My gorgeous wife is an ex-convict (Grace) novel Chapter 40

Chapter 40 

“Dad, you must really miss Jennifer too,” Lily said. “It’s really laughable how when I saw Grace that day, she had no hint of remorse for Jennifer’s death.” 

“All right, don’t speak of that woman,” Harold replied. 

As they spoke, they could hear footsteps from the stairs. The father and daughter duo raised their heads to see Jason coming down the stairs. 

“Did you come to see me for something?” Jason asked calmly as his gaze swept across the two people before him. 

As Jason’s cold eyes took in Lily, she could feel her body tensing slightly. There was a time when her sister had been madly in love with this man! 

Lily still remembered her sister talking to her with a dreamy expression on her face. “I once thought that I could never get a man like Jason in this life. He’s too cold, too logical, and even if you hug him, it’s as if you can’t feel any of his warmth. We can be together in a room, and he’s still a hundred miles away. He’s just like exquisite and beautiful porcelain. You can see his surface but you can never see what’s beneath.” 

“Yes.” Lily thought so too. Every time she saw Jason, she was unable to see the man clearly. In hindsight, her sister’s choice of a husband may not have been the best one. Oh, for political and 

financial reasons, Jennifer couldn’t have done better, but there was something glacial about Jason. 

Something cold and callous. 

It’s why Lily had never tried to make a go of things with Jason, neither before nor after the accident. Even though Jason was very good-looking and backed by the large Reed Group, capable of doing anything within the city, the man was too scary and too cold. 

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Her sister may have been head-over-heels in love with Jason and had finally gotten his consent to marry, but Lily doubted the feeling was reciprocal. She didn’t think Jason had ever loved 

Jennifer. 

Not because Jennifer wasn’t wonderful in every way. 

But because this man was incapable of love. 

At her sister’s funeral, Jason did not shed a single tear. 

“Jason, My daughter made a grave mistake, Lily is an impetuous child, who caused an incident that impacted us negatively. I’ve already scolded her. We hope that you can still attend Lily’s and Sean’s engagement dinner. Lily is Jennifer’s only sibling, and I’m sure Jennifer would wish that you could attend Lily’s engagement dinner,” Harold said with a sincere expression. 

Jason looked at Harold with a forced smile. Harold felt as if his throat was turning dry and he could not finish what he wanted 

to say. 

Harold had-mingled in the business sector for many years 

and yet now it was as if his entire person was being stifled by someone who was almost his son-in-law. He felt as if Jason could see through his every thought. 

“She really is quite indignant. And petty, I think. I was quite surprised that she would cause so much trouble. Lying about jewelry and then forcing minimum wage workers to search for some imaginary ring.” Jason shook his head. “I mean, even if she had lost such a ring, so what?” 

Harold nodded. “Yes, Jason. This was handled very poorly.” 

“Harold, you raised quite a daughter,” Jason said with a faint smile. “Children should be blessings, not burdens.” 

Harold smiled embarrassedly. 

Lily flushed repeatedly. She was the darling daughter of the Atkinson family and also a celebrity. People chased after her the world over. When had she ever had to suffer such mockery? 

Jason’s dark eyes cut to her. He knew what she was thinking. He smirked.