Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
“What about you? Do you prefer the me from high school or the me now?” he asked. Was he feeling jealous? Maybe a little. Even though it was still him, he hoped she would like the current version of himself more.
“Of course it’s you right now,” she said, showing some awareness of the situation, “I definitely want to conquer you now.”
“When do you want to make a move?” he asked.
She blinked her eyes and his words… it was like a kind of seduction!
“That… um… just wait a bit more,” she said, sweating profusely.
He looked at her with her head down and blushing cheeks, knowing that she was sensitive and sometimes couldn’t be pushed too hard.
Although he wishes for a closer relationship between them, he understands the need to take things slowly and match her pace. He believes that one day she will be willing to fully entrust herself to him.
He raised his hand and gently pulled her into his arms. “Okay, I’ll wait. But Valda, please don’t make me wait too long, okay?”
her heart race and immersing her in it…
In the end, Valda not only obtained a photo of Brian from high school, but also photos from his middle school and elementary school years.
Valda thinks that her next goal should be the photos of his kindergarten.
On Saturday, Valda said to Brian, “How about we go on a date today?”
“Okay, how do you want to go on a date?” he readily agreed.
She brought him to the amusement park where he had taken her before.
As they stood at the entrance of the amusement park, he looked at her with a slight surprise and asked, “Why did you want to come here? If you want to play at an amusement park again, there are other newer ones you can go to.” Besides, many of the facilities here are not suitable for adults to play on.
“I just want to hang out with you,” Valda said. “Last time you brought me here, you mentioned a few experiences you had at this amusement park, and it seemed like they weren’t very pleasant memories. Even the time you brought me here wasn’t a great memory.”
“So, do you want me to stay here and create beautiful memories?”
he asked, as if he could read her mind.
“Right.” She nodded. “I hope that in the future, whenever we come here, it will be filled with happy memories. Let’s go, I really want to try the ice cream inside!”
She spoke and took his hand, leading him towards the amusement park.
He followed her footsteps, taking one step at a time, moving forward.
As she said, he never had any good memories in this amusement park.
In the midst of others’ laughter and joy at the amusement park, he couldn’t seem to find happiness. Even when he came to the park for the first time with his classmates, he was left alone while they played together.
Every time he comes here, he always feels a sense of loneliness, even if there are many people around him, this feeling of loneliness cannot be dispelled.
But this time, it’s different.
This time, he came here and finally didn’t feel so lonely anymore.
Saturday, there were a lot of people, almost all parents bringing their children, and couples like Valda and Brian were rare.
Valda got a recharge card and then dragged Brian to queue up and play some of the amusement facilities inside.
“I thought you would feel embarrassed and not want to play with me.” Valda said to Brian as they got off the roller coaster.
The roller coaster here is a mini version compared to those in newer amusement parks, and the speed is not fast.
But Valda remembers that she loved playing this when she was a child. Every time she came here, she would beg her father to let her play this more.
“It’s a bit embarrassing, but I don’t mind being embarrassed with you.” Brian said.
Valda’s heart suddenly felt sweet, and she smiled and said, “Since you don’t mind, let’s go play something else.”
“Okay.” He smiled and agreed, feeling like he had become younger at this moment.
The two of them played other projects again.
Valda was feeling a bit hot, so the two of them went to the ice cream truck. Brian bought an ice cream for Valda.
“Do you not eat?” she asked.
“I’m past the age of eating this,” he said.
“You’re talking as if you’re ancient. Why don’t you try a bite of mine?” Valda said, offering her ice cream to Brian.
His expression was somewhat unnatural, but when he met her hopeful gaze, he still opened his mouth and took a bite of the ice cream in her hand.
“Is it delicious?” she asked.
“It’s… it’s okay, I guess,” he said. The way he acted just now, if someone he knew saw him, that would be embarrassing.
At that moment, a voice rang out, “Hello Uncle Brian and Auntie
Valda.”
Brian and Valda turned their heads and saw Nelson standing next to them, along with Martin Weiss and Kyla, though they weren’t sure when Nelson had arrived.
“What a coincidence!” exclaimed Valda in surprise, as she didn’t expect to run into Kyla and her family of three here.
