Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
He was only looking for a substitute like what he used to do.
“Mr. Hart, do you know her?” Whitney Herrera asked. After all, she used to be in the entertainment industry. How could she not know the crown prince of the entertainment industry? Besides, she had recently decided to make a comeback. It was time for her to build good relations with the crown prince.
She attended the party tonight because she heard the crown prince was attending!
“I’ve known her for years. She’s an important friend of mine,” said Brian.
As soon as the crown prince said that, no one around Grace suspected that Grace’s outfit was fake.
After all, the crown, prince’s friends were either rich or aristocratic!
The crowd began curiously speculating Grace’s identity.
Louise Mitchell was the most embarrassed of all. She looked at Grace standing next to Brian in disbelief.
“The woman is… the crown prince’s friend!’
Grace did not have to say anything as someone started defending her. “Ah, I knew it. How could someone like Miss Cummins have an agenda?”
“Yeah, you can tell Miss Cummins’s gown and jewelry are genuine. Some people just can’t recognize them and think they’re fake.”
“The mistake is excusable. After all, I heard that Mrs. Gregory was brought up outside, so she doesn’t know much. The eldest heiress of the Mitchell family wouldn’t be so ignorant if she were here.”
Louise Mitchell’s expression instantly changed when the person mentioned the eldest heiress of the Mitchell family. Hardly anyone would mention that phrase after so many years had passed.
She was a bastard child for many years until Amber Mitchell’s mother passed away. It was only then her mother succeeded in taking Amber Mitchell’s mother’s place, which officially made her the second heiress of the Mitchell family..
Even so, she had always been ridiculed in high society.
It was not until Amber Mitchell was admitted to a mental hospital that she could hold her head high.
Louise Mitchell’s face reddened, but she had no idea what to say all of a sudden. Whitney Herrera frowned a little after hearing ‘the eldest heiress of the Mitchell family’. After all, the person represented the Moss family’s past scandal.
“It seems that you know things, Mrs. Potter. How about I invite you and Mr. Zhang to come to my house sometime and help me see if the porcelain I bought some time ago is real?” George Gregory’s voice suddenly rang out.
The expression of Mrs. Potter, who had mentioned the words just now, changed slightly before she said weakly, “I was just casually speaking. Don’t mind it, Mr. Gregory.”
“Some things are better left unsaid,” George Gregory said coldly.
Just then, another voice rang out. “You’re right. There are things you shouldn’t say casually. Please tell that to your wife.” Brian was the one who spoke.
George Gregory looked up coldly to Brian.
Brian smiled lightly and met his eyes. The two men confronted each other, and the tension seemed ready to explode.
Although George Gregory had never talked to Brian, it did not mean that he did not know Brian. There was no need to make an enemy of Brian because of this remark.
George Gregory was the first to stop being so cold and said calmly, “I do need to talk to my wife, lest she says anything she shouldn’t and causes unnecessary misunderstandings.”
With that said, George Gregory looked at Grace. “Since my wife misspoke today, I’ll apologize to you, Miss Cummins. I’ll you and Mr. Hart to dinner sometime.”
George Gregory said that out of politeness.
However, Grace said, “Okay, I’ll be waiting for the meal, Mr. Gregory.”
Surprise flickered in Brian’s eyes. After all, Grace had never liked such meals, unless she had other reasons.
Therefore, Brian said nothing.
George Gregory replied in acknowledgment before turning around and leaving with Louise Mitchell.
Louise Mitchell gave Grace a resentful glare before she left.
Grace looked at Brian and said, “Thank you for earlier, but why are you here?”
Brian smiled indifferently. “You could have handled it without me just now. I have a project in Deer City, so I flew here from abroad. I’m at this party because there are some people I need to get to know here.”
“Then you should go back to work. I won’t keep you,” said Grace. She was about to walk away from Brian when his hand suddenly grabbed her wrist.
“Don’t…” he cried out subconsciously with a hint of imploration.
Perhaps he had not seen her for too long, so he longed for every minute he could have with her. He did not even want her to walk out of his sight!
Grace’s footsteps paused while Whitney Herrera watched with a thoughtful look in her eyes.
Philip Barlow, who was not far away, also witnessed this.
With a smile on his thin lips, Philip Barlow swayed the wine glass in his hand with a half-smile. It seemed that there would be drama in Deer City!
After leaving the party, Brian said to Grace, “Where do you live now? I’ll send you back.”
Grace rejected and said, “No thanks. If you send me back and someone takes a photo of us, there’ll be a lot of rumors.”
His dark phoenix eyes gazed at the person in front of him. “Are you afraid that Jason will misunderstand you?”
She met his eyes and replied gently, “Yes.”
She spoke so straightforwardly and frankly. She did it so openly and naturally.
Brian had a faint feeling of jealousy.
He had told himself many times that he had no right to be jealous because he was the one who missed his chance. He did not grasp it when he had it.
“If he loves you and trusts you, he won’t misunderstand,” murmured Brian.
“I don’t care if he’ll misunderstand, but at the very least, I don’t want to do something that will cause him to misunderstand,” said Grace as she looked into Brian’s deep phoenix eyes.
He still looked at her with longing and love. She knew he had not moved on.
Maybe some things would take time to move on from. It was obvious that it had not been long enough.
Just then, a car had slowly driven up to Grace. The driver got down and greeted Grace respectfully before opening the door to the backseat.
It was the car that Grace had arranged to pick her up. The driver had stopped nearby. He drove over when he saw Grace walking out of the party venue.
Grace said to Brian, “Goodbye, Brian.”
“Wait!” Brian suddenly shouted as he reached out his hand to stop her. “Were you trying to get close to Whitney Herrera tonight?”
Grace froze and looked at Brian in surprise. She did not expect him to be so perceptive that he could see that Whitney Herrera was her goal tonight.
As soon as Brian saw Grace’s expression, he knew he was right.
“I don’t care why you want to get close to Whitney Herrera, but I can be your stepping stone and help you get to her.”
“What?” Grace was in a trance when Brian looked past her and toward another direction.
Grace followed his gaze and saw Whitney Herrera and Daley Moss coming out of the party venue.
They saw her and Brian and were walking toward them.
“Mr. Hart, I hope I can have a chance to talk with you more about the new project you’re starting. My husband and I are interested in it,” said Whitney Herrera as she walked forward.
Brian smiled indifferently, “Alright. Grace is a fan of your past films, Miss Potter. I hope we can talk when we have the time. I think Grace will be elated if you’re making a comeback, Miss Potter.”
“Really?” Whitney Herrera’s gaze fell on Grace.
“Yes, I hope to talk to you more.” Grace smiled at Whitney Herrera.
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