Whyd you want to come here? Jason asked with subtle.
hoarseness in his voice.
When I was a child, I used to play on this hill. Even though we
werent allowed to play here because the adults said it was dangerous, Id still sneak up the hill. I felt like an explorer on the hill, said Grace.
On the other hand, Stella Lindsay was not a big fan of coming
here.
All children do that, he said.
Back then, I always thought Id find some secret on this hill. For example, treasures, alien spacecraft, or maybe Id discover some time passage. Wasnt I silly? said Grace.
Perhaps in the eyes of an adult, this hillside was not that big even. if it was connected to the mountain behind it. However, in the eyes of children, it was like a new world.
No, its adorable. However, youve grown up now. This is just a
hill, after all. Come on, its getting late. Im worried itll be quite late when we get back to Emerald City, said Jason.
Grace nodded, but she looked back at the hill again before
leaving.
She did not notice that as she looked back at the hill, Jasons
hands, which had fallen to his sides, tightened sharply. A strange. look had flashed across his eyes.
Lily was mobbed by a group of reporters when she left the set.
Miss Atkinson, what do you think about the courts acquittal of Mr. Sean Stevenss ex-girlfriend, Miss Cummins, today?
Lily suddenly stopped in her tracks and looked at the reporter in front of her in disbelief. What did you say?
The reporter repeated it in a great hurry. The rest of the world did not know about the news yet. He only knew this because he had
friends in court.
The Grace retrial was so low-key that the public was not aware of
The reporter became excited as he thought of this.
Lilys face paled. Case reversal? Graces case has been
reversed?
However, when Lily heard Dexter Rioss name from the reporters
mouth, her face turned even paler. She had not heard of that
name in more than three years.
Now, the reporter said that the court would set another date to sentence Dexter Rios for framing Grace back then.
Miss Atkinson, Jennifer Atkinsons death had nothing to do with
Grace. She was wronged. Will it affect your relationship with Mr. Stevens? Also, youve said many times on various occasions that youd never forgive Grace. Would you like to apologize to Grace now?
The reporter continued to fire questions.Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join Stay Updated For All Books Updates
With a frown, Lily ignored the reporter and walked quickly toward her car. The reporter tried to catch up but was stopped by Lilys assistant and bodyguard.
Lily returned to her and Sean Stevenss home, but he had yet to return.
Lily immediately called her father and asked him to check whether this news was true. After all, she had searched the internet for a long time and could not find any news about it.
An hour later, Harold called his daughter. The case was really reversed. Dexter Rios was arrested and sent back to the country half a month ago.