My gorgeous wife is an ex-convict (Grace) novel Chapter 89

Chapter 89 

Grace tried so hard to control the direction of her thoughts. She had been the one to call him brother, to relegate him to such a role. Why would she think he would want to kiss her? Why would someone so handsome and so valiant want her in such a way? 

“Do you want me to move?” he asked with his lips a hair’s breadth away from hers. 

Was he asking her to move toward her or away? And what if this wasn’t what he wanted? Would that ruin everything 

between them? 

“Hmm,” he murmured and it was as if the vibration crossed the short distance between them. She felt it. And her whole body hummed with it. “You don’t know what you want.” He shrugged and stepped away. 

Sensing she’d offended him in some way, she tried to explain, “It, uh, feels weird standing too close,” Grace said. And it was true. After the last few years, she had not been intimate with anyone. She’d kept everyone at a distance. Having him so close to her… it unnerved her. 

“All right then,” Jason said easily and removed his hand. He 

took a step back and tidied up the things on the table. 

She let out a sigh of relief and stroked her own cheeks, which 

felt warm. 

“By the way, Sister, just now when we were standing that close, did you want to kiss me?” he asked unexpectedly, 

stunning her. 

Grace blinked owlishly and blushed. Had he read her mind? Was he gauging her reaction because he’d felt it too? 

“Uh,” she sputtered. 

“Is it a very hard question to answer?” he asked with a slightly 

arched brow. 

“I… I, of course…” 

“If it were you, I would allow it,” he replied, cutting off her sentence. “I don’t like other women kissing me, but if it were 

you, it would be okay.” 

Sunlight shone into the room through the narrow glass 

window and landed on him. 

This man was everything she’d ever wanted or needed. And she longed for him. 

And was he admitting that he wanted her too? At least for a 

kiss? 

Her hand went to her mouth, and touching her lips, they felt swollen, overly sensitive. As if just thinking about his mouth on hers had made her body physically anticipate it. 

She knew she should tell him no, that they were as brother and sister, and that what they had was good. She shouldn’t risk their relationship by talking about kisses. But the words stuck in her throat and as she continued to stare at him, she 

caught herself nodding at what he’d said instead. 

In the afternoon, Grace had nothing to do and swiped through her phone, coming across news relating to Zoe. The news stated that Zoe had been brought to the hospital late last night. She had allegedly offended someone who had ordered one of her legs to be fractured. Once it healed, there 

was no guarantee that there would be no residual effects. 

Therefore, it appeared as if Zoe would be absent from the 

engagement dinner between the Stevens and Atkinson 

families, which was to be held in several days’ time. 

The paparazzi who had published the news had not 

discovered who Zoe had offended. However, the Stevens 

Family’s position on the attack was vague and they refused to 

comment on it. The reporter also went on to say that they had 

not reported the incident to the police, which some speculated to mean that they accepted this event. 

Then the reporter took it one step further, suggesting that the person who Zoe had offended was from a more influential background than the Stevens Family. Which was really saying something, because everyone knew the Stevens Family was not shy about airing their grievances. 

Grace skimmed through the news feed, seeing the articles running on multiple sites. Then she unconsciously raised her head to glance at Jay. When she was injured, he’d said that Zoe should pay the price. 

But she couldn’t believe that Zoe would actually face any 

consequences. 

And yet she did. Her right leg was broken. And someone had leaked the photos from her ride in the ambulance with her leg elevated on a splint. 

Was this a coincidence? Or perhaps… 

“Sister, why are you looking at me like that?” Jason asked as he suddenly lifted his gaze to look at Grace. 

She shook her head. 

“Zoe is injured and hospitalized.” Grace relayed the details of 

the news to Jay.