Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
“Phoebe, why do you want to seek revenge on her? You could have sought revenge on me instead!”
Brian hoarsely shouted this.
But Phoebe was insistent, “If it weren’t for Valda, you would have been with me! Who is Valda anyway?
I want her to suffer more than me… But… do you think she’s stupid? She’s willing to give up her own life for a child that’s not even hers… Why bother?”
Brian muttered, “Yeah, she…is too foolish, foolish enough to not think about herself.”
Valda is willing to sacrifice her own life to give Jasmine a chance to survive. It’s not so much for Grace as it is for him!
Valda was afraid that if Jasmine died, he would feel even more guilty and self-blaming, so… that’s why he resorted to this method.
She gave up the chance to survive to Jasmine, thinking it was the best way.
But she didn’t know that he didn’t want her to die more than he wanted to feel guilty.
He wanted her to live!
When she was washed away by the river, his whole world was collapsing…
“Phoebe, Valda didn’t get nothing. She will be my wife, my beloved wife for the rest of my life!” Brian said to Phoebe.
Whether Valda is alive or dead, she will be his wife!
Phoebe looked at Brian in disbelief, shocked. “Wife? Are you planning to marry her?! Brian, are you planning to marry a dead person?!” she exclaimed.
“She’s not dead, she will live!” he said, staring at her.
“Haha, alive? Brian, when did you become so good at deceiving yourself?” Phoebe said. “Valda can’t possibly still be alive, and…
it’s been three days now, past the golden 72 hours. Valda can’t possibly still be alive!”
Her voice shattered the faint hope in his heart.
His fingers suddenly gripped her neck, preventing her from speaking.
“Valda will live, she must… she must live.” His eyes were red with tears, and he spoke these words as if he had used all his strength to say them.
Because…he simply cannot handle the news of possible death in his current state!
That is a burden he cannot bear!
But Valda seemed to have disappeared from this world. Despite the efforts of the police and the Reed,
Hart, Barlow, Gregory, and Palace families of Deer Capital, no one has been able to find her for a month.
For the past month, Brian has been staying in Deer Capital with a piece of Valda’s clothing wrapped around his wrist. He spends almost all day and night by the river where Valda was washed away by the water.
He has hated himself countless times, wondering why he didn’t push away those people who were pressing him down. Why didn’t he jump into the river earlier to find her?
Even if they didn’t have enough time to swim back to the shore, at least he could hold her hand. At least, when she was swept away by the waves, she wouldn’t be so lonely.
Valda… Valda…
This name has been called countless times in his heart, but every time he calls it, it brings him deep pain!
Mr. and Mrs. Hart, who are elderly, also arrived in Deer Capital. However, no matter how much they tried to persuade and advise, it had no effect. Even though everyone had come to a conclusion, Brian was still convinced that Valda was alive.
He doesn’t even allow anyone to say the words “Valda’s death” in front of him.
Finally, after three months, the police announced that they had stopped searching. Only the Hart and
Reed families were still searching for Valda’s whereabouts.
When Grace arrived with Jasmine in her arms and Jason to visit
Brian, she could hardly associate the man in front of her with the Brian she knew from her memory.
The person has messy hair, stubble on their face, and a thin body.
Even standing up, they give off a feeling of being unsteady.
It looks like he’s a beggar, who would think that he was once the entertainment industry’s prince?
The old Mr. Hart and the old Mrs. Hart saw Grace and Jason approaching, and said, “You should also talk to Brian and advise him to stop behaving like this. Although we really like Valda and hope she can become our daughter-in-law, but… no matter what, the living must continue to live well. Brian cannot continue like this, it’s not good!”
“We will persuade him,” said Grace.
Mr. and Mrs. Hart, who were elderly, have passed away. Grace approached Brian and said, “Brian…”
Brian slowly lifted his head and said with a miserable expression, “So, are you really planning to listen to my parents and persuade me?”
“I…” Grace faltered. At this moment, the gaze from those phoenix-like eyes looking at her felt so unfamiliar. This kind of expression was something she had never experienced before.
“What do you want to advise me? To stop looking for Valda? Or to encourage me to pull myself together? Or maybe to suggest that I forget about Valda, and just consider her as a passing figure in my life?” Brian’s voice was hoarse.
This series of questions left Grace speechless.
How should she persuade these words?
Although others may offer advice, she is not qualified to say these things!