“I didn’t expect you guys to come here to play,” Kyla Corbyn looked at Valda and Brian, “Are you… reconciled?”
After all, Grace was not here, they didn’t need to put on a show.
Valda smiled slightly, “Yes, we are reconciled.”
Nelson looked at the ice cream in Valda’s hand, then at Brian,
“Does Uncle Brian really like this ice cream? Then why not buy one for yourself?”
Nelson asked seriously, because in his understanding, Uncle
Brian was very rich and naturally didn’t need to share an ice cream with others.
Brian blushed slightly, then changed the subject, “Are you guys here to play too?”
“Nelson’s school art exhibition is being held in the exhibition room over there in this amusement park.
With Nelson, I and… Wenming brought Nelson to take a look,” Kyla said.
Valda was surprised, “Nelson has an art exhibition? That’s amazing, I have to take a good look. Where is the exhibition room?”
“Let’s go together, we’re going there too,” Kyla said.
“Okay,” Valda replied, then turned to Brian and said, “Brian, let’s go see Nelson’s painting together.”
“Okay,” Brian agreed without objection.
So the two women with a child walked ahead, while the two men about Kyla’s little daughter.
“She’s doing well. She has a check-up every month and there haven’t been any problems. When she gets a little older, she can have a check-up every six months,” Kyla said.
Thinking about the near-death experience she had when giving birth to her daughter, she still had lingering fears, but she didn’t regret taking such a big risk to have this child.
Whenever she saw her little daughter smiling at her and calling her “mom” in a baby voice, she felt that everything was worth it.
“When can I come over and see Trista?” Valda asked. “I’m so envious that you have two children now.”
“You can have children in the future too,” Kyla hinted.
Valda blushed a little, then asked about the situation of Nelson’s school art exhibition. When she learned that this exhibition was actually a joint effort of several elementary schools, and each school could only select ten paintings, Nelson’s painting was one of them.
“Nelson is amazing! When I was your age, I loved to draw, but I never had the chance to represent my school in an exhibition,” Valda praised.
Nelson felt a bit embarrassed by the praise and blushed shyly.
Valda felt that the child had become even more adorable. With a uthful face despite only being in the fifth the child was already 1.5 meters tall. Given Kyla and Martin’s height, it is highly likely that the child’s height will exceed 180
centimeters in the future.
Although Valda and Nelson have had little contact, it is clear that this child has been raised well. They are polite, attentive, reserved, and very likable.
The only flaw, perhaps, is that he wears a hearing aid.
However, despite any shortcomings, this child Grace is more outstanding than many children of the same age.
“By the way, Nelson, you’re so good at painting. Do you plan on becoming an artist in the future?”
asked Valda.
“No, I want to be a lawyer,” Nelson said firmly and without hesitation.
“Lawyer?” Valda paused for a moment. Usually, children’s future aspirations rarely include becoming a lawyer. Most of them want to be teachers, doctors, scientists, painters, musicians, and so on.
“Why do you want to become a lawyer?” Valda asked.
“Because this way, I can help many innocent people seek justice. I want to become a good lawyer like my godmother,” Nelson said.
His godmother, of course, referred to Grace Cummins.
Valda looked at the child in front of her, who was half her height, and saw a resolute determination in his eyes, similar to Kyla’s.
At that moment, she felt that this person in front of her was no longer a child, but a fighter, someone who would tirelessly fight for their ideals!
This was also the first time she had seen such a determined look in a child’s eyes.
“You will definitely become a good lawyer in the future,” Valda said. “But now, let’s go see the painting of the future great lawyer!”
With that, she patted Nelson’s head.
Meanwhile, Brian and Martin behind the three were silent. They weren’t exactly close, but they had known each other for many years and had even accidentally met at a bar and had a drink together.
Martin pursed his lips and responded with a question, “What about you? Are you really able to forget about Grace while being with Valda?”
“I don’t necessarily have to forget,” Brian said. “My past with Grace was a part of my life that I don’t want to forget. However, I now know what is important to me and I hope that my future won’t be too dark. I want more laughter in my life, so I want to keep her close to me.”
Only Valda can give him hope for the future.
“Is that so? Do you really think you can balance it well? Can you treat your feelings for Valda the same way you treat Grace?” said
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