Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
“If you win today, the money is yours. If you lose, the loss is mine,” said Hadwin Stephenson.
“That’s inappropriate!” said Kyla.
“Yeah, that doesn’t seem fun,” said Grace.
Lina said, “We’ll bet on 50 cents, then. We can have fun, and there’ll still be winners and losers.”
“Sure,” said Grace.
Kyla also smiled and said, “Okay.” She knew Lina mentioned 50 cents for her sake. Otherwise, with Lina’s and Grace’s current financial resources, they had no problem betting on more money.
Hadwin Stephenson only smiled as a reply.
If outsiders knew that the patriarch of the Stephenson family was playing mahjong with 50 cents as the standard bet, their jaws would drop.
The four played mahjong, and the biggest winner ended up being Hadwin Stephenson. Meanwhile, Lina was the biggest loser.
“Huh? Mahjong expert?” Hadwin Stephenson looked at Lina.
Lina’s face immediately reddened. “Uh… It’s been so long since I played that I’m rusty. I’ll pay you ten dollars and 50 cents later!”
“Well, I’ll transfer Kyla two dollars and Hadwin Stephenson three dollars later,” said Grace.
“No,” Kyla hastened to say.
“You must take it. You won the two dollars. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be fun anymore!” Grace said, transferring Kyla and Hadwin Stephenson the money on her phone.
Kyla looked at the two dollars in her account and smiled. Even though her two best friends had now married rich men, they got along just like before.
Perhaps, this was what a friend was. Whether they were rich or poor, they would treat you all the same.
Just then, a maid came in with Jason.
Jason looked at the mahjong tiles on the square table as they had not been put away. A look of slight surprise flashed across his eyes. He walked over to Grace with a smile. “It’s rare to see your play mahjong. How was it?”
“I lost five dollars,” said Grace.
The sum of five dollars made Jason momentarily speechless. After all, few things could render him speechless nowadays.
“Did you guys bet five dollars for each round?” he asked.
“No, 50 cents,” said Grace.
Jason looked at the four people in front of him. Hadwin Stephenson had the most chips, but he would only get about ten dollars at most since they betted 50 cents each time.
“It’s getting late. I came to pick you up. If you don’t go back for dinner, I think the two little ones at home won’t eat their dinner either,” said Jason.
Grace replied in acknowledgment and said to Kyla, “Kyla, let me send you home.”
“Thank you.” Kyla did not refuse her kindness.
However, as soon as the three walked out of the Stephenson family’s mansion, they saw a car driving over. Martin Weiss got out of the car.
Kyla was taken aback. She thought Martin Weiss would only come to Emerald City after a few days, but he was now here….He even drove to the entrance of the Stephenson family’s mansion.
Martin Weiss walked up to Kyla and nodded to Jason and Grace as a greeting. Then, he said to Kyla, “I
heard from your mother that you came here today, so I came to look for you. Are you going home now?”
“Yes,” said Kyla.
“I’ll send you home, then,” said Martin Weiss.
Kyla whispered back, “Okay.” She said goodbye to Grace and Jason before getting into Martin Weiss’s car.
Grace watched the car drive away and asked Jason, “Aren’t you curious? Martin Weiss has been hypnotized, but why is he with Kyla again?”
“Why should I be curious? That’s between them. I only care about you, Even if I’m curious, I’m only curious about you,” said Jason.
Grace looked at the man in front of her. Moonlight shone on his face. His straight nose, sexy thin lips, and bright peach blossom eyes made him look so gorgeous.
What woman would not be moved by such tender gaze from him?
Even after all these years, she was still struck and enticed by his beauty.
“Do you… think it’s unfair?” she asked suddenly.
He raised his eyebrows slightly as if he did not understand what she meant.
“It’s just that sometimes, I care about many people and things, not just you. But… if you only care about what’s relevant to me, will you think it’s unequal and unfair?” she said.
She somehow felt nervous when she asked that.
Jason gazed at Grace as he raised his hand and stroked her hair. “Maybe I would’ve asked you to be fair in the past, but… not anymore. There’s no absolute fairness in this world. Besides, I know you love me the most.”
Grace’s nervousness instantly turned into a surge of warmth that melted her heart when she heard that. He was changing. He was changing gradually so they could have a better time together.
