MY GORGEOUS WIFE IS AN EX-CONVICT

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Stella sputtered. Her mouth turned down and her eyes narrowed. She was clearly not pleased with anna standing up for claire

“I knew you would take her side,” she said. “When I told the others…”

So it was obvious who had been the one to leak the news of claire’s imprisonment. No surprise there stella had never made any false show of being friendly with claire
I

knew it…when I saw her on the roadside talking to Sean and then audrey I was like, wait for a second, this isn’t right!? I knew

things were not as they seemed.” She stared at claire “I don’t know how you live with yourself. You should’ve stayed in prison. It’s what you deserve.”

“Now, hold up anna argued. “That’s enough of that talk. This is none of your business stella You can’t go harassing another employee Harassing!?! She is a killer. Honestly anna , what, did you receive a bribe from claire or something? Why are you standing up for her?”

mocked her, but anna also took a step back. She had, indeed, accepted the jacket and payment claire received from audrey.

Claire opened her mouth, ready to defend herself, but someone

beat her to it.

“All right, what else is there to say?” A man’s voice interrupted. “The car crash was an accident claire didn’t intend to do it.”
Claire saw that it was ryan defending her.

However, that only angered stella more. Stella was interested in ryan but he wouldn’t give her the time of day. The fact that he was defending claire instead of taking stella's side, was only instigating the situation.
Stella's expression turned uglier anna what’s the point of standing up for claire Do you think she’ll like you? Do you
know that her ex-boyfriend is hendrix mayer's? He’s the heir to the mayer's Corporation!”
Ryan's face abruptly flushed red.

Stella continued her vicious assault. “But when hendrix saw claire.

as a sanitation worker that day, it probably spoiled his appetite.” She clicked her tongue and continued, “You know, I’m thinking he’ll probably vomit in disgust when he thinks about dating in the past.”

Claire looked at Farah coldly. “Are you done talking?”

“What? Are you trying to deny the fact that you were in jail or are you saying that you aren’t Sean’s ex-girlfriend stella retorted proudly. “Why are you pretending to be so innocent when you’ve been to jail?”

“I’m not pretending about anything. So what if I’ve been to jail? I’ve paid my taxes and I’ve served my time. And I don’t think it’s any of your business who I dated before. Furthermore, I may be a sanitation worker now but does that mean I can’t have dated anyone before? Or is the role of a sanitation worker only to make someone throw up their dinner? Just what are you saying about S.worker?”
Stella recoiled and eyed the room warily. She’d offended many of the people here by bringing the sanitation aspect into things.
Claire spat out a succession of questions stella just because you’re an established employee in a management position, that does not mean you can look down on my profession.”
Stella’s words stuck in her throat as some of the other workers nodded in solidarity.

There were so many sanitation workers in the center and now they all looked angry.

“I get it claire said. “You have a slightly exalted position and you want to abuse that power and look down on everybody beneath you. Whatever. It’s fine for you to insult me, but take a good look at the people in this room stella. They’re honest and hardworking and they do what they do to support their families. Why don’t you think about that before insulting them or their professions?”

A smattering of agreement sounded behind her and claire smirked. “You bullies, you’re all the same…”

Stella glared at her hatefully claire, you… wait and see!”
Claire just nodded. “Yeah. Uh-huh. I’ll be here. You know where to find me.”
Claire exhaled a deep breath and turned to leave, but ryan shouted after her, “Wait… claire, I… I don’t think you’re the person stella says you are.”

She stopped walking for a moment but she did not respond to him and resumed walking away.

She was very grateful that ryan was willing to stand up for her just now, but that didn’t mean anything. He knew who she was and what shadows were in her past. Even if he’d liked her before those feelings would change now They always did.
Claire was lost in her thoughts that night when she returned to the apartment. Just as she was having dinner with isaac someone knocked at the door.
Claire was startled because she doesn’t usually have visitors.

“Could it be your family?”
Claire  wasn’t up to another visit from her dad or stepmom, and it would be a long time before she’d forgive alexis for her treachery.

But when she opened the door, she was surprised to see ryan standing outside.
Ryan was wearing a black cotton shirt and his face was slightly red. He looked at claire and spoke rather uneasily, “I…” He had barely opened his mouth when he noticed isaac , who had walked

over to stand behind claire, and he stopped suddenly as if he was hesitating.

“Why are you here?” isaac  asked. “Are you looking for my sister? Isaac asked.

“I… I have some business to discuss with claire privately ryan said with a flushed face, then he glanced at claire and asked, “Is that okay with you claire?”
Isaac frowned.
Claire opened her mouth to reply, but isaac interrupted her and said, “Is it something you can’t discuss here?”

“It’s ryan hesitated.
Claire said, “If there’s something you need to say, there’s no harm in speaking frankly, and in front of isaac.
Ryan  started to wring his hands. “I… I wanted to say that I don’t mind that you’ve been in jail. I really like you and I hope that you can be my girlfriend. I… I can wait. As long as you’re not interested in anyone else, I can wait,” he blurted out in a single breath as if he had had to muster all of his courage to say those words.
Claire was stunned. “I, uh ryan, I don’t know what to say.”
Ryan kept talking. “I know I’m still just a small-time driver but I will work hard to earn money to support a family, I… I just hope I can give you happiness.”

As soon as ryan was done talking, he nodded in isaac’s direction, bowed toward claire, and hurried away. “Just consider it,” he said as his parting words.
Claire stared numbly at his back. Ryan really liked her?

Only when a hand looped around her waist to pull her into the room and the door slammed shut did she snap out of her trance. “What are you…?”

She had barely finished speaking when isaac  trapped her against the door. He leaned forward and stared at her fixedly with his dark eyes. “What are you thinking about, Sister?”

But there was a bite to his words, and the way he normally called her sister felt more like a promise-or a threat. Nothing,” she replied.

He closed the space between them until she couldn’t draw a breath without breathing him in. “Let me go isaac.