Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
“So if I had helped you find out the truth and not put you in prison unjustly, would you…” His voice broke off abruptly.
He almost asked her if she would have continued to love him deeply and forgive him even after finding out that he had deliberately approached her for revenge.
“Forget it. It’s pointless to talk about that now,” said Martin Weiss before turning around and going into the bedroom.
Kyla smiled mournfully and murmured to herself, “Yeah, it’s pointless to talk about that now.”
Three days later, Jacqueline Bowman’s trial began as scheduled.
Jacqueline Bowman was afraid there would be media, but her trip to court was desolate.
However, she gave it another thought and realized that the news was suppressed when it first broke, so there was not much coverage. Even the occasional relevant news was removed.
It was normal to have no media present.
This was the best outcome for her.
She saw Mr. Lambert when she came into the courtroom.
Mr. Lambert was a far cry from what he looked like when Jacqueline Bowman first met him.
Jacqueline Bowman resented Mr. Lambert so much, thinking it was his fault that she was in this situation now.
The trial was not open to the public, so there were no irrelevant people here.
Jacqueline Bowman looked at her defense lawyer-Grace.
The wife of Emerald City’s famous Young master Reed as well as Kyla’s best friend!
When Grace went to the detention center to interview her and said she would be her defense lawyer, she was shocked. She did not expect the defense lawyer Kyla hired for her to be Young “Why would you be my lawyer?” she asked at the time.
“Because Kyla says she wants to find out where her friend is, and you’ll only tell her on the condition that you get off on probation and are released,” said Grace.
“So, are you going to help her? A lawyer like you wouldn’t be doing this for money, would you?”
Jacqueline Bowman said sarcastically.
“I’m only doing this for my friend,” replied Grace.
“You’re the mistress of the Reed family. Many people in Emerald City would love to lick your boots.
How does someone like Kyla deserve to be your friend? She’s only a store owner! Don’t you find it beneath you to be friends with someone like her?”
“If that’s your opinion on friends, you won’t have any true friends. Kyla helped me when I was down and out. How can I abandon her when she didn’t abandon me back then? Jacqueline Bowman, even if you didn’t become friends with Kyla, Kyla would have remembered your kindness forever. But… you’re too impatient,” said Grace.
Jacqueline Bowman understood what Grace said.
She was too eager to make use of Kyla’s kindness so that she could benefit from it.
If she had not been impatient, Kyla would certainly have helped her by asking Martin Weiss or the Reed family for help if she got into trouble!
Just like how Kyla would stop at nothing to find Martin Weiss and the Reed family to get Amber Mitchell’s whereabouts.
However, she realized this too late.
The trial lasted for two days, and Jacqueline Bowman did whatever Grace told her to do, rejecting most of the evidence against her.
When Martin Weiss and Kyla appeared in court, Jacqueline Bowman felt the jealousy washing over her again. She had learned from the police the extent of Martin Weiss’s sacrifice for Kyla and how badly injured he was from saving her!
How did Kyla get such a brilliant man to sacrifice so much for her?
It made Jacqueline Bowman feel even more unlucky. She had been with Neal Reid for so many years, yet she still ended up like this.
At the trial, Mr. Lambert shouted as soon as Martin Weiss and Kyla came out, “Mr. Weiss and Miss Corbyn, this is all that bitch Jacqueline Bowman’s idea. I was tricked! I’m a victim too!”
However, the judge ordered him to be quiet.
Martin Weiss and Kyla left the courtroom after giving their testimony.
However, they did not really leave but just went to a room not far from the courtroom. It was full of digital screens of different sizes, showing the courtroom from various angles.
Jason sat in the room watching the trial while a famous lawyer in Emerald City stood beside Jason.
When Martin Weiss came over, Jason smiled. “Thank you. Consider it a rehearsal for the real trial.”
“We should thank you, Mr. Reed. You’ve made such a brilliant arrangement,” said Martin Weiss.
Jacqueline Bowman and Mr. Lambert had no idea that the trial was just for show. It was merely to trick them into thinking it was a real trial.
They put on this show just to mislead the two.
Of course, many preparations had to be made, lest they blew it.
Few people could make these preparations in Emerald City. Jason could pull it off, but it did not mean it could be easily done.
Jason said with a smile, “It’s just because my wife doesn’t want them to get away with it. You might as well sit down and watch. The result should be out soon.”
Martin Weiss and Kyla sat aside, and sure enough, the judge soon pronounced their sentences.
Mr. Lambert was sentenced to life imprisonment, while Jacqueline Bowman was let go on a three-year probation.
When the judge pronounced the sentence, Jacqueline Bowman’s face showed a slight smile of satisfaction. Meanwhile, Mr. Lambert’s face was full of disbelief. “How is this possible? It was all this bitch’s idea! She’s the mastermind!”
Mr. Lambert kept shouting, but no one paid any attention to him.
Moments later, Grace entered the room and said to Kyla, “I’ll arrange for Jacqueline Bowman to meet you, and you can ask her Amber Mitchell’s whereabouts in person.”