“Jay, thank you for loving me so much.” Grace could not help embracing the men in front of her. She stood on her tiptoes as her lips kissed his.
When they got into the car, Grace said, “I have something I need your help with.”
“Do you have to ask me for help? Just tell me what you want and I’ll get it done,” said Jason.
“Well, it’s about Jacqueline Bowman…” Grace talked to Jason about the solution she came up with.
Jason frowned slightly. “If it’s like what you said, it’s feasible. But it’s going to involve so many people.”
“But I don’t want Jacqueline Bowman to get away with it. I know that maybe we can find other ways to send her back to prison. even if she does get probation. But I don’t want people like her to look down on the law,” said Grace.
Jason smiled. He understood her sense of justice and respect for the law. Otherwise, why would she choose to be a lawyer after everything that had happened to her?
“Okay, I’ll take care of it. It’ll be as you wish.”
On the other hand, Kyla found that Martin Weiss was not driving toward the store.
“Where are you going?” she asked.
“Let’s have dinner first. I’ll take you somewhere after dinner,” said Martin Weiss.
“But I told my mother I’ll be home for dinner.”
“And I told your mother I’ll be having dinner with you outside,” he said.
She was instantly speechless.
Martin Weiss had come to Emerald City, which also meant their deal was about to begin.
‘Live… like a normal married couple for over a year? A normal married couple…’ The thought of it confused Kyla.
She had already imagined all kinds of embarrassing conditions he might put forward before she went to beg Martin Weiss. One could say that Martin Weiss had given her enough dignity by making such a request.
At least he did not hurt her.
The car stopped in front of a restaurant in Emerald City. The two got out and asked for a private room.
“What would you like to eat?” he asked.
“Anything’s fine,” she said. All she could think about was how a ‘normal married couple’ should behave.
Martin Weiss ordered the food and stretched out his long arm to pour Kyla some tea.
“What’s the matter? Why do you keep looking at me like that? I would think you love me if I didn’t know how indifferent you are to me.” There was a note of sarcasm in his voice.
She suddenly came back to her senses as her face reddened. Flustered, she picked up the teacup in front of her, wanting to drink some water to conceal her embarrassment.
However, her hand trembled, and the water from the teacup shook and spilled all over her hand.
“Ah!” Kyla exclaimed as the teacup in her hand fell to the floor.
Martin Weiss suddenly got up and nervously took Kyla’s hand. He quickly pulled her to the bathroom in the private room and splashed cold water on Kyla’s hand.
The cold water was splashed onto the back of her hands, and Kyla whispered, “The water… was lukewarm. It’s not too hot.” In other words, it did not matter even if it spilled on her hand.
Martin Weiss froze, finally realizing that Kyla’s hand was not red or swollen.
…In the heat of the moment, he did not notice whether the water was boiling hot or not!
Martin Weiss turned off the tap awkwardly and said gruffly, “Be more careful next time.”
When they returned to the table, Kyla was about to pick up the broken teacup pieces on the floor when Martin Weiss said, “Don’t
move. I’ll do it.”
With that said, he crouched down and picked up the broken shards.
Watching Martin Weiss crouching before her, Kyla’s eyes could not help watering. Even now, the man… was still gentle.
The food soon arrived, and Kyla found that the dishes he ordered were her favorites and suitable for pregnant women.
About halfway through the meal, she said, “By the way, I hope you can help me put on a show.”
“Put on a show?” He looked at her in confusion. “I’m not an actor.”
“You just have to cooperate with us,” she said. With that said, she told him about Grace’s plan. “I…
don’t want to let Jacqueline Bowman off the hook either. It would be best if she can be brought to justice!”
“It seems that you really know how to cause me trouble. At first, you only said you wanted to get Jacqueline Bowman released on probation. Now, you want me to cooperate with you guys to put on a show. What if I refuse?” Martin Weiss said lazily.
Kyla bit her red lip. “Aren’t you unwilling to let Jacqueline Bowman get away just like that?”
“But I can assure you that I’ll make her life worse when she gets out!” he said with a determined look.
“But wouldn’t you be breaking the law?” she asked in a panic.
“What’s the matter? Are you afraid that I’ll do something illegal?” he asked as he raised his eyebrow.
She took a deep breath. “Yes.”
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