Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
She did not even know what to think of him now!
At night, Grace had fallen asleep in the ward. The ward door was gently pushed open, and Jason walked in.
He never thought she would find out about the truth of the case like this. It even almost made her give birth prematurely.
If anything had happened to her, he would never have forgiven himself!
He went over to the bed and looked at her sleeping face in the moonlight. Her eyes were a little puffy, and she looked slightly pale. A few strands of hair clung to her cheeks. Even when she was asleep, her hand lay protectively against her belly, showing how much she cared for the babies in her belly.
She was gambling her life on these three babies!
“I’m sorry… I’m sorry…” His voice was a little hoarse. “It was my fault. I was so preoccupied with profits that I had no compa**ion. I thought it was just a small matter and never thought about what it meant to you.”
It was just profit to him at the time. Besides, the Atkinson family had never pointed out to his face that Lily was the culprit.
However, he could sort of guess who the culprit was from a few clues.
At that time, he had no feelings for Jennifer, so he did not bother
Jas just the death of a flancée to him.
He could just find another fiancée if the Reed family needed it.
Yes, that was what it had meant to him back then. All he wanted to do was expand and develop the Reed family. Profits came first.
Grace was nothing to him back then. He never cared about her!
However, just like what she said, he had put someone innocent in prison for money. His indifference had harmed her!
No matter how many times he apologized, it could not make up for what she had suffered in prison.
Jason gently touched Grace’s hand. Her slightly deformed joints stung his eyes.
Her hand… seemed to tell him in silence how cruel his decision had been.
He did not even know what to do to get her to forgive him.
The moonlight shone into the room through the window. The man stood by the bed, carefully touching the sleeping woman. He was afraid that he would wake her up. There was a helpless fragility on the man’s face as if he would completely crumble with one gentle push.
Grace was hospitalized for several days and never met Jason during this time. She was supposed to stay in the hospital for only three days, but she did not want to go back to Reed Residence, so she continued to stay in the hospital.
She had someone to take care of her meals every day.
Grace forced herself to stop thinking. She made herself relax by watching dramas or reading magazines.
Kyla Corbyn came to see her once again. After learning that she had not met Jason, she could not help saying, “Even if you have some problems, you should see him. Talk it through and sort it out. If there’s a misunderstanding, you can clarify it sooner by talking. Don’t be like me…”
Kyla Corbyn did not go on, but the meaning was already clear.
In Kyla Corbyn’s opinion, if Martin Weiss had not approached her to be in a romantic relationship with her and instead explained to her their previous generation’s feud, she probably would not have hated Martin Weiss even though he was bent on the Corbyn family paying the price.
After all, it was indeed her father’s fault. Even if Martin Weiss blamed it on her, she would have paid the price more willingly.
Now, she could only stop hating Martin Weiss but could not love him anymore no matter what.
Grace could only taste bitterness in her mouth after Kyla Corbyn left.
‘Misunderstanding… If possible, I’d hope it’s a misunderstanding as well. If only Jay had no idea who was the culprit and no tunneling was involved!’
When Grace fell asleep at night, Jason walked into the ward as usual.
This was the only time he could look at her and stay beside her for a while.
Did she know how precious moments like this were to him?
Just as his hand was about to gently push the strands of hair away from her cheeks, her eyes suddenly opened.
Their eyes met, and he suddenly stiffened. His expression instantly changed, and he almost stepped back in a panic. He turned around, wanting to leave the ward.
He knew she did not want to see him!
Even though he had stayed outside the ward every day, she never once mentioned wanting to see him. She would even rather stay in the hospital than go back to Reed Residence.
He knew she was afraid she would inevitably see him after going back to Reed Residence.
However, just after he took a few steps, her voice rang out in the ward. “Wait!”
He stopped in his tracks, hardly able to believe what he had heard.
‘Did she say… wait?
‘Did I hear it wrong? Or…’
However, he dared not look back for fear that what he heard was not that at all.
“Jason, let’s talk,” said Grace. Just as Kyla had said, some things would not be solved if she kept avoiding them.
Jason felt a pang in his heart. Instead of calling him ‘Jay’, she called out his full name. Her voice was still gentle, but it seemed to carry a sense of alienation.
“Okay,” he said as he turned around slowly.
No one dared to offend Master Reed, the man who ruled Emerald City, However, he seemed to be at a loss in front of her now.
Grace looked at the man who was standing just a few steps away from her. She had also heard from Kyla that he would come in to see her every night when she was asleep.
“Can you tell me how… Lily was the murderer? Did she cause Jennifer’s death intentionally, or was it unintentional?” she asked about her doubts.
This was the question that flashed through her mind from time to time these days, even if she tried not to think about it.
Jason’s lips trembled and he answered, “Yes… It was intentional. The Atkinson family had chosen Jennifer as their successor.”
What Jason said instantly made Grace understand that if Jennifer was the successor, it meant that most of the Atkinson family’s wealth would be Jennifer’s in the future.
Although Lily was the second heiress of the Atkinson family, the wealth she could get might be limited.
It was not uncommon for the rich and powerful to compete for wealth.
“So I was just the unlucky fellow who coincidentally ran into Jennifer’s car?” murmured Grace.
Jason said, “It wasn’t coincidental. Lily chose you to be the scapegoat. She had her eyes on Sean, but you were Sean’s girlfriend at the time. Making you take the blame was the perfect plan.”
Grace instantly felt her hair standing on end.
It turned out Lily wanted to kill two birds with one stone!
She was not made the scapegoat by chance; it had all been planned!
Grace closed her eyes to digest the truth.
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