“Thank you, Grace!” Kyla said.
“Don’t mention it. She’ll return to the detention center after telling us about Amber Mitchell’s whereabouts. People like her should be punished by the law,” said Grace.
Half an hour later, Kyla met Jacqueline Bowman at the detention center’s entrance.
Grace was at Kyla’s side.
“Alright, you’re out. Can you tell us Amber Mitchell’s whereabouts now?” Kyla looked at her and asked.
Jacqueline Bowman chuckled. “Of course, I’ll tell you. But I need 30 million U.S. dollars transferred to my foreign account. Then, put me on a plane out of the country. I’ll tell you Amber Mitchell’s whereabouts once I’m safely abroad.”
Kyla’s expression froze. “I don’t have 30 million!”
“You don’t have it, but your friends do. Why don’t you borrow it from your best friend?” Jacqueline Bowman said pointedly.
Grace’s expression froze. “30 million U.S. dollars isn’t a problem, but how can we believe that you’ll tell us Amber Mitchell’s whereabouts after you go abroad? After all, we can’t catch you if you decide not to tell me, right?”
Jacqueline Bowman said, “But if you really want Amber Mitchell’s whereabouts, you can only do as I say, can’t you?”
Grace smiled. “Not necessarily. We can just search all over the country for her. It’s just that the process will be slightly troublesome, but that doesn’t mean you can threaten us! Jacqueline Bowman, don’t go too far. You think you’ve got something, but you might end up getting nothing!”
With that said, Grace turned to Kyla and said, “Kyla, let’s go. She might not even know where Amber Mitchell is since she’s pulling so many tricks. Even if she gets out of prison now, with no money and an ill reputation, she’s only going to be miserable. Maybe she’ll be worse off than Amber Mitchell after a while.”
Kyla said nothing and followed Grace into the car.
Jacqueline Bowman got a little panicked when the two ignored her. She was now in this situation and had also offended the Weiss family. Even though she had been given probation, there was no saying that the Weiss family would not secretly do something to her!
“I know where Amber Mitchell is. I can… text you her whereabouts after boarding the plane and before the plane takes off. If you don’t get a text message from me, the Reed family would still be able to find a way to stop the plane from taking off,” said Jacqueline Bowman.
Grace stared at Jacqueline Bowman and pondered slightly before saying, “Alright. I hope you won’t go back on your word.”
“Of course.” Jacqueline Bowman smiled again.
30 million U.S. dollars was soon transferred to Jacqueline Bowman’s account, and they had already booked the flight for her.
Though she was not allowed to leave the country during her probation period, Jacqueline Bowman thought the Reed family would have a way to help her.
Jacqueline Bowman toyed with her phone as she enjoyed Grace and Kyla’s escort at the airport. When Jacqueline Bowman boarded the plane, she smiled at Kyla and said, “Amber Mitchell probably isn’t expecting someone to save her from hell. Kyla, it’s kind of you to do so much for Amber Mitchell. But I owe Amber Mitchell my life too for being able to be safe and live a good life abroad.”
Jacqueline Bowman said as she walked into the departure hall and left readily.
Grace walked to Kylaand whispered, “Don’t worry. She’ll only be disappointed at the end of the day.”
“Yeah, I know that. I’m just wondering what kind of hell Amber Mitchell is living in right now,” said Kyla, her face full of worry.
“We’ll find out soon if she really knows where Amber Mitchell is,” said Grace.
The plane door closed. When the flight attendants reminded passengers to turn off their phones as the plane was about to take off, Jacqueline Bowman lazily typed a single line on her phone and sent a short message.
Moments later, the plane began to take off. Jacqueline Bowman was finally relieved and smiled.
30 million U.S. dollars was enough for her to live a good life abroad! The message she sent was not Amber Mitchell’s whereabouts at all. It was just an address she made up at random.
When Kyla searched that place, she would find that Amber Mitchell was not there.
The more Kyla cared about Amber Mitchell, the less she wanted to do whatever she wanted and tell her Amber Mitchell’s actual whereabouts.
‘Amber Mitchell should continue to suffer, and Kyla should live in guilt forever!
‘Meanwhile, I, Jacqueline Bowman, can go abroad to live a happy life! How amazing!”
The more Jacqueline Bowman thought about it, the happier she became. Looking at the time, she still had five hours before arriving at her destination. Hence, she asked for a blanket and decided to take a nap first.
After an unknown amount of time had passed, Jacqueline Bowman gradually woke up and heard an announcement over the loudspeaker that the plane was about to land.
‘Am I finally here?
‘My new life is about to begin!’
Jacqueline Bowman almost could not wait for the plane to land!
It was just that when the plane landed and she stepped out of the aircraft, she was dumbfounded.
The airport in front of her was so familiar.
It was evidently Emerald City Airport that she had left earlier.
She immediately looked up and around. Sure enough, the bright letters that read ‘Emerald City welcomes you not far away caught her eye.
‘Is this… Emerald City?
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