"I know because… someone like her—her age—sees this as a challenge. And once she gets what she wants, it'll all fade like smoke in the air. A waste of time."
If it wasn't Penny pulling a prank and using Grace, then this was the only explanation Haines could think of: Grace saw him as a challenge. After all, she had always sought more, pushing herself to the limits just to see how far she could go.
Now that Grace was a highly successful corporate lawyer, she was probably looking for something thrilling. Since men her age would easily fall for her beauty or wit, she had chosen someone older—someone who would hesitate to pursue a woman half his age.
And Haines just happened to be the most convenient option in her world.
"That woman…" Mildred let out a wry smile after a brief pause. "The woman who broke your heart, your trust, and everything else—she must have shattered you into a million pieces."
"This has nothing to do with her."