Chapter 769 – The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)

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Then, he noticed that a group of people had formed a circle in the corridor. They were surrounding him and his wife, making it impossible for their neighbors to see what was going on.

Before long, he heard a burst of footsteps down the stairs. The people around him had all dispersed. The neighbors shut their doors, and there were no neighbors left in the corridor.

“Who… Who the hell are you?” Archer Barlow asked as he quivered.

Jason looked condescendingly at Archer Barlow and said coldly, “I’m Jason, Mason’s father!”

Archer Barlow and Rosalind Bush’s faces were instantly full of shock!

This ordinary apartment building was surrounded by a group of men in black suits. Many onlookers had gathered below the building, discussing and wondering what was going on.

The fifth floor, where the He family lived, was quiet. A bodyguard stood at almost every staircase, and no one made a sound. People who did not know what was going on would probably think something huge was happening.

In the He family’s living room, Rosalind Bush’s hands were hurting like hell. However, she was scared to shoot her mouth off for fear of upsetting the man sitting on the couch.

Who would have thought that the child they adopted was Jason’s biological son?

Gosh! One could call Jason half the owner of Emerald City. If she had known Mason Swanson was his son, she would have been nicer to Mason Swanson since the beginning!

However, it was no use no matter how much Rosalind Bush regretted it now!

Of course, Rosalind Bush also did not expect that the woman she saw outside her home last time, who accused her of beating up Mason Swanson, was Jason’s wife. She was the mistress of the Reed family and Mason Swanson’s biological mother!

Veronica Barlow stared blankly at Grace, still digesting the fact that the woman in front of her was Mason’s birth mother.

She had always thought that Mason had no parents and was an orphan, so he would stay with her in the He family forever.

‘But Mason’s parents are here now. Are they… going to take Mason away?’

Thinking of how aunt Cummins had said she wanted to adopt Mason last time, Veronica Barlow got even more restless.

“Veronica, I want you to tell us exactly what you saw today when Mason was taken into a car.” Grace’s voice brought Veronica Barlow back from her trance.

Veronica Barlow quickly shook her small head. ‘What am I thinking? We need to rescue Mason immediately!”

Mason’s father looked tough. He must have a way to save Mason!

Therefore, Veronica Barlow hurriedly told them what she had witnessed while someone nearby methodically jotted down all the points Veronica Barlow made. They asked her key questions about the location, what direction the car headed, the license plate number, and what color the car was.

Another person turned on their laptop, opened a map, and started a preliminary search. “Young master Reed, the location where Young Master Ci was kidnapped has no surveillance cameras.”

Jason narrowed his eyes slightly. “Keep looking!”

Veronica Barlow said somewhat timidly, “Will the kidnappers ask for a lot of money? On TV, kidnappers kidnap children for money. If… If you don’t have enough money, I can give you all my money. I… I still have the money my mother gave me. I’ll talk to the lawyer.

He’ll give it to me in advance and then we can save Mason.”

Enduring the pain, Rosalind Bush said, “They… They have money to spend. Your money is nothing to them! Do you know who they are? Mason is so lucky to have them as parents!”

Veronica Barlow ignored Rosalind Bush and just looked at Grace earnestly. She did not know who Jason was, nor what status the Reed family had in Emerald City. All she knew was that they were people who were willing to save Mason!

Grace’s nose felt sore. She instantly took Veronica Barlow into her arms. “Uncle Reed and I will prepare the money. Don’t worry, Veronica.”

“I’m sorry… I… I didn’t take good care of Mason!” sobbed Veronica Barlow. The girl who had viciously bared her teeth to her stepmother earlier seemed to be revealing her fear and sadness at last. Her little body trembled slightly in Grace’s arms.

“No, I should be the one to apologize. I failed to recognize Mason,” said Grace. Mason was kidnapped not by chance. They knew that from the fact the kidnappers knew Mason was her and Jay’s flesh and blood.

