Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
At that moment, he didn’t yet understand the fear that comes with encountering a strong competitor.
He simply felt that Jasper and William in the photo were like people from two different worlds to him.
That is a world he cannot fit into.
He was staring absentmindedly when suddenly the door to his house was pushed open with force.
Immediately after, he saw his mother had returned.
At this moment, Wilona is in a disheveled state with a bruised and swollen face and messy hair, clearly having been beaten by someone.
Doran and Lawrence, father and son, were immediately surprised when they saw this.
Doran quickly stepped forward to support his wife, who was about to lose her balance. “What’s going on? Why are you like this? Did someone hit you? I’ll call the police right away!”
He was about to take out his phone as he spoke, but Wilona quickly stopped him and said, “You can’t call the police. I… I gambled with some people and lost money. They’re pressuring me to pay it back. If I call the police… they’ll kill me!”
“What?” Doran exclaimed, “How much money do you owe someone?”
“It’s about 500,000.” said Wilona.
“500,000?!”
Doran stumbled in disbelief at the sight of his wife. She had gambled away 500,000 yuan, which was more than five times their annual income of just over 100,000 yuan. How could she have racked up such a huge debt?
“How could you gamble and lose so much money?” he shouted angrily.
“This is nothing, just 500,000 yuan, which we can earn back soon,” Wilona said nonchalantly.
“Even if the Reed family gives us new jobs now, our annual income is only a little over 200,000 yuan.
Even if we don’t eat or drink, it will still take us more than two years to pay off this debt!” Doran said irritably.
“Don’t worry, I will pay off this debt myself,” Wilona said. As long as they still had the support of the
Reed family, she could pay off this debt.
She was beaten today because those people were getting impatient. She would think of a way to get the money back!
Thinking of this, Wilona glanced at her son and said, “After you recover from your injuries, try to get on Jasper’s good side. You need to work hard to please her. As long as she’s happy, all our problems will be solved! Maybe she’ll even give you money if she’s happy enough!”
“I don’t want to please Jasper just for money,” Lawrence said, biting his lip.
“What did you say?” Wilona was angry. She was already upset from being beaten today, and now her son was defying her, making her even more furious.
“I don’t want to please Jasper just for money,” Lawrence repeated.
Wilona slapped him directly, and Lawrence’s little face immediately swelled up on one side.
“Do you want our whole family to accompany you to the grave? If you can’t stay by Jasper’s side properly, then we’ll all be left out in the cold! Listen carefully, no matter what, you cannot let Jasper be dissatisfied with you, understand?”
Lawrence felt a burning sensation on his cheeks.
Actually, he also wants to win Jasper’s favor, hoping that Jasper will like him more and that he can always stay by Jasper’s side.
But he doesn’t want these things, he’s only in it for the money.
Although he is still young, he knows that money is very important, but… if he were to only please
Jasper for the sake of money, he would feel like something would be destroyed.
On the other side, William was waiting in Jasper’s room and handed him a gift, saying “This is a Christmas present. I won’t be able to come on the day itself since I’ll be in Deer Capital, so I’m giving it to you in advance.”
Jasper opened the gift and saw a beautiful doll dressed in fancy clothes with hair accessories.
Although she is still young, she has spent several years with the Reed family and has seen many valuable jewelry pieces with her parents. Therefore, she can recognize that the gems embedded in the dress and the diamonds on the hair accessories of this doll are all real.
“This doll is very pretty, but it must be expensive,” said Jasper.
“Okay,” said William. “Don’t you like it?”
“I like it, but… Mom said I can’t accept very expensive gifts from others,” Jasper said.
“But… I’m not someone else, aren’t we really good friends?
Besides, I bought this gift with my own pocket money. I just thought it looked really nice, so I wanted to give it to you,” said William.
Jasper thought for a moment after hearing this and seemed to find it somewhat reasonable. As a result, a happy smile appeared on his face again.
William breathed a sigh of relief and felt happy seeing her smiling so happily.
“By the way, I have prepared your Christmas gift, so I’ll give it to you in advance,” Jasper said, walking over to a nearby glass cabinet. He opened the cabinet, revealing a row of neatly arranged boxes of various sizes.
Each box has been packed and at the knot of the box’s string, there is a paper tag hanging with the name of the recipient written on it.
Jasper took out a box and handed it to William. “This is my gift for you, but it’s not as valuable as yours.”
William took it and said, “I really like all of your gifts.”
“Would you like to open and take a look?” Jasper asked with a smile.
