Filed to story: My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Novel by Anastasia Marie
Her face turned red again, and the memories of last night began to flow into her mind. “I remember…” she muttered as she bit her lip with her teeth.
Perhaps she had said those words somewhat impulsively last night, but the things she said were also true. She did seem to have fallen in love with this man without even knowing it… This man was called Jason.
She felt a mixture of fear and affection for him. They were two different emotions, but they somehow mixed well together.
“You also said you want to date me, right?” He added.
“Ahh!” Grace froze suddenly. Then, she remembered that he had held her in his arms after she said that she liked him last night.
“What do I have to do for you to like me alone and not anyone else?”
When she heard this, she said, “Like you alone… Do you mean as a boyfriend?”
“Boyfriend? Is Sis trying to date me?” he murmured in a somewhat indulgent whisper at her words.
Date? When the word burst into her mind, it was as if her mind had gone blank. Perhaps it was because she had never thought about dating him.
He looked at her with a smile. “Then let’s date. What do you think, Sis?”
Grace did not know how to answer Jason’s question all of a sudden. Dating? Jason and her?
It was as if the most unfathomable thing was about to happen to her.
“You cannot go back on your word, Sis.” Jason’s lips were close to Grace’s ear, his breath as fragrant as an orchid. He said, “You’ve said it yourself, Sis, and I won’t let you go back on your word even if you want to.”
There was a flash of determination in his eyes.
Yes, he would not let her back out. Now that she had fallen into his hands, how could he be willing to let go?
Grace suddenly felt as if her heart was… completely messed
Dating. Was she really dating Jason?
When Grace went to work at the restaurant, she was still a bit stunned.
However, when she got to the restaurant, she did not see Kyla
Corbyn there. She only saw Mrs. Corbyn holding Nelson in her arms at the cashier counter.
“Where’s Kyla?” asked Grace.
“She has… gone out for an errand. I suppose she’ll be back soon,” answered Mrs. Corbyn a little awkwardly.
Grace did not notice Mrs. Corbyn’s awkwardness. She started preparing for her work at the restaurant. Then, she picked up Nelson and played with him for a while.
The little one loved Grace, so when Grace picked him up, he gave Grace a shy smile.
Grace would also communicate with the little one with her broken sign language, unaware that Mrs. Corbyn’s face was full of worry as she watched.
Kyla Corbyn was now standing in a big office, looking at the man in front of her who was known as the prince of the entertainment industry-Brian.
In all those times she had come to see Brian, she never in any way thought that one day she would voluntarily ask to meet him under such circumstances.
“According to my secretary, you’ve been asking to see me,” said Brian as he looked at Kyla Corbyn. He would not have seen her if she had not mentioned another name to his secretary.
“Mr. Hart, well… I’ve come to see you today to ask for something,” Kyla Corbyn said humbly.
“It seems that I was right the other day. It was you.” Brian calmly glanced at Kyla Corbyn. “Did you come to beg me not to tell Martin Weiss about seeing you?”
Kyla Corbyn’s body shuddered when she heard the words
‘Martin Weiss’ She had not heard anyone mention this name.for a long time.
This was a name she loved and hated with all her heart.
Now, she just wanted to get away from the name completely and live a quiet life.
“Yes, I know I don’t have the qualifications to talk to you. I just hope you can take pity on me and just forget that you ever saw me!” answered Kyla Corbyn after gritting her teeth.
Her tone was so humble that even if Brian asked her to kneel, she would not hesitate to do so.
“You should know he has been searching for you all these years,” said Brian.
Kyla Corbyn pursed her lips and said nothing. The man was only searching for her because he thought she had not suffered enough and for escaping from the miserable path he had given her.
He was searching for her because she had unexpectedly ‘disappeared’
“Please, Mr. Hart. You must know some of the stories between him and me. I just want to live in peace. I’m not causing harm. to anyone, nor do I want to be hurt,” implored Kyla Corbyn.
“Not causing harm?” Brian gave a lazy chuckle. “However, everyone seems to know that you caused Martin Weiss’s girlfriend to have a miscarriage, killing a human life.”
Kyla Corbyn clenched her teeth and closed her eyes in despair. It was a stamp of guilt that was thrust upon her. Event though she had said many times over that she did not do it, not one believed her.
The man she loved most sent her to prison himself. When she was taken away by the police, she asked, “Have you ever loved me, Martin Weiss?”
“How can I love you when I had nothing but hatred for you from the beginning? Kyla Corbyn, I want you to live your whole life in pain.”
These were the man’s last words to her.
The man she loved most wanted her to live her whole life in pain. What she thought had been his affection for her was nothing but hatred and revenge.
Then, she went to prison and heard that he was lovingly engaged to his girlfriend whereas she was just that wicked woman who was occasionally mentioned in the news.
“I… did not harm anyone!” Kyla Corbyn said with a trembling voice as if she was using the last bit of her strength to defend her innocence.
Looking at Kyla Corbyn who was in front of him, Grace somehow flashed through Brian’s mind.
He had investigated Grace’s case and knew that Grace had also been to prison. The car accident back then… What he saw from the documents was that Grace had pleaded not guilty in court.
‘Is there something else… behind Grace’s accident?’ Brian thought and laughed a little. The one who died in the accident was Jason’s fiancée, Jennifer Atkinson. Grace was now with
Jason.
Even if there was really something else behind that car accident, Jason would have checked it out. Why did he bother to worry?
However… “When did Grace start working in your restaurant?”
Brian asked suddenly.
“Huh?” Kyla Corbyn was stunned. After a while, she replied, “About half a month ago. She came to apply as a delivery rider.”
“How does she usually behave at your restaurant?” Brian continued asking.
“She’s pretty good. She works hard, is efficient in delivering the orders, and doesn’t complain…” Kyla Corbyn described how Grace behaved in the restaurant while Brian listened with fascination as he held one cheek in his hand. He was smiling faintly, and his originally indifferent face had a touch of faint gentleness.
Kyla Corbyn could not help but feel surprised. Did Brian have feelings for Grace… How was that possible?!
Brian was the famous prince of the entertainment industry. He was surrounded by all kinds of beautiful women. She noticed that Grace only wore ordinary clothes and was barefaced whenever at work. She even had calluses on her hands, which meant she did a lot of rough work.
Who would have thought that people like Brian would have anything to do with Grace?
When Kyla Corbyn finished telling Brian about Grace, he once again turned his focus on her. “You said she told you she’d been to prison when she came to your restaurant to apply for a job. Why did you hire her anyway? Aren’t you afraid that something might happen and your restaurant might get into. trouble.