Besides, the kidnappers had asked the Weiss family for the ransom and not the He family!

Mason was from the Reed family, so he was worth being kidnapped!!

‘Who is it? Who found out before we did that Mason is our flesh and blood?’ Grace suddenly thought of Secretary Wang, who was in prison.

‘Only Secretary Wang knows where the child is. Did Secretary Wang tell the kidnappers? Are the kidnappers… people Secretary Wang knows?’

Many questions ran through Grace’s mind.

Jason made Archer Barlow tell him how he previously adopted Mason. It turned out that Archer Barlow was willing to adopt Mason because someone gave him two million dollars to do so. Then, he went to the orphanage and adopted Mason as per the stranger’s instructions.

“That… That man told me to take good care of him and… he said he’d pay me every September. He paid me last year, but he stopped… this year…” Archer Barlow said with a tremble.

Jason asked for Secretary Wang’s photo. At the sight of it, Archer Barlow immediately identified Secretary Wang to be the stranger who paid him!

“Find out who Secretary Wang has been having contact with over the years!” ordered Jason. He previously had people look up Secretary Wang’s whereabouts in recent years but not the people Secretary Wang had been in contact with.

The He family’s living room was now being utilized as a space to carry out their search.

Archer Barlow and Rosalind Bush watched in horror.

Worried and remorseful, Veronica Barlow asked, “Will Mason be in danger? If only I had grabbed his hand. I… I want to help too, aunt Cummins. Tell me, what I can do to save Mason?”

Grace hugged Veronica Barlow as she sobbed. “You’ve done a good job. You’re a good sister. Mason is lucky to have a sister like you. Don’t worry, Mason will come back safe and sound. I’m sure of it!”

She wanted her son back safe and sound no matter what! She owed that kid so much…

She had never even heard the little one, who was in her womb all those years ago, call her ‘Mommy’!

Late at night, Secretary Wang was taken to a room in the detention center, where the only source of light was a lamp that shone a bright yellow glow.

Jason was sitting on a chair in front of a table, staring at Secretary Wang with cold eyes.

The prison guard who brought Secretary Wang here left the room and closed the door, leaving only Secretary Wang and Jason inside.

“You seem to know I would come,” said Jason.

“I didn’t, but you must have something to ask me if you’re here to see me, Young Master,” Secretary Wang said with a faint smile.

“Mason is my and Grace’s child. Who else besides you knows about this?” asked Jason as he stared straight at him.

If an ordinary person was stared at like this by Jason, they would probably feel some pressure. However, Secretary Wang looked relaxed. “I don’t understand what you’re talking about, Young Master.”

“You don’t?” Jason got up and approached Secretary Wang. He raised his hand and grabbed Secretary Wang’s head before  slamming it against the table. “Who else knows that Mason is my son? What were you up to when you took Mason away? Did you play a part in Mason’s kidnapping today?”

A series of questions escaped Jason’s mouth. His cold voice had become ruthless.

Secretary Wang looked like a mess right now, but he burst into laughter. “What’s the matter? Was the child kidnapped? But you’re wrongly accusing me, Young Master. Everything I’ve done has been for the Reed family.”

“For the Reed family? You’re doing this for the Reed family?”

“You can’t put all your eggs in the same basket. Young Master, you must know that, don’t you? That’s why I separated the three children. But don’t underestimate the boy I took away, Young Master. I spent a lot of time and effort teaching that boy. He’s cruel, cold-blooded, and has no regard for life. I made him kill a lot of small animals when he was as young as two years old.”

“You…” Jason felt a surge of anger when he heard this. He rarely got angry in recent years, but he was now furious. “And you say everything is for the Reed family? Who told you to do it for the Reed family? Who are you to do that to my child?”

It was only then he understood why Mason, who was only five years old, was so different from other children.

What had Secretary Wang done to the boy?

“The Reed family needs a strong heir who’s ruthless and tough. enough to make the Reed family more powerful. Old Master will probably like the child too if he met him—”

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