Chapter 695 – The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)

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Just then, her phone rang. Lina picked up the phone and heard her mother’s voice coming from it. She was talking to her about blind dates and asked if she was free tonight. Her friend just happened to introduce a nice man to her.

 Lina then took her phone to the corridor outside the office and said to her mother, “Mom, I’ll find a boyfriend myself. Don’t worry about it. And stop finding me blind dates. You’ve found plenty.”

“So you know there’s been plenty! It’s been a few years. You’re not 28 anymore but 33 now. Before long, you’re going to be an old woman. Women older than 35 years old will have trouble finding a partner!” Mrs. Sweeney persuaded earnestly.

Lina’s eyes dimmed. She understood her mother’s worries and anxiety. They were afraid she would be alone with no one to take care of her after they pa**ed away. If she missed the ideal childbearing age range, she would end up childless.

However, she did not think that she would not be able to live alone.

She could live a good life alone. At worst, she could find a nursing home when she was old.

However, she wanted her parents to stop worrying about her. They had worried enough.

“Okay, okay. I understand. Give me his contact information. I’ll contact him later to meet up tonight, okay?” said Lina.

Mrs. Sweeney ended the call with satisfaction after hearing that.

Soon, Lina received the man’s phone number and personal information from her mother on WeChat.

Lina sighed gently. Maybe it was just as her mother had said. She was already 33 years old, not 28. She was not young anymore.

It had been five years. She should have gotten over Hadwin Stephenson by now.

Suddenly, a voice in her heart asked… if she had really gotten over him.

Putting away her phone, Lina walked toward her office. However, when she pa**ed by the general office area, a colleague suddenly stopped her and said, “Lina, your ex-boyfriend has come to Emerald City!”

The exclamation was heard by everyone in the general office. Many people instantly looked her way.

Lina looked at the person who spoke. It was Holly Greer, another senior employee in the office. She was here when she was dating Hadwin Stephenson back then.

Holly Greer had made a lot of sarcastic remarks about her back then.

However, Lina was stunned when she said her ex-boyfriend had come to Emerald City.

Many senior employees knew she had only one ex-boyfriend- Hadwin Stephenson!

‘He’s… here in Emerald City?’

As if to clarify her doubts, a new employee asked Holly Greer curiously, “Holly, who is Lina’s ex-boyfriend? Is he famous?”

“Of course. The chairman of Stephenson Group. Isn’t he famous?” Holly Greer sounded as if she was joking, but her eyes flashed with satisfaction and contempt for Lina.

‘So what if Lina dated Hadwin Stephenson back then? She ended up getting dumped!’

She was now worse off than her. She married a man from a good family and was now living a much better life than Lina!

As soon as Holly Greer uttered Hadwin Stephenson’s name, many people in the office who had just joined the company in the last five years revealed a look of surprise.

ww ‘Lina and the chairman of Stephenson Group u No matter how one looked at them, they did not seem to have anything to do with each other!

Lina slowly came back to her senses, naturally understanding that Holly Greer only intended to trample on her to get some sense of pride.

After all, Holly Greer had a lot to say when she was dating Hadwin Stephenson back then. She even knew that Holly Greer had said behind her back that Hadwin Stephenson would dump her sooner or later.

When she returned to the office and Holly Greer learned that she had indeed broken up with Hadwin Stephenson, she gloated, “See, I knew it. How could someone like Hadwin Stephenson date you?”

‘Is it true?’

Lina did not think so. No matter what… she thought Hadwin Stephenson really did love her when they were dating.

However, she did not have a strong family background and could not give him what he wanted.

a “But it’s a pity that Lina has broken up with Hadwin Stephenson. Otherwise, Lina would have been the wife of the chairman of Stephenson Group right now.” Holly Greer continued to make snarky remarks.

She could not wait to step on Lina further.

Lina looked at her coldly and then suddenly smiled. “If you feel sorry for me, then go to Hadwin Stephenson and help us make up so that you’ll stop expressing your pity for me in front of our colleagues. You make it seem like I’m betraying your trust if I don’t get back together with Hadwin Stephenson.”

Once Lina said this, Holly Greer’s expression immediately changed.

The other colleagues had also come to their senses. They looked at Holly Greer strangely.

Holly Greer felt a little uncomfortable from their gazes. She could only smile drily and go back to her office.

Lina returned to her seat and pulled out her phone. She intended to send a message to her blind date tonight to confirm the time and place for their meeting.

However, she could not help searching for news about Hadwin Stephenson in the end.

 It had been five years. In these five years, she had tried hard not to think about Hadwin Stephenson or read his news. She wanted to get over him.

However, she just realized that maybe she was not over him.

Some of the latest news regarding Hadwin Stephenson popped out on the webpage. Sure enough, like what Holly Greer just said, Hadwin Stephenson had come to Emerald City. The one accompanying Hadwin Stephenson was Katherine Jackson, the true heiress of the Jackson family. The Jackson family found her five years ago and she returned to the Jackson family.

It was the Jackson family that helped Hadwin Stephenson successfully turn the tables around. He regained control of the Stephenson family and Stephenson Group.

She thought Hadwin Stephenson would marry Katherine Jackson soon after he broke up with her. However, it had been five years. Hadwin Stephenson and Katherine Jackson had not married and continued to date.

It had led to speculation about how long it would take for the couple to tie the knot.

Lina silently looked at Hadwin Stephenson’s photos in the news articles.

 He wore a black suit, and his somewhat baby face was as beautiful as ever. It was just that the years had given him a touch of maturity.

Standing next to him, Katherine Jackson was gorgeous and alluring. The tight red dress highlighted her stunning figure.

‘They do make a good match in these photos.

‘He… finally got what he wanted. Lina gently smiled. It was bitter and full of dejection. She had become history to him.

 After closing the web page, Lina sent a message to her blind date that night. The most important thing now was for her to go on blind dates!

Maybe she could find someone she liked who could also reciprocate her feelings.

At night, Lina went to the plaza in tMason Swansonty center at the appointed time and met Anthony Sherman, her blind date today. He was said to be the department head of a big company.

After Lina saw him in person, she could not help exclaiming to herself, ‘The blind date Mom set up for me this time… is a little too good!’

Anthony Sherman was dressed in a suit and tie. He wore gold-rimmed gla**es. He looked well-mannered and was indeed good-looking. Her mother said he was two years older than her. He was 35 but looked like he was in his early 30s.

“Hello, you must be Miss Sweeney. Nice to meet you,” he said.

“Hello,” Lina said with a smile.

After exchanging some pleasantries, they reached a restaurant.

Lina originally just wanted to have a meal and chat at a random restaurant, but the restaurant Anthony Sherman took her to was not cheap. It was a restaurant with a good dining environment. Of course, the prices here were not cheap either.

“Miss Sweeney, you can order whatever you want,” he said politely.

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