Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
In the bookstore, at the end of each floor, there are a few wooden tables and chairs for customers to rest or browse through books.
Daniel sat down at the table and casually picked up a magazine to flip through.
Not long after, someone suddenly walked up to him. He looked up and saw that it was Mason. “How did you come over?
Aren’t you also here to choose books?”
“I’ve already chosen.” Mason said, shaking the book in his hand.
Daniel saw that it was an original English book, and from the title alone, he could tell that it was a finance-related book.
This guy, who is only in his teens, reads books on finance? And in full English version too?
However, when I thought about how Mason is two years younger than Veronica and skipped a grade, I felt relieved.
Mason pulled out the chair next to Daniel and sat down, but he didn’t speak. He just looked at Daniel, sizing him up.
This gaze made Daniel feel a bit uncomfortable, so he decided to start a topic and said, “You and
Veronica have a really good relationship. People who don’t know might think you’re siblings!”
A sense of unease surged through Daniel’s body as if the other person’s words were hinting at something.
“He’s overthinking it,” Daniel thought to himself and smiled as he said, “Of course, I think you and she are like siblings.”
“Really?” Mason said, “There is no blood relation between her and me.”
“There’s no blood relation, so this kind of emotion won’t be more precious,” said Daniel.
“What kind of feelings? What kind of feelings do you think I have for her?” Mason asked.
Daniel was taken aback, and the expression on Mason’s face at that moment only increased his sense of unease.
“For me, she is the most important person and the one I want to be with for the rest of my life. If human emotions could be measured by instruments, then my feelings for her are probably much deeper than those for my parents, siblings, or anyone else,” Mason said, looking directly at Daniel. “What do you think this kind of emotion is?”
Daniel felt a dryness in his throat. Is it a sibling relationship?
This kind of relationship cannot be called a sibling relationship, no matter what.
Or should it be called… Daniel suddenly didn’t want to think about it anymore.
Silence spread between them. After a long time, Mason spoke first, “Is this question difficult to answer? Or is it that Mr. Cross can’t answer?”
Daniel struggled to move his lips, “Sometimes, when you’re young, you feel that something is better than anything else. But when you get a little older, you may not think so. Just like something I used to like very much, I found out that I didn’t like it that much after I passed that age.”
“So, do you think that my feelings for Veronica will also change in the future?” Mason asked.
“I just want to say that some things will change with time,”
Daniel said.
“But some things will never change no matter how time changes,” Mason said, the determination in his eyes made
Daniel’s heart sink.
Just then, Veronica walked over and looked at the two of them, “What are you guys talking about?”
“Nothing,” Mason turned around and said, “Have you picked out the book?”
“Mhmm,” Veronica responded.
Mason naturally took the book from Veronica’s hand and said, “I’ll go pay for it, wait for me a moment.” He then walked towards the cash register.
Daniel watched Mason’s departing figure and then turned to Veronica, seeming hesitant to speak.
“What’s wrong, Mr. Cross? Do you have something to say?” asked Veronica.
“Is your affection for Mason really just brotherly love?” he asked.
Veronica was taken aback, then her expression changed. “If it’s not a sibling relationship, what kind of relationship could it be? Do you also think, Mr. Cross, that Mason and I should be like those rumors that are circulating around school?”
“I…” Daniel hesitated for a moment, seeming unsure of what to say.
And his silence made her think that he really thought that way. Suddenly, her heart sank. “Since Mr.
Cross thinks the same way, I have nothing to argue about. Our paths are not the same. Mason and I will leave first. Goodbye,
Mr. Cross.!”
Veronica walked towards the direction of the cash register as she spoke.
Upon seeing this, Daniel hurriedly chased after Veronica and grabbed her wrist, stopping her in her tracks. “Wait, I…I didn’t mean it like that!”
“What does that mean?” Veronica asked. “To me. Mason is
Daniel looked at the person in front of him. Her eyes were clear and without any hint of guilt or concealment.
