It was impossible to take a taxi near the Shawâs old mansion.
Only when she walked along to the crossroad would taxis been seen.
Dragging her exhausted body, she trudged forward. Master Shaw didnât bother to show some politeness to her. A respectable family should have arranged someone to drive her home.
Master Shaw simply left her alone and didnât even intend to have a car sending her home.
After Grace left the old mansion, she walked along this private path to the intersection.
âWait.â
Behind her, someone shouted. She turned around to look.
A car slowly drove over and stopped beside her. The window was rolled down and Kirkâs head stretched out. âLet me send you off.â
He had such good intentions? Grace studied him for a while and said, âThank you.â
She opened the car door and got in without a word.
Kirk started the car. Passing the crossroad, they were on the highway.
When they reached the overpass, there were less vehicles. In the back seat, Grace rubbed her aching waist and said, âJust say it.â
The driverâs hand on the steering wheel stiffened slightly, âWhat?â
Grace chuckled, âI thought there might be a reason for you giving me a ride without letting Master Shaw know.â
âWhat reason could it be? I drove you home and Iâm the bad guy?
âMiss James, are you always this suspicious?â
âReally? Nothing else?â She didnât believe it.
There was a moment of silence in the car.
Grace looked out the window at the streetlights. Since Kirk didnât say anything, why would she ask?
He would say what he wanted.
After a long time.
âHow is the boss?â
Graceâs eyes revealed a trace of understanding ⦠Sure enough, he didnât have such good intentions.
âYou should ask him yourself. After all, your surname is Shaw.â
After a moment of silence, Kirk said, âMiss James, I have to admit you are smart. I didnât chase after you just to get you home. I have a lot of questions and want to ask you in private. Unfortunately, I donât have a chance.â
âGo ahead.â
âMiss ⦠Wallis ⦠do you still remember her?â
Graceâs index finger trembled, âOf course.â She slowly looked up at the back of the driverâs head.
The streetlights left a shadow on her face. Under the faint light, her expression was calm and lifeless.
âMiss Wallis is dead.â
âYes.â
She replied indifferently.
Kirkâs shoulders trembled.
Grace was just indifferent.
âMiss Wallis was humiliated when she died.â
âYes.â
With his back to Grace, Kirkâs eyes turned red.
Grace remained indifferent.
âMiss Wallis was a good person.â
Grace lowered her eyes ⦠A good person?
Funny!
âMiss Wallis could have been very happy.â
âYes.â Wallis could be very happy.
She tilted her head and looked out of the window. There were only rows of street lamps, flying backwards. Her eyes became blank.
âBut sheâs dead! She died young in such a way!â Kirkâs voice quivered.
âYes, what a pity.â She looked out of the window and said indifferently.
Kirk seemed to hear the sound of his teeth creaking.
How could this woman, the initiator of evil, understate it! She didnât care about it!
âMiss Wallisâs mistake lies in the bad friend she made!â
He suppressed his anger and shouted.
Grace was still looking out of the window at the streetlights that were quickly backing up ⦠If only time could go back like the streetlights, it would be great.
She seemed to have helped Wallis be a happy woman.
âBad friend?â she muttered and pondered over the words.
Kirk gritted his teeth and his eyes glowed fiercely, âYes! Bad friend!â
He said in an angry voice.
Grace stopped talking, but Kirk refused to end the topic so easily.
âMiss James, I just want to ask you one last question. Have you ever regretted what you did to Miss Wallis? Have you ever repented before her grave?â
Grace suddenly turned around and looked at the back of the head in the driverâs seat. âKirk,â she suddenly said in a low voice.
âYouâre so pitiful.â
âShut up!â
Kirk seemed to be angered and shouted angrily, âYou are the one who is pitiful. You have done all the bad deeds and are completely unscrupulous. Miss James, you are pitiful!â
âKirk, how poor you are!â
âI told you to shut up! You know nothing!â
Grace seemed to see through everything. âYou love her, donât you?â
She believed that Kirk would understand the woman she referred to.
âNonsense!â Kirk, who seemed to be caught up, scolded impatiently, âWatch your mouth. Miss Wallis is the woman that the boss loves. Arenât you the one who know it the best in this world? Have you forgotten what he did to you for her?â
Graceâs pale lips and reserved eyes were blurred under the dim streetlights.
In Kirkâs eyes, the woman in the back seat was as calm as water.
âKirk, I was wrong just now. You are not poor. You are pathetic and pitiful.â After saying that, she talked no more. Kirk, who was in the driverâs seat, cursed angrily.
She just turned to the window and looked at the colorful night sky.
He knew the truth but didnât dare to admit it ⦠Interesting!
A sharp sound appeared.
The brakes screeched, and the car stopped at the side of the road.
âMiss James, with all due respect, I can only send you here.â
Kirk said coldly from the driverâs seat.
Grace was not angry and pushed open the car door and walked down.
Looking around, it was only a fifteen-minute walk from where she lived. Kirk could not enter the building. Caden had said that the security of that building was one of the best in S City.
Fifteen minutes ⦠She looked down at her feet ⦠That amount of time might as long as half an hour for her, and â¦
She had already walked long today.
He had been rubbing her waist and legs the whole time.
Before Kirk left, he lowered the car window and said expressionlessly to Grace on the sidewalk, âMiss James, right now, you should go to Miss Wallisâs grave and confess.â
After saying that, he drove away. Grace looked at the sky ⦠Cemetery? At late night?
She laughed at herself, shaking her head without thinking too much.
She walked all the way home.
It was already past midnight, and there were few people on the road. Besides, her living place was not crowded normally.
Coming to a corner, she was suddenly dragged in by a strong force.
There were no street lights in the alley. A few seconds later, she saw a few malicious young men around her. They looked like gangsters with baseball bats in their hands.
She became vigilant, standing against the wall. âWhat are you doing?â
The gangsters looked at each other, laughed, and ignored her.
âWho sent you?â
The leading hooligan roared with laughter and said, âLook, how stupid she is!â