Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Sean said with a wry smile, “Do you want me to beg them? You’re well aware of what we did to Grace back then. Do you think they’ll give us one million dollars if we knelt in front of them? You’re asking for the moon!”
“What if we kidnap their children? Then they’ll be willing to pay for them. They’ll pay hundreds of millions of dollars, let alone one million dollars!” said Lily.
Sean’s expression changed. “You want me to kidnap their children? Are you kidding me? Do you think the Reed family’s bodyguards are just for show? I probably can’t even get within one hundred meters of them!”
“Of course, we can’t get near the son and daughter who are with Jason. But what if it’s the child who’s not with them?” asked Lily.
“What do you mean?” Sean froze.
Lily said, “Grace was pregnant with triplets, and one of the children isn’t with them. I just happened to find out who that child is! If we kidnap the child, then we’ll get the money for William’s ransom. Besides, we’ll be rich afterward and won’t have to live like this anymore!”
Sean looked at Lily in shock, never expecting her to have such an idea.
“Kidnap? You’re asking me to kidnap a child? Did it occur to you that we’ll be sentenced for that? Since you know who their child is, tell them that information in exchange for one million dollars. I believe they’ll pay you!”
“Have you forgotten that I’m a fugitive wanted by the police? Even if they gave me one million dollars to save William, I would be put in jail if I showed up at their door! Sean, can you bear seeing William lose his mother at such a young age?”
“I…” Sean froze.
“We can only use that child to save William! Besides, can you settle for a life of misery? Your mother and sister are both suffering. As long as we have money, we can go abroad and start all over again. Wouldn’t that be great?”
Sean was silent. If he had not trusted the wrong person and made the wrong investments, no matter how miserable the Stevens family was, they would not be in such a deplorable state now.
He had never even spent a day being a father to William!
However, saving William meant he would have to do Grace wrong again! He had hurt Grace once before. Was he going to hurt her again this time?
“I know, I’ll save William. It’s just that… After kidnapping that child, you mustn’t under any circumstances harm them,” said Sean.
A smile appeared at the corner of Lily’s lips. “Of course. How could I hurt that child? I’m just trying to save William.”
The child was not the one she wanted to hurt but Grace and Jason!
She wanted them to pay her back for all the suffering she had endured all these years!
After being hospitalized for two days, Grace finally went home. The two children were happy to see her back after coming home from kindergarten.
Jasper jumped up and down in joy while Mick Reed sized Grace up before finally feeling relieved.
“Mommy, Brother took me to see Grandpa but there’s no Grandma. Do you know where our grandma is?” Jasper asked curiously.
Her brother had told her not to ask their father about their grandma or he would get angry. If that was the case, it should be alright to ask their mother.
“You saw Grandpa?” Grace was stunned for a moment. After asking her daughter, she learned that during the two days she was hospitalized, Mick Reed had brought Jasper to the mourning hall to pray in front of their grandfather’s memorial tablet for her safety.
When Jasper saw their grandfather’s photo, she asked about their grandmother.
Then, she learned that Grandma was a taboo topic in the Reed family. Mick Reed had once asked about her when he was little, only to get a cold reply from Jason. “Never ask about your grandma. You don’t have one, and that person doesn’t exist in the Reed family!”
Although Mick Reed had doubts in his heart, he did not ask again. Even so, he was still curious about the grandmother he had never met.
When Jasper was asking Grace, Mick Reed was also staring at Grace curiously.
Grace thought about it for a moment before saying, “Your grandma… I don’t know where she is either, but Grandma ran away from home back then. She probably lost her way, so she never came back.”
That was as far as she could say for now. She did not want to expose her children to the dark realities of the adult world.
Jasper was instantly worried. “Grandma is lost? Then we must hurry and find Grandma, or she’ll be all alone outside. How pitiful that will be!”
The little one burst into tears as she spoke. Grace touched her daughter’s small head. “Okay, Daddy and I will go look for Grandma.”
She knew that Jay had been trying to track down his mother for years, but… she seemed to have disappeared and was never found.
However… if they did find her, how was Jay going to face his mother? His father would not have died, and his childhood would have been much happier if his mother had not abandoned his father.
His mother had been a thorn in his heart. Even the resemblance of his eyes with his mother’s had once disgusted him.
A photo of Jason’s mother, which Grace had seen before, flashed through her mind.
She was a beautiful woman, but the only thing Jay had in common with her was his eyes. The rest of Jay’s face looked more like his father…
Suddenly, a small figure flashed through Grace’s mind.
In her mind, Mason’s face merged with the photo of the woman she had seen.
Mason… Mason!
Grace was shocked. Why did she just realize that Mason resembled Jay’s mother except for the eyes?
Mason’s eyes… looked like the eyes of Jay’s father!
Grace tried hard to recall the photo she had once seen of Jason’s father, which was displayed in the mourning hall.
The eyes of the man in the photo were calm and gentle. It was as if they contained a lot of affection… It was a far cry from Mason’s cold and empty gaze, but their eyes were extremely similar in shape.
‘Could… Mason be the child we have yet to find?
‘Is that possible? Could it be so coincidental?
‘No, I… I want to meet Mason! I want to make things clear!”
Grace suddenly got up and was about to leave. Just then, Uncle Kwan hurried over with a box. “Young Madam, someone delivered this box and we’ve checked its contents.”
Uncle Kwan opened the box as he spoke. Inside was a small box containing a strand of hair and a piece of paper.
Words cut from old newspapers made up the sentences on the paper. It was simple, only saying that the child she and Jay had lost was now with them. They wanted the Reed family to prepare 100 million dollars before they would hand over the child!
The hair was for them to test the DNA to see if the kidnappers were telling the truth!
Grace’s heart instantly sank, and Uncle Kwan nervously asked, “Young Madam, is this true?”
“I… I don’t know. I’ll call Jay! Uncle Kwan, prepare a car. I need to head out,” said Grace.
“Yes,” said Uncle Kwan.
The two children came to Grace’s side and watched curiously. Jasper was still a little confused and did not seem to understand, but Mick Reed did. The little one pulled a long face.
“Mommy, have you found Lil Bro?” asked Mick Reed after immediately thinking of the remaining triplet.
Grace said, “Maybe. I have to go out. You and Jasper stay at home.”
“Will Lil Bro be alright?”
“Yes, I’ll make sure he’s safe!” a**ured Grace.
Grace told the driver to drive toward Mason’s house as she called Jason. She had just briefly explained things when Jason said, “Don’t worry. I’ll save our son no matter what it takes.”
“Our son?” Grace froze. “How do you know he’s our son?” After all, what was written on that paper had not been verified yet and everything so far was just her speculation.
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