So, her feelings towards Mason are truly those of sibling affection.
However, Mason may not feel the same way about her!
“Okay, Mr. Cross, please let go. I need to go find Mason,” said
Veronica.
Daniel hesitated, feeling that if he let go, he would surely regret it in the future.
He took a deep breath and then, as if summoning all his courage, he said loudly, “I…I like you,
Veronica. Would you be my girlfriend if you’re willing?”
With his confession, everyone around heard it and suddenly many people’s eyes turned towards them.
Veronica was stunned, her eyes widened in surprise as she looked at Daniel. She never expected that Daniel would publicly confess his feelings for her.
Some young people around them started cheering, “Wow, this guy is really brave!”
“Say yes to him, come on!”
“Is public confession a trend these days?”
Veronica’s face slowly turned red, showing shyness, embarrassment, and a hint of joy.
Daniel… likes her. This fact actually made her heart leap with joy. When she used to read shoujo manga, she had fantasized about what it would be like if she met someone she liked in the future.
And now, those fantasies seem to be turning into reality… except it’s happening in this kind of situation.
At this moment, there is a pair of eyes watching this scene not far away.
Mason’s face is full of coldness, and his fingers keep tightening the two books in his hand.
He didn’t expect Daniel to suddenly confess like this, and what kind of answer will Veronica give him?
“Do you want to?” Daniel’s gaze was burning, full of expectation as he looked at Veronica.
“I…” Veronica was about to answer when a hand suddenly grabbed hers. “Veronica, the bill has been paid. Do you want to go home?”
Veronica looked up at Mason, who was holding her hand. Her face turned red and she spoke with a slightly breathless voice, “So soon?”
“How slow would it be otherwise? There’s no queue at the cashier,” Mason said.
“That…” She hesitated and looked at Daniel.
Daniel saw the situation and said to Veronica, “I hope you can think about what I just said and give me an answer, is that okay?”
Veronica’s face blushed again, and after a moment, she quietly responded with a small voice.
Mason glanced at Veronica’s expression, then his gaze fell on
Daniel’s face.
Two boys looked at each other, and after a moment, Mason said to Veronica, “Veronica, let’s go.”
“Oh. okay then…” She looked at Daniel. “Well, goodbye.”
After parting ways at the bookstore, Daniel walked towards the bus stop. He liked Veronica, but he hadn’t planned on confessing so soon.
Perhaps it was because of Mason’s words today that he made the impulsive decision, but he didn’t regret it.
Even if Mason was the second son of the Reed family, it didn’t matter as long as Veronica liked him. He would try his best to be with her.
However, at this moment, Daniel didn’t know how ridiculous his idea was.
When Veronica and Mason were on their way back, they didn’t take the subway. The Reed family’s car was already parked at the bookstore’s entrance.
As they got into the car, Mason casually asked, “What were
Mr. Cross and Veronica talking about just now? It seemed like a lot of people were looking at you guys in the bookstore.”
Veronica’s face turned red again, “N-nothing.”
“Is that so?” Mason said calmly, not revealing anything. “Then what is it that Mr. Cross wants Veronica to consider?”
“I’ll tell you later…,” Veronica said, not wanting to make up another lie to deceive him, but also feeling embarrassed to tell the truth.
After all, it seems like this is the first time she has been publicly confessed to, and the person doing the confessing is a senior she has a crush on.
“Okay, then Veronica, you must definitely tell me in the future,”
said Mason.
That night, Veronica had trouble sleeping as she kept thinking about Daniel’s confession. The next day, she saw Daniel again at school.
Daniel greeted her as usual, but before leaving, he reminded Veronica, “Don’t forget about the thing you promised me to consider carefully!”
Veronica blushed slightly and shyly lowered her head.
In the following days, she did see Daniel every day, but he didn’t push her and seemed to give her enough time to think.
On that day, she was cleaning the area around the playground as the school was conducting a major cleaning operation. Her class was responsible for cleaning that particular area.