“I’m sorry, I know that no matter how many times I say sorry, it won’t change anything. But I think if Valda knew that you’ve become like this because of her, she wouldn’t be happy either.
What Valda wants the most is for you to be well and happy!”
“Am I okay?” Brian said with a smile that seemed to be mixed with tears. “I’m okay, but what about her? Why isn’t she okay? Why did she risk her life to save your child, but lost her own life in the process? Why…why…”
His voice grew louder and louder, while his phoenix-like eyes stared straight at Jasmine, who was being held in Grace’s arms, with a strong hatred in his gaze.
“He believes Valda shouldn’t have saved the child! He should be the one to bear the guilt and regret! At least then, she would still be alive and with him!”
Suddenly, Brian jumped up and rushed towards Jasmine in
Grace’s arms, his hands reaching out to strangle her.
Jason quickly stepped in front of his wife and daughter, asking,
“Brian, what are you doing?”
Brian replied fiercely, “Valda shouldn’t have saved her! If it weren’t for this child, she wouldn’t have died!”
“Do you think Valda only wanted to save the child? What she really wanted to save was…”
Before Jason could finish his sentence, Grace interrupted him with a scolding, “Jason, don’t say anymore!”
Jason paused and looked at his wife.
Grace pleaded with him, “Jason, please stop. It’s our fault, everything is our fault! Valda disappeared because of us!”
Meanwhile, Jasmine in Grace’s arms was crying loudly, frightened by the situation.
Grace quickly comforted her daughter, “Jasmine, don’t cry. Uncle Brian didn’t mean to scare you just now!”
Jason looked at Brian and said, “I won’t let you lay a finger on Jasmine. If you really want to harm
Valda, you can come after me instead.”
“Fill my destiny?” Brian suddenly laughed, but with that mournful laughter, two lines of clear tears flowed from his reddened phoenix eyes.
Actually, he is the one who deserves to be sentenced to death!
“In fact, I’m the one who should die, it’s all my fault! I’m the one who let Valda down! It’s me who deserves to die!” Brian shouted, feeling a sharp pain in his chest.
These days, the pain seems to have already enveloped him, even to the point where it’s so intense that he feels numb.
However, there was never a “most painful” before, only “more painful”!
He thought he was so numb from the pain that he couldn’t feel it anymore.
But now… he feels the pain again.
Ouch! The pain was so intense that he clenched his fists and repeatedly pounded his chest, saying “It’s me, it’s all my fault…”
“Brian, don’t do this!” Grace handed the child to Jason, took a quick step forward, and grabbed Brian’s hand. “Don’t do this. If Valda finds out you’re acting like this for her, she’ll be hurt and upset.”
“Feeling sad?” Brian murmured, “But do you know? I’ve made her feel sad too many times. Why…why was I so foolish before? Why didn’t I treat her better when she was by my side? Why did I always make her feel sad?”
Brian keeps blaming himself.
“I knew exactly what she wanted to hear from me, didn’t I? I knew she had been waiting for me to fall in love with her! She was so eager, but I didn’t say anything! I had already fallen in love with her a long time ago, but I foolishly thought I hadn’t! Hahaha… Is there anyone in the world more foolish than me?
Why, why did she have to fall in love with a fool like me!”
Brian was crying in pain, his body trembling and curled up like a desperate beast. It seemed that for him, the remaining time was just waiting for death.
Grace couldn’t stop crying. In front of her was Brian, and she didn’t even know what she could say to help him pull himself together.
Maybe… only Valda can do it!
Grace looked at Jason beside her, but he just shook his head slightly, his eyes telling her that nothing needed to be said right now.
Because…saying anything now is useless!
In a small village downstream of Deer Capital, there lies a simple house where an unconscious woman is lying.
A woman’s leg is in a cast, and an elderly woman is taking care of her, helping her turn over and wiping her body.
After a while, the old woman finished taking care of the unconscious woman and then left the room.
“Hey, Lisa, did that woman you found wake up?” asked someone from the same village curiously.
Lisa shook her head.
“Why hasn’t she woken up yet? She’s been in a coma for over three months,” said a villager. “Is she now what people call a vegetable? Why did you choose to pick up someone like her? If she never wakes up, you’ll have to take care of her for the rest of your life!”
Lisa sighed and said, “I’ll just consider it as if God has given me another daughter to take care of, so I’ll raise her.”
The villagers all know that Lisa’s husband died many years ago, and she relied on her daughter for companionship. However, when her daughter was ten years old, she accidentally drowned in the river.