Chased by my Ex Husband novel Chapter 36

Grace

The next morning, I come out of my room, wearing another one of a grey pencil skirt and a white blouse sent by Alma. But, it fits me well now, instead of being painfully tight.

Lost in my own thoughts, I walk down the stairs only to see Alma standing at the end of them, staring up at me.

“ Grace. ” Alma calls me out and nods. “ I heard about your sister on the news. ”

My body freezes on the second last stair as I look at her. Her eyes are soft, but there is a lingering wariness in them, which became a part of them after she realized that I am Grace Whitlock.

“ I— ”

“ I didn’t know they had done something like this to you before. Is that why you are staying with us? ” She interrupts me as if she can’t bother to hear what I have to say to her.

My cheeks heat up. “ Uh—Yes, Alma. But as I said, it’s only temporary and— ”

“ I don’t mind, Grace. This house is big enough for us to not cross paths even if we stay under the same roof. ” She cuts me again.

I press my lips in a thin line and swallow the little hurt I felt. My hands clench by my side while I wait for her to speak and let me leave.

“ You are a married woman, with a complicated history. ” She starts, her brows raised.

I nod silently. There is no doubt about it. I do have a complicated history.

“ I just want to tell you that you can stay as long as you want, but… ” She steps closer and lowers her voice. “ Please, stay away from Tristin. ”

My heart skips a beat. I stare at her, completely taken aback by her assumption.

“ Alma, there is nothing like that between Tristin and me. We just have a mutual goal and once our deal ends, I will leave quietly. ” I defend myself.

But it doesn’t seem to work. Alma looks at me like she doesn’t believe a single word coming out of my mouth.

After all, I am a Whitlock and share blood with Lily.

My heart sinks. “ Alma, I really— ”

“ You two spent a night in the same room at a club’s VIP rooms. You come home with him late. You go on dinners with him. You even work in his office now. ” Her voice is still soft, but there is an edge to her words.

How does she know about the club?

I gasp in surprise but then realize that she must have her eyes and ears around Tristin. She belongs to the rich society, after all.

In a moment, it feels like I have been downgraded to a bitch, someone who is married yet going after another single man.

Hurt swells inside my chest as my mouth dries and I find myself at a loss of words.

“ I let my elder son get together with a Whitlock once. ” She whispers, her eyes moistening with unshed tears. “ she took him and never returned him. He is gone. She was also like you, taken, yet claimed to love my son more than life. ”