Chapter 20

Grace looked at the back of her right hand, at the spot where Maria had stepped on today.

“Today, when I was working, I accidentally hit it. It’s nothing,” she said casually, not wanting him to worry.

“Is that so?” Jason stared fixedly at Grace. “Sister, if someone bullies you, just tell me and I will stand up for you.”

He would make those people pay the price. In the future, no one would dare bully her.

For a moment, her heart pounded quickly. It was as if he knew everything. Was he …testing her? She didn’t want to lie. Not to him. But she didn’t want him to worry either.

Especially when he couldn’t help her.

He was poor and broken down like her. And if he were to take on one of those privileged assholes, it’d only end badly for him.

And she wouldn’t let that happen.

“I can protect myself,” she said.

“What if you can’t?” he asked.

If that were the case, it would still be useless to tell him, but

Grace did not say that. She didn’t want to prolong this

conversation.

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“Don’t you want me to protect you?” He stared at her with his dark and deep eyes.

She bit her lip. “You already saved me once, remember? Now it’s my turn to try and protect you. And I’ll try my best not to let others bully us.”

There was a flash in his eyes, but he did not say anything in the end. Instead, he simply replied faintly, “Okay.”

tried to channel all of those terrible

partially succeeded.

to always protect the innocent, and yet… what had she learned? That there were many people above the law. And being innocent didn’t

couldn’t lose.

today was proof

She shuddered.

if that man on the second

that bastard Greg have abused and drowned her? And

who’d stood by and watched the assault…

press charges, they would be

felon. If their families didn’t have enough money to buy entire juries… if anyone actually cared about her or the pain

knew seeking justice was

would never come for a person like

okay. You’re

a

said it over and over again, but deep down, she knew

wasn’t true.

bite back the words

he knew why she remained silent. His ‘sister’ was hellbent on protecting

from the other night. If that was the case, well, f*ck that. He’d been

him because he’d sensed that was what she

down at the kitchen

of

hands clenched into fists.

some nameless tune.

seemed to lack some shine due to malnutrition. After three hard years of imprisonment and the recent exposure to the wind and sun, her skin was not fair at all.

sewing her clothes, stitch by

elegant way about her was unusually

women sewing clothes like this. The very notion was laughable. The women he

year.

such a simple and plain woman would

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