Five Years Wasted Now They Beg Her Back novel Chapter 523

“Is there an emergency at the office?” Grace asked softly.

Damien walked over to her, concealing the coldness in his eyes as he reached out and gently stroked her hair.

“It’s nothing. Just a small problem Felix can handle.”

Grace looked at his deliberately relaxed expression, and her heart ached.

He was lying.

Telling Grace that Serena Shum had been released now would serve no purpose other than to make her angrier and more frustrated.

“Oh.”

Grace lowered her eyes.

“It’s nothing.”

Ivy had said it was nothing.

Now Damien was saying it was nothing.

But Ivy had clearly been avoiding her gaze after that phone call, and Damien’s eyes were obviously hiding something when he looked at her.

They were both lying to her.

Grace didn’t know how to describe her current feelings.

She knew they were doing it for her own good.

They thought she was too fragile, too broken, unable to withstand any more turmoil, so they preferred to keep her in the dark.

But…

This feeling was just awful.

She felt like a useless burden.

Her grandmother’s recent passing left her feeling powerless to do anything.

When Ethan harassed her, she had to rely on Damien to save her.

And now, when her friend and the man she loved were in trouble, neither of them was willing to tell her about it.

That night, Grace slept deeply, but not peacefully.

She dreamed of her late grandmother handing her a piece of candy.

“Grace, eat this. It’s sweet.”

But the scene shifted, and her grandmother's kind face was covered by a white sheet. No matter how much she cried and screamed, the sheet was never lifted.

Then it was her grandfather.

He was clutching a sharpened plastic spoon handle, his neck covered in crimson blood.

“You killed your grandmother. It was you… You’re a jinx…”

“It wasn’t me! It wasn’t me!”

Grace shook her head desperately, trying to explain, trying to escape.

“Grace, stop being so paranoid,” she chided herself, hugging her knees in the darkness. “Damien is a busy man. Get it together.”

She took a deep breath, forcing herself to stop thinking about all the what-ifs.

Since she couldn’t sleep, she might as well get up.

She didn’t want to be alone in this empty room.

Grace got dressed and quickly washed her face.

“So ugly.”

Her reflection in the mirror was pale and worn.

She forced a slight smile and walked out of the room.

The hallway was silent.

Grace walked to the guest room door. She raised her hand to knock, but then paused.

It wasn’t even five yet.

Ivy loved to sleep in. Anyone who woke her up at this hour would face her wrath.

Grace hesitated for a moment, then gently turned the doorknob and opened the door.

She peeked inside, and in the dim yellow light from the hallway, she looked at the bed.

It was empty.