Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Secretary Wang smiled and said, “It’s no use. It’s too late. The bombs around the car would’ve already exploded when the experts arrive. Of course, if you don’t want Grace to be blown up or fall into the sea, you can choose to save her life.”
Using his mouth, Secretary Wang signaled in the direction of Grace’s car that was about 20 meters away. He said, “There’s a device over there. It’s the device that can defuse these bombs. But only your fingerprint can disarm the device, Young Master.”
As Secretary Wang spoke, the smile on his bruised face became more obvious.
Jason naturally would not believe that everything was so simple!
Secretary Wang would not have gone to so much trouble if saving Grace was going to be so simple.
“Spit everything out at once! Don’t test my patience. I have no time to waste here with you!” snapped Jason.
With Grace’s current situation, the longer they delay it, the more dangerous it would be!
“It’s just that after you disarm those bombs, the device will detonate itself at the same time. In other words, you’ll save Grace but kill yourself at the same time!”
Secretary Wang’s voice was not low as he deliberately tried to let Grace hear him.
Sure enough, when Grace heard this, her heart suddenly sank. She felt chills all over her body.
She did not expect that her survival would be on the condition that Jay sacrificed his life.
‘Why… Why would this person devise such a plan? If he just wanted me to die, wouldn’t it be easier if he had asked Lily to do it when I was unconscious?’
The next moment, Secretary Wang gave Grace the answer. “Old Master set this up so that you can think clearly about whether it’s worth risking your life for this woman. You can find another one even if this woman is gone. If you like her looks, you can find one who looks the same as her. It’s no big deal.”
After all, with all the advances in plastic surgery, it was possible to recreate a face even if Jason could not find another woman who looked like Grace.
Grace never expected that the real person behind this was Old Master Reed!
She knew that the old master had never liked her being with Jay. Even after she got pregnant, the old master still did not accept her. Even so, she never thought that the old master would hate her to such an extent that he would make such a bet.
It was to bet whether Jay would kill himself for her!
“By the way, may I remind you, Young Master, that the bombs’ triggers are sensitive and will automatically go off when there are five or more people nearby. We probably only have 15 minutes left before the explosion. Young Master, you need to quickly make a decision! Otherwise, when the time comes, the bombs buried all around the car will automatically explode even if no one steps on them!”
Everyone was surprised when he said that, and Jason’s face was even grimmer.
’15 minutes! Only 15 minutes? And it’s unclear whether what Secretary Wang is saying is true or false.’
It was Terrence who was the first to calm down. He quickly asked one of the bodyguards who had been in the special forces to check whether disarming the bombs would also make the device itself detonate, just as Secretary Wang said.
After a brief review, the man concluded, “Yes, the other side will explode immediately after one side deactivates the bombs.”
Secretary Wang added with a smile, “Although the explosion will create a strong impact, Grace won’t fall into the sea and can save herself if she steps on the accelerator and drives ahead the moment of the explosion. However, Young Master won’t survive the explosion.”
Jason’s face was dark, and he said nothing.
However, Grace now understood why one of her hands was tied to the handbrake and the other to the steering wheel.
One to live and one to die. No matter what she chose, there was no ideal outcome!
No one knew how many bombs were buried in front of her car.
There was no time even if Jason wanted to investigate it carefully. Moreover, if someone accidentally triggered the bomb and caused an explosion, that would be the worst-case scenario!
‘Is there really no chance of survival?’ Grace kept racking her brain.
She was still on the video call with Lily through the phone in front of her. She heard what was being said and smiled as she spoke, “Well, isn’t that interesting? Grace, what do you think Jason will do? He’ll just leave you to die and have you become a sacrifice!”
Grace was in no mood to pay attention to Lily. All her attention was on Jason.
At the moment, Jason was also looking at Grace. There seemed to be some determination in his black eyes.
Suddenly, Grace seemed to realize something and shouted, “Jay, no! There must be another way!”
However, Jason had already taken out his phone and turned on the recording function. “I, Jason, will leave all the fortune in my name to my wife, Grace, after my death! This message is an expression of my true wishes.”
With that, he threw his phone to Terrence.
Terrence caught the phone and froze.
‘Is Master Reed… exchanging his life for Grace’s? He even… recorded his last words!
‘But… if Master Reed dies, then…’ Terrence dared not continue thinking.
Secretary Wang also seemed a little startled. He looked at Jason, asking, “Young Master, are you really going to use your life to save that woman?”
Jason said, “Didn’t Grandpa want to bet with me? Now, he’ll know if he’s lost or won.”
Secretary Wang said after a moment of silence, “There’s a recording from Old Master on the device. You can hear it by pressing the green button.”
Jason did not speak but walked toward the device that would trigger the explosion.
Terrence shouted at Secretary Wang, “What are you thinking? Master Reed is Old Master’s grandson! How could Old Master have wanted Master Reed dead? Is there another solution? Hurry up and speak!”
Secretary Wang said with a half-smile, “There’s no other way. So what if Jason is his grandson? Old Master doesn’t care about all these.”
Terrence instantly became speechless. Indeed, Old Master was not someone who attached great importance to family. There was very little family affection between Master Reed and Old Master Reed.
‘Did the old master want to bet that Master Reed’s affection for Grace isn’t that deep?”
However, Old Master Reed was wrong. Master Reed was willing to risk his life for Grace!
Jason could see the countdown timer when he reached the device. There were only eight minutes left.
Grace said, “Jay, no! Let’s think of another way. Old Master Reed wouldn’t have bet on something this simple! Didn’t Old Master Reed care about the Reed family the most? If you’re gone, the Reed family will be destroyed too! Old Master Reed wouldn’t allow that to happen!”
“Grace, don’t be afraid. I said I would save you!” Jason said and pressed the green button.
Instantly, Old Master Reed’s voice rang out.
“Jason, my… Ahem, Ahem… My grandson. It seems that you’re going to save Grace with your life. But you’ll realize that this woman isn’t worth saving at all! To deactivate the bombs, you need to use your thumbprint to do it and once you have your thumbprint on it, you have to hold it down until it’s time for the bombs to go off. But at the same time, the device will explode and you’ll be killed.”
Old Master Reed’s voice drifted into the air and made everyone who heard it feel a chill rising in their hearts.
The man who was once the most powerful figure in Emerald City was being cold-blooded to his grandson after his death.
“However, you can walk away at any time between pressing the disarm button with your thumb. But if the disarm fails, the bombs on the other side will go off. Why don’t we see how much… Ahem, ahem… See how much you love this woman and… whether this woman is worth your life…”
Old Master’s recording ended here, and there was only silence left.
Grace could only feel her body trembling. How could Old Master… be so cruel to his grandson?!
Why… Why?
‘Does Jason have to die to save me?’
“Jay, don’t press it. Let’s think of something else!” shouted Grace.
Terrence had also rushed to Jason’s side. “Master Reed, don’t be impulsive.”
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