Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Her stepmother wished she and Ci were gone.
They drove to the hospital. Grace saw Veronica Barlow’s tiny hand tightly holding Mason’s hand as though these two and found him a specialist. Grace gasped when the little one took off his clothes in front of the doctor. Even Lina was shocked.
The bruises were worse than what they had seen with his clothes on. The doctor said with a frown, “What’s the matter with you adults? This is almost abuse. How can you beat up a child like this?”
Grace did not explain but asked the doctor if his bruises were serious.
The doctor touched the bruises on the little one’s body with his hand. Mason would frown and show slight pain only when the doctor exerted some force. Otherwise, he would remain expressionless.
The doctor got Mason to do an X-ray and a blood test just to be on the safe side.
After a series of examinations, the doctor said to Grace and Lina, “The child doesn’t seem sensitive to pain. If pain is divided into ten levels, level five or so would probably be quite painful for the average person. But it’s only a slight pain to him.”
Grace and Lina were both stunned.
“Such a person exists?” Lina could not help asking.
The doctor said, “With so many people in the world, there are probability of one in 100,000, but it’s just a difference in pain tolerance. Some people feel no pain at all. Those are relatively rare.”
Grace looked at the little one who was silent. It was as if he did not care about these matters. It turned out that the reason why he said it did not hurt was that he was less sensitive to pain than average people.
However, Grace did not think it was a good thing. After all, people would only want to defend themselves when they felt pain.
If Mason was a lot less sensitive to pain, he would not think of it as an injury when his body got hurt.
“Uncle Doctor, is my brother alright? When will he recover?” asked Veronica Barlow.
“It’s just skin trauma. His bones aren’t hurt, so he just needs to apply some ointment to his bruises,” the doctor said. Then, he said to Grace, “You adults can’t beat him like this anymore. He’s just less sensitive to pain and doesn’t know it, but you adults should know better!”
Grace responded and went to get the prescription filled with the rest.
It was just a couple of ointments and a spray to relieve the pain and heal the bruises.
Grace handed the medicine to the little girl. “Here, this is Mason’s medicine. You need to apply it several times a day. The instructions are on the box. Do you know how to read these words?”
“Yes!” said Veronica Barlow.
“Then remember to apply this medicine to Mason’s bruises every day,” said Grace.
“That’s no trouble at all! Mason is my brother!” Veronica Barlow put the medicine into her crossbody pouch and pulled out several crumpled bills that ranged from one dollar, two dollars, and up to fifty dollars.
“Here’s 93 dollars. I know it isn’t enough for today’s medical expenses. I’ll pay you again when I have enough money!” Veronica Barlow said in a grown-up tone.
It was obvious that this money was all she had.
alright. I’ll pay for Mason’s medical bills today. You don’t have to pay.”
“No, we’re not related. We can’t use your money. Besides, I have money. I can pay for Mason’s medical bills!” said Veronica Barlow. Then, she was a little embarra**ed. “Uh… I’ll pay for the rest later.”
Lina asked, “Why do you insist on paying? What if the bill is 1,000 dollars? Are you going to insist on paying too?”
Veronica Barlow answered firmly, “Yes!”
Lina was a little surprised. After all, a seven-year-old girl was replying so firmly like an adult.
“Do you have 1,000 dollars?” asked Lina.
Veronica Barlow shook her head. “No, but I can save up the money. I get pocket money every month. I won’t eat snacks or buy toys. I’ll save up the money to pay you back! Ci is my younger brother, so I, the elder sister, should be responsible for paying his medical bills.”
This girl seemed more responsible than many adults.
Mason looked at Veronica Barlow and said, “Sis, I won’t see a doctor again.”
“Of course, you should see a doctor when you’re ill.” Veronica Barlow looked at Mason with a straight face and said, “I have money. As I said, my mom left me a fortune. It’ll all be mine when I’m 18. I can take care of you then!”
As she listened to the girl speak with a straight face, Grace suddenly felt her nose getting sore.
