Chapter 704 – The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)

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However, he could not bear to leave. He wanted to stay in Emerald City. It would be good even if he could only look at her from afar.

Patrick sighed. Needless to say, his best friend’s decision to stay probably had something to do with Grace.

‘But if things go on like this, when will Brian truly get over Grace? If he can never get over her, won’t…’

Patrick suddenly shuddered at the thought of this! He only hoped it would not happen!

After having something to eat with Jason, Grace went to the patio to get some fresh air. She saw Hadwin Stephenson standing alone on the patio, gazing at the moon in the sky.

There was a full moon tonight, and it hung upside down in the sky like a disk.

Suddenly, as if aware that someone else was here, Hadwin Stephenson turned his head to look in Grace’s direction. She was slightly startled.

“Why are you alone?” asked Hadwin Stephenson.

“I came to get some air after having something to eat. Jay and the others have some things to talk about,” said Grace. After all, such banquets were where businessmen talked business and socialized. “What about you? Why aren’t you Katherine Jackson?”

with “She went home first because she has something to do,” said Hadwin Stephenson.

Grace took a few steps forward and walked up to Hadwin Stephenson. “Lina loved you. Even though you’ve split up, she keeps saying both of you don’t share the same ideas, not that you don’t love each other. It’s just that between love and career, you chose the latter.”

Hadwin Stephenson’s face turned grim when he heard that. He could not help but clench the hands hanging by his sides.

“Hadwin Stephenson, Lina remained on friendly terms even after breaking up with you. She never hated you or complained about you. Since you’ve made your choice and are going to marry Katherine Jackson, why did you appear in her life again and mess it up?” said Grace.

She knew how hard it was for Lina to get over the man in front of her. She was scared that Hadwin Stephenson would set off waves in Lina’s heart but could not give her anything more.

Would this not hurt Lina a second time?

“She… told you about me?” Hadwin Stephenson’s voice trembled.

Grace said, “She only told me that you appeared in front of her. Lina wants to start a new life. She doesn’t want to be stuck in the past. If you ever loved Lina, don’t disturb her peace.”

Hadwin Stephenson was silent as he clenched the hands by his sides. His nails sank deep into his palms, but he did not seem to feel any pain.

The worst pain to him was probably the pain of not being able to be with Lina.

Just then, Jason walked over and saw what was going on. He said to Grace, “Are you done talking?”

“Yeah, I’m done. Let’s go. I want to go home. The children My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict!

“Okay,” answered Jason as he held Grace in his arms. He glanced at Hadwin Stephenson before leaving.

Hadwin Stephenson’s face was filled with endless pain and even extreme despair!

Even though he was alive, he appeared to be a mere shell at this moment.

Jason felt a pang in his heart and stopped in his tracks. Some broken images flashed through his mind, but they were so fast that he could not even tell what they were.

“What’s the matter? Jay?” Grace turned her head and looked at Jason who had stopped and was in a daze.

“Nothing.” With a flutter of his eyelashes, he picked up his feet again and left the banquet hall with her.

Once in the car, Jason leaned back, took a breath, and closed his eyes.

“Are you tired?” A soft female voice rang out in his ears.

“A little.”

“Then take a nap first. It’ll take more than half an hour to get to Reed Residence from here,” said Grace.

Jason tried to relax, but his heart somehow seemed to beat faster and faster. The desperate look on Hadwin Stephenson’s face kept flashing through his mind.

It was as if he had been that desperate too.

‘When was it? When was I ever that desperate?’

Suddenly, another scene seemed to flash through his mind again. This time, he saw it. He saw himself holding an urn and wailing in pain.

His voice sounded so desperate. It was as if he did not want to live but was forced to keep living.

“Why am I not the one who died? Why? I did you wrong. I should be the one to die!” He kept crying, looking so miserable.

‘Why… Why would I say something like that… Is this… what happened after I mistakenly thought Grace was dead?

‘Was I so desperate because I thought she was dead?

‘My head… hurts so much!’

It hurt like it was about to explode. A groan escaped Jason’s mouth. Suddenly, he felt as if he had fallen into a dark pit. The suffocating sense of despair filled his body.

“No… No… Why…” A broken groan escaped his mouth.

‘How can I get out of this despair?’

Suddenly, a voice rang in his ears…

“Jay, what’s come over you? Is there something wrong? Can you hear me? Open your eyes!”

The voice kept on shouting as if pulling him out of despair.

Then, he felt her fingers ma**aging his forehead, relieving his pain.

The pain faded little by little. Jason slowly opened his eyes, and he instantly caught sight of that comely and quiet face.

Her face was now full of anxiety. “Are you having another headache? Should we go to the hospital? Or should I ask Uncle Kwan to contact Dr. Guzman and ask him to go to Reed Residence as soon as possible?”

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict!

Jason did not answer. His dark eyes just stared at the person in front of him. There was a layer of sweat on his forehead.

‘How much did I love her back then? Why was I so distressed after mistakenly thinking she had died?’

Previously, the broken memories that surfaced in his mind made him feel like an onlooker watching something that had happened. This time, it felt like a personal experience.

He felt the pain of his old self so clearly that he almost broke down with despair!

“Jay?” His silence made Grace frown. She even raised her hand and waved it before his eyes.

The next moment, her hand was instantly in his grip. His palm was full of the warmth of her hand. She was alive, not just ashes in a cold urn like in his memory!

Jason suddenly leaned over and hugged Grace. “Tell me, how much did I love you before?”

He whispered with an eagerness in his voice that he had never heard before.

Grace was stunned. She did not understand why he was suddenly asking that but replied, “You loved me very much. You could give anything for me, including your own life.”

Although she had not recovered her memories from when she fell off the cliff, she could imagine what it was like just from Terrence’s description. She knew how much the man in front of her loved her.

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