Chapter 19

Jason stared at Grace’s sorry figure.

She was just a target in the game, but why… why did he feel uncomfortable when he saw her being treated like this?

It was because… even if she was a target in their twisted games, he could not allow others to touch her. Even if he wanted to

torture her, he was the only one who could do it. No one, no one else was allowed.

This is what he told himself.

After a while, he turned around and left.

Sean who was standing not far away looked at Grace’s back and a thoughtful look flashed across his eyes.

Lily, who was next to him, gnashed her teeth in anger. “Grace is really lucky. Greg, that idiot, can’t he be less ostentatious? He just had to disturb Jay!”

Sean shrugged, but his gaze remained on Grace.

Terrence greeted Manager Wang.

Terrence stared at Greg as if he was looking at a dead man.

They were all the same, these wealthy young men. Too much

money, too little control. Always someone to clean up their

messes. But Gregory, he had gone too far today. And the foolish man was about to pay the price for provoking someone under Mr. Reed’s protection.

It was a coincidence that Mr. ReedMr. Reed happened to be al the club today, and had seen what had just happened.

What might have befallen the young woman had they not been here?

What would befall Gregory if he’d successfully followed through with his assault on her? Terrence had heard the commotion- the ‘disturbance’ as his boss had called it-and he’d seen the Stevens heir and several other people watching on while Miss Cummins was nearly drowned in a decorative pond.

all the things…

and as the direct liaison to Reed Group’s President. Terrence took his job seriously.

Mr. Reed do?

his young boss would expect.

said to the security guard at the side, “Whatever he did just now, do it again.”

the order. Two strong and powerful guards dragged Greg directly to the side of the

over

out to spectate, as well as Sean and Lily, they were

thought that things

to have no intention of going easy on him. Manager Wang had no intention of pleading for

the real muscle

At present, merely the son of a shareholder had been sacrificed. Manager Wang knew the other

his gaze fell on Sean and

the first to come to her senses. She smiled and said, “I’m sorry for letting Mr. ReedMr.

said calmly. He’d overheard every word this young couple had said to Grace. “Mr. Reed said that he won’t have time to meet the two of

that, Terrence left without waiting for the

returned to the Sanitation Service

into the river?” Claire asked. Then she saw the state of Grace’s

deep breath and slowly said, “The documents… never

and change

Grace nodded.

while Grace grabbed her purse and phone from her locker. “Hey, I’m not sure this is even the right time, but Chase asked me about you. He’s interested. And he’s a nice

in a relationship now. Why don’t you help me with Chase and instead of encouraging him, why don’t you

take a chance on him, I will tell Chase. But I

was too

no way to live through. You

appeared in Grace’s

sense. But they’d be family.

Grace said before starting her long

walk home.

Grace returned to her

I’ll get dinner started in a moment. I just need to

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