“Wait until we get back to Deer Capital before opening them slowly,” he said, looking at the pile of gifts she had prepared. He then noticed a card with the name Lawrence written on it.
William hesitated for a moment and asked, “Are you also going to give a gift to Lawrence?”
“Of course, he’s my friend!” said Jasper naturally.
William’s expression dimmed slightly as he knew that the people who receive gifts from her on Christmas are the ones she considers important.
Are there not many people who receive gifts from her as a friend, besides her family? But now, is
Lawrence one of them?
“Jasper, you have many friends, but… can you promise me that I am your most important friend?”
William spoke up.
Jasper looked at the other person with a hint of confusion in his eyes, wondering what was going on.
William took it and said, “I really like all of your gifts.”
“Would you like to open and take a look?” Jasper asked with a smile.
“Wait until we get back to Deer Capital before opening them slowly,” he said, looking at the pile of gifts she had prepared. He then noticed a card with the name Lawrence written on it.
William hesitated for a moment and asked, “Are you also going to give a gift to Lawrence?”
“Of course, he’s my friend!” said Jasper naturally.
William’s expression dimmed slightly as he knew that the people who receive gifts from her on Christmas are the ones she considers important.
Are there not many people who receive gifts from her as a friend, besides her family? But now, is Lawrence one of them?
“Jasper, you have many friends, but… can you promise me that I am your most important friend?” William spoke up.
Jasper looked at the other person with a hint of confusion in his eyes, wondering what was going on.
William’s heart sank a little. “What’s wrong? Is it because of my request? I…I just…”
As soon as he finished speaking, she interrupted and said,
“William, your words are strange. Of course, you are my most important friend!”
Upon hearing this, William was stunned, and the nervousness he had been feeling suddenly disappeared.
He suddenly raised his hand and hugged the other person. “Yes, I said something strange. Jasper is also the most important person to me…” The last few words of his sentence were muffled in his mouth.
To him, she has always been more than just his best friend, she is the most important person to him! More important than his dad, his grandparents, or anyone else!
Everything he is doing now is for the future when he can stand by her side and truly be with her.
“Jasper, I will work very hard, very hard… to become someone who deserves her, instead of being known as the son of a criminal by others!”
On Christmas Day, Jasper went to look for Lawrence after school.
As soon as Lawrence left the school gate, he was stopped by the driver of the Reed family and was taken to the car where Jasper was sitting.
“You…how did you come here?” Lawrence said in surprise.
“Today is Christmas, and I got you a gift,” Jasper said with a smile. Suddenly, his smile faded and he leaned in close to the person’s cheek, furrowing his brow and asking, “Why do you have a bruise on your face?”
Lawrence suddenly looked embarrassed, he had been… beaten by his mother.
Although it’s not as popular as it was at the beginning, there are still some traces left.
“It…it was me accidentally hitting the door frame. It…it will be better in a few days,” he stuttered, telling a lie in front of her, making him feel extremely guilty.
“I see. Well, be careful when you walk from now on,” Jasper cautioned. He then took out his own gift, put on a smile again, and handed the gift over to him.
Lawrence looked at the gift in his hand with a slight surprise. The gift was wrapped nicely, even the wrapping paper on the outside was very beautiful.
“Well… but I didn’t prepare your gift,” he suddenly felt embarrassed. Actually… he did prepare it. He was still thinking about how to give her the gift.
But now, seeing her with such a beautifully wrapped gift, he suddenly felt a bit embarrassed to present his own gift.
My own gift seems too shabby compared to it.
“Let’s do it next time, how about you give me a gift for Christmas next year?” said Jasper.
Lawrence hesitated, unsure whether to agree or not.
Jasper grabbed his hand and said, “So it’s settled then, we pinky promise to exchange Christmas gifts next year!”
As she spoke, she hooked her pinky finger with the other person’s pinky finger and began to interlock them!
Lawrence looked at his pinky finger intertwined with the other person’s, feeling a bit unsure but also experiencing a happiness that he couldn’t quite explain even to himself.
This Christmas is also the first Christmas for Valda and Brian after their marriage. Especially now that Valda is pregnant with a baby, it can be said that this is a Christmas for the family of three.
Brian had also prepared carefully and took Valda to a restaurant she usually likes. After finishing their meal, Valda wanted to take a walk around the area. After all, she hasn’t had many opportunities to go out lately, except for her prenatal check-ups. Besides, it was Christmas Day, and the streets were quite lively.