.”
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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.
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 pa**enger 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 S**y.
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 embarra**ed.
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.
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 S**y 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, embarra**ed 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.
Jason boy, its your chance to shine. Show her how much you love her and that she can trust you