MY GORGEOUS WIFE IS AN EX-CONVICT

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Back then in prison claire was alone with her best friend lexi  had not visited her frequently to encourage her claire might not have walked out of prison alive.

There were days…too many of them when she’d contemplated ending it all.

It was he best friend lexi who had been giving her support over the past  3 years.

“The life-saving straw…?” isaac's eyes glittered. Lexi seemed to hold a special place in claire’s heart isaac asked, “Don’t you find it funny to treat a person as such a lifesaver? What if they abandon you, won’t you feel despair?”

“Lexi would not do that claire replied confidently, showing her absolute trust in Lexi.
Isaac  had no idea why he felt uneasy.

Over the next few days claire ’s workload increased tremendously, as the management staff from SS Center would be coming over for inspection. Most days, she had to work overtime.

Fortunately, when she went home isaac would have prepared dinner and he’d be there, a steady, calming presence waiting for her.

She had told isaac before to go ahead and eat so he shouldn’t have to suffer just because she would return home late. However, he insist on waiting for her so they could eat dinner together.

Early in the morning, after cleaning the streets that  she was assigned . claire returned to the S.SCenter. After putting away her tools, she stood on the lawn in front of the entrance.

After a while, the inspectors from the Urban Management Bureau arrived. Everyone who was in charge of sweeping the streets stood on the lawn to welcome the inspectors, making it convenient for reporting.
Claire’s  stood out among the group of middle-aged women.

“You’re claire!” When the inspectors reached the S.S Center, a woman of about 28 years old shouted out when she saw scarlete.

Scarlete  lifted her head. The woman in the light-blue suit had her hair up in a bun. Her face was round and her eyes narrow. She was ordinary, but her makeup made her look good.
Scarlete  was stunned for a while before she recognized her high school classmate lea hoston.

“It’s you!” lea looked at scarlete in amazement as she asked, “Why are you here? Are you now… a sanitation worker?”

“Yes, I’m working here clairee replied. She didn’t look away from leas gaze. After all, it was unavoidable for one to meet their old friends. No matter how embarrassing that would be, she had to face it.

“lea, do you know each other?” her colleague who had come along with her asked.

“That’s right. Back then claire was the prettiest girl in the class and our valedictorian! She always topped in class. Many guys in our class liked her and Claire was always focused on her education.” lea deliberately praised claire to the skies.

The more she did that, the more it showed the contrast to claire’s current situation.

As expected, the colleague frowned, commenting, “Was she the prettiest girl in the class? You must be kidding!”

Lea smiled faintly, and claire tensed. She wasn’t ignorant of the undercurrents here. Back then in class, a lot of students were envious of her.