My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

“Because…”

Jason swallowed what was left of the steamed bun he was holding as he waited for her to finish her sentence.

Grace struggled to find her words. As an attorney, she’d thought out every argument and calculated conversation to be convincing and compelling. But she wasn’t looking to sell him on something or to try and win him over. He either wanted her company or he didn’t.

She took a bite of one of the steamed buns he’d brought. The taste was subpar. In the past, she probably would not have liked them, but now, the taste was secondary. The most important thing for her was to fill her stomach.

A dozen different arguments filled her head, for ‘why’ she should be his sister, but in the end, she went for an honest explanation.

“Jay, we are the same kind of people. We’ve both been abandoned by others and can only look for a living on the bottom-most rung of society. No one will want people like us, and no one will care about us, but at least we can keep each other warm. I can care about you, and you can also care about me, right?”

“Is that so?” he said. She felt her smile wobble. If he were to describe her expression, what would he see? Hope, loneliness, desire, and also some uncertainty.

She’d been so guarded the last three years. She understood what she was feeling now: vulnerability.

“It seems that we really are the same kind of people…” he muttered. His gaze was like that of a hunter watching a small animal fall into his trap.

“Sister.” He nodded as if coming to some agreement.

In the blink of an eye, her smile turned as bright as the starry sky.

After dinner, Grace took Jason with her and left for the night market to buy some clothes. He was bemused by her efforts, but apparently, she was taking this whole ‘sister’ thing seriously.

Perhaps the days were really becoming too boring for him. He could easily get whatever he wanted with a wave of his hands, but now this game was becoming somewhat interesting to him.

So he indulged her, following behind her like some lost puppy.

Now there was a thought, maybe he should just get her a dog and call it a day.

place

was in this store, but he saw the way her eyes widened as the cash register tallied his clothes. She nodded resolutely and paid, and it left him feeling…something he couldn’t describe, to

said. “Put this

cotton jacket was thick, but not particularly

it warmer now?”

need to buy these

said. “I don’t have much money and I can’t buy a lot of clothes for you, but I can

nice to me?” he asked

his hands were freezing, so she held his hands with her own, lowered her head, and blew on his fingers

hands are too cold. Rubbing them like this should make them a little

stiffened for a minute. Never had a woman rubbed his hands

had never liked physical contact with other people, but it seemed that he did not reject her touch as much. Perhaps he was fine with her touch because, right now, she was an important part

to think of something and glanced at her hands, which were full of calluses. “Did I hurt you? My

she quickly let go

rough at all, but your hands actually felt quite

he spoke, he offered

stunned, but then she held his hands in hers again. Compared with his big hands, hers were

and breathed warm air over his hands from time to time. Her nose had gone slightly red due to the cold. In his opinion,

***

received a phone call from Evelyn. “Grace, father said that he was going to throw the album away today. It was not easy for me

was referring to. It was the album that contained photos of her and her mother before her

album,” Evelyn said in a gentle voice. She

Evelyn would never hand the

all her memories of her

male voice

and said, “Jay, I have to go out for a bit. You should

coat, and went out. She

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