If her own brother had been alive, perhaps she would be just like this little girl after her mother’s death.
Mason blinked her beautiful eyes and replied, “Okay, you’ll take care of me, Sis.”
His indifferent voice had a touch of trust in it. It was only directed to Veronica Barlow.
Veronica Barlow wanted to give the money to Grace again, and Grace took it this time. “Okay, I’ll take the money. You can pay me the rest when you’ve saved enough money. We’ll send you home now.”
Lina drove Grace and the two children to the He family’s house.
When they got there, the two adults sent the two children to the door of the He family’s house. Their stepmother, Rosalind Bush, opened the door. When she saw the two children, she immediately shouted at Veronica Barlow, “Where the hell did you go, girl? If you don’t want to stay in this house, then get out as soon as possible with that drag!”
“I left a note. I brought Mason to the hospital!” Veronica Barlow said with a straight face.
“Note? Hmph, what hospital? I think the two of you just went somewhere to play! Did you destroy someone else’s property and need to pay compensation? I’m telling you, all the money in this house is mine and your dad’s. None of it belongs to your dead mother!” Rosalind Bush scolded Veronica Barlow, thinking that Grace and Lina were here to ask for compensation after the children had caused some trouble.
“Don’t talk about my mom like that!” Veronica Barlow instantly “So what if I talk about your mom? You’re still dependent on your dad and me! I’m warning you, you’d better behave yourself-”
Lina could not help but interrupt and say, “What are you talking about? You’re their stepmother. Even if these two children aren’t your own, you’re still a mother. How can you scold them like that? Not to mention the way you beat the kid up. Do you know how many bruises Mason has on his body?”
Rosalind Bush snapped. “As you said, I’m a mother. How I educate my children is my business. What does it have to do with you?”
“You…” Lina’s face reddened with anger.
Grace stepped forward and said to Rosalind Bush with a straight face, “Yes, you can educate your children, but it doesn’t mean you can hit them. The hospital has test reports for Mason’s injuries. If necessary, I can give these materials to the police or the local child protection agency. If it’s proven that you’re abusing your children, you’ll be sentenced right away!”
you Rosalind Bush’s expression changed. “Are… Are threatening me? Which family doesn’t hit their children? Do you have to go to jail for a couple of beatings?”
Grace said, “That depends on what kind of beatings. The injuries on Mason today aren’t ordinary beatings. Also, I’m not simply threatening you. I’m a lawyer, and I can take legal The atmosphere instantly froze.
“What’s the matter? Who is it?” The owner of the house, Archer Barlow, shouted as he came out. He could not help pausing at the sight of the confrontation before him.
Grace said, “Hello, Mr. He. My name is Grace, and I’m a lawyer. We accompanied the children to the hospital today. Li Ci is suffering from a lot of injuries, so please don’t be so heavy-handed when you’re educating him next time. Otherwise, you’ll be suspected of child abuse.”
Archer Barlow instantly turned pale and said, “Yes… Yes, we’ll pay attention to it! So sorry to have bothered you!”
With that, Archer Barlow pulled the two children into the house and shut the door!
Lina snapped. “Parents like them are really… I think they’ll beat the kids up again! If you adopt a child and don’t take good care of them, you might as well let others take care of them. Why adopt them in the first place? Hmph!”
Grace’s eyes glimmered as if she had thought of something. ‘Adopt… The He family only adopted Mason!”
In the evening, Grace brought up the topic with Jason. “What do you say if we adopt another child?”
Jason looked at Grace in confusion. “Why do you suddenly want to adopt a child?”
“I saw that Mason kid we met at the amusement park again when I was at Kyla’s store today.” Grace then told Jason what had happened today.
“The child isn’t related to that family, and his adoptive parents are awful to him. Perhaps they’ll continue hitting him in the future.” Grace did not think Mason’s adoptive parents would restrain themselves after what she said to them today.
After all, once hitting children became a habit, it was hard to change it.
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