Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
The atmosphere immediately changed. Even the air seemed to be filled with tension.
The mercenaries’ expressions changed as well. They tried to rush forward to subdue Katherine Jackson. After all, they had to rely on Grace to keep their lives and get the money.
However, Katherine Jackson would not let them get close to her. She dragged Grace to the edge of the rooftop. “I’ll slash her if anyone comes near. The worst thing is her losing her life. It’s not bad of a deal if I can have the mistress of the Reed family die with me. I just don’t know if Emerald City’s Young master Reed can give up his wife!”
Jason looked at Katherine Jackson coldly, his face seemingly covered with frost. He walked toward Katherine Jackson step by step. “Then you can try and see if I’m willing to give her up.”
Katherine Jackson was a little flustered as she watched Jason approach her. “Don’t come over. I won’t go easy on her if you come over!”
As Katherine Jackson finished speaking, the dagger in her hand left a bloody streak across Grace’s neck.
Grace let out a low cry of pain as blood trickled down her neck to the hem of her shirt.
Jason’s expression only changed slightly. It was just that the hands dangling at his sides were clenched tighter and tighter, revealing his current mood. “At this point in time, you should be thinking of how to negotiate with me instead of dragging her to die with you. Katherine Jackson, I can let you leave with these people, give you a car, and let you leave Emerald City, but… you can’t cause any more harm to my wife.”
Jason told her his conditions, and his cold voice was like the devil’s temptation.
“It seems that Grace is really important to you, Young master Reed,” said Katherine Jackson.
“She’s my wife. I must protect her, of course,” Jason said nonchalantly as if everything he was doing right now was just because of his obligations as a husband. He seemed to be silently letting Katherine Jackson understand that it was useless to threaten him with Grace.
“Is that so? Let’s see how you plan to protect Grace, Young master Reed!” said Katherine Jackson as the dagger cut Grace’s neck again.
The first cut on her slender neck had not stopped bleeding when there was a second cut. The wounds bled non-stop!
Jason frowned. “Katherine Jackson, you’re looking for trouble. You can never leave Emerald City if you dare hurt her again!”
“Haha. Jason, I don’t believe you’ll let me leave Emerald City. Besides, now that the Jackson family has turned out like this, what does it matter even if I can escape Emerald City?
I’d rather do something great than spend the rest of my life being a loser!” A sinister smile flashed across Katherine Jackson’s face. “Won’t it be breaking news if I die with the mistress of the Reed family?”
Jason’s expression turned ghastly. Katherine Jackson had Most her mind. He could lure normal people with various conditions, but he could not do the same with someone insane.
Lina shouted to Katherine Jackson, “Isn’t it me you want to deal with? Let Grace go. Keep me hostage if you want to!
Grace has nothing to do with our feud!”
Katherine Jackson sneered at Lina. “If Hadwin Stephenson were here, I would hold you hostage, but Jason is the one here now!”
As she spoke, she dug her nails into the wound on Grace’s neck. Intense pain instantly swept Grace.
The pain of having your wound clawed like this was far worse than being cut with the dagger.
Grace clenched her teeth desperately to endure the pain. She did not want the enemy to feel smug because of her pain and the people who cared about her to get upset over this.
However, the more she endured, the harder Katherine Jackson dug her fingernails into her wounds with her free hand.
“Grace, aren’t you smug? Aren’t you trying to stand up for your best friend? Do you see the price of your actions now?” Katherine Jackson asked viciously.
Grace kept breaking out in a cold sweat, her face ghastly pale from the pain and all the bleeding.
Lina was already in tears when she saw the state her best friend was in. “Katherine Jackson, Grace is innocent! As you said, she was just helping me. I’m the one you’re after, so go after me. You can torture me all you want, but stop doing that to Grace…”
Lina’s pain only made Katherine Jackson laugh. “If you want me to let her go, sure. Jump off the building and we’ll call it even. I’ll let her go if you do that!”
Lina’s body trembled as her eyes seemed to contain some determination. “You…”
“Lina, don’t listen to her…” Grace said with difficulty. Every word she said would bring her unimaginable pain.
“Lina… if you do… what she says, I’ll never forgive you, and… I’ll never forgive myself. Besides… do you really think… she’ll let me go… after you jump?”
Lina’s tears poured out more violently. She hated herself for being so weak.
‘It’s me. It’s all my fault. I misunderstood Hadwin and refused to give him my trust. Now, I caused my friend to suffer!
“Lina… Don’t cry…” Grace caught her breath and said with difficulty. Then, she turned to say to Katherine Jackson, “Katherine Jackson… You don’t have any real friends, do you…
Ashamed with anger, Katherine Jackson snapped. “Shut up! One more word from you and I’ll cut your windpipe so that you can never speak again.”
“Katherine Jackson, you’re asking for trouble!” shouted Jason with a solemn face.
“Yes, I am. What’s the matter? Does this break your heart?
How about this? Since Lina refuses to jump off the building to save Grace, let’s see how far you can go for Grace.”
Jason narrowed his eyes, waiting for Katherine Jackson’s next move. Grace suddenly had a premonition.
Her heart sank when she heard what Katherine Jackson said. It verified her premonition.
“I want you to take off all your clothes and show your men their boss’ body. Hahaha, they all say that Emerald City’s Young master Reed is known for his good looks. It seems that not just many of Emerald City’s socialites are in love with you but some men too.”
Katherine Jackson changed her tone and said, “I wonder if you’re going to keep or kill these subordinates after they see you naked when this is over, Young master Reed? After all, their existence will remind you of the humiliation you suffered today!”
Her words were biting, driving Jason and his subordinates into the corner.
Grace realized that Katherine Jackson seemed unusual. It seemed that she had no intention of escaping and was abandoning herself to despair. However, she might actually be looking for another chance to escape.
Jason looked at Katherine Jackson coldly. “Take off my clothes?”
“Yes, take off your clothes and don’t leave a single piece of clothing. After you take off your clothes, take a selfie and post it online. If you get more than 10,000 likes in a minute, maybe I’ll let Grace go!”
It was pure humiliation! She was playing Jason like a monkey!
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