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Grace was silent for a few minutes before she finally responded, "Yes, I did."

Jared stared at her silently before he finally stepped back from her and said, "Let's hope that your act of bravery does not cost us all."

"Isn't that why I want to tell you the details of what we spoke about? I assumed you would want to know that I had resolved it, and you don't have to worry about being corned by her," Grace replied.

"You know what, Grace? I think it's time you leave. Thank you for dropping by and letting me know the atrocities you've committed," Jared replied.

"That's enough; I've been at this for how long? About seven years, if I'm not mistaken, when would you finally see that all I want is for you to see that I mean the best for you?" Grace asked.

"I don't want to talk about this, Grace; you should go," Jared replied, walking towards his door.

"You are going to talk about it, Jared. My family apologized about Laura all those years ago, but you were h*ll bent on the fact that she was th