Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
His beautiful eyes, with a burning intensity, suddenly made her heart beat faster.
“Yes…yes,” she said, then changed the subject and said, “Let’s continue walking around.”
As they walked towards the back garden, they happened to see the Barlow couple and the Reed family’s relatives having an argument.
“What…what did you say?” Archer’s face turned red and he pointed at the other person with one hand, clearly furious.
“I’m telling you guys, stop dreaming big and thinking you can still get our goods at such a low price. We used to give you business and sell to you at a much lower wholesale price than others. But let’s be real, it’s not because you’re good at doing business. It’s because we were basically giving money to the
Barlow family. Don’t you have any shame? Now, you still want to buy our goods at such a low price. Do you really think we’re fools?”
Archer was so angry that he was shaking all over. “We’ll see what happens in the future. Don’t come begging to me on your knees!”
“How is that possible!” the other person sneered, “Mason has already returned to the Reed family for a year. It won’t be long before he completely cuts ties with your Barlow family. Then, you won’t have a chance to use Mason again.”
“What use is there? There is no blood relationship between Mason and us!” said Archer.
The other person laughed even harder, “This kind of talk can only fool children. Archer, what kind of person are you? We’ve known each other for so many years, don’t I know you? You’ve been doing business for so many years, haven’t you used Mason and the Reed family’s name to your advantage?
I futurel”
Veronica pulled Mason to sneak around from the other side. and did not get involved in the argument.
When there was no one around, she finally stopped walking, let go of Mason’s hand, and said, “I’m sorry.”
“Why apologize?” asked Mason.
“I… our family towards you…” Veronica struggled to continue, as she understood the unpleasant truth but couldn’t prevent
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The Barlow family has always been using Mason and the
Reed family to seek the greatest benefits.
Otherwise, with his father’s business acumen, he simply didn’t have the ability to bring the business to where it is today.
“I know,” said Mason, his voice ringing out and causing
Veronica to suddenly startle.
“Do you know?”
“Yes, I know the Barlow family has been using me. I know that over the years, your parents have been using the name of the Reed family to gain various benefits,” said Mason calmly.
Veronica felt embarrassed for a moment. She had thought that Mason might not be fully aware of these things because of his young age.
But he already knew everything.
“But even if I know, what difference does it make?” said
Mason.
Veronica was taken aback, and only heard him continue speaking, “As long as I can stay by Veronica’s side, even if I am being used, what does it matter?”
In this world, everything requires a cost to be paid.
And he, simply stayed by her side, so he paid a price that he didn’t care about.
Upon hearing this, Veronica was suddenly overwhelmed with complex emotions.
“Do I need to say hello to those relatives? It could have given business to the Barlow family, and they would naturally return the favor,” said Mason.
Veronica shook her head and said, “No need, this is good enough. The Barlow family has already used you enough!”
“I don’t care,” he said.
“But I care!” said Veronica. “I don’t want the Barlow family to become parasites of the Reed family, and
I don’t want to become your parasite in the future.”
Parasites can only survive by attaching themselves to a host.
Once they detach from the host, they are unable to survive independently.
“I used to think that you were relying on me, but gradually I realized that it was actually me who was relying on you.
The entire Barlow family is relying on you!” Veronica took a deep breath and continued, “But Mason, things shouldn’t be this way. No one can rely on anyone forever. Everyone is an independent individual, so you shouldn’t be used anymore.”
Mason’s eyelashes trembled slightly, but being used means, having value. However, does this mean that he no longer holds any value in her heart?
In other words, does she no longer need him to be by her side?
A gentle breeze blew over the two of them as they looked at each other, but their thoughts were different.
Daniel never expected that on New Year’s Day, his father would tell him something as shocking as a bolt from the blue right at home.
Embezzlement!
His father had embezzled 8 million yuan from the company.
For a family like theirs, 8 million yuan was undoubtedly a huge sum of money.
His mother was already crying uncontrollably, while his father kept blaming himself and apologizing to the family.
“Or… we could just sell our house. It should be worth several million yuan,” Daniel said hesitantly.
The house they lived in was the only valuable asset they had.
But what his father said next was like a bolt from the blue, making him feel like everything was turning black in front of his eyes.
“I’ve already secretly mortgaged the house to the bank and borrowed money!”
In other words, this house is currently unsellable.
“Dad, what’s going on…” Daniel looked at his father, and for a moment, he didn’t know what to say.
“I was wrong, I fell into someone else’s trap!” said old Mr. Cross, blaming himself. “I only mentioned to someone else that your girlfriend at school has some family relationship with the Reed family. Mr.
Mason from the Reed family has been living with the Barlow family and calls your girlfriend ‘sister’”
Originally, he just wanted to show off. After all, with this connection, the leaders in the company would also look up to him when they heard about it.
And he also tried his best to build good relationships with the leadership team, hoping to climb higher.
At first, a leader took him to a banquet where he met some business people in tMason Swansonty.
They organized a card game with small stakes, and he joined in.
Due to winning money, he gradually became more relaxed and careless. The stakes in the game also became higher and higher. Eventually, when he came to his senses, he realized that the hole he had dug for himself was too deep to fill.
“I was foolish and it’s all my fault! But Daniel, they said that if your girlfriend is willing to ask the Reed family to do business. with us, then I can clear the 8 million 1 embezzled from public they will even give me an additional 3 million to pay off the bank loan.” The elderly Mr. Cross looked at his son with hope in his eyes.
“What?” Daniel paused, confused.
“The Reed family is now looking to develop a piece of land related to a real estate deal. They want to secure a portion of the furniture supply, and if they are willing to sign the contract, our family can be back to the way it was before,”
said the elderly Mr. Cross.
Even though Daniel doesn’t understand much about business, he can tell from what he’s hearing that the other party has set up a trap. It’s likely that the profit from this contract far exceeds the amount of money his father owes.
“Dad, the Reed family has dedicated people to handle their business affairs. It’s impossible for them to agree so easily,”
said Daniel.
“But isn’t Veronica Mason’s sister? Even if they’re not related by blood, Mason has been living with the
Barlow family for so many years and has always called Veronica ‘sister’. If Veronica asks Mason for help, he will surely agree,” said the elderly Mr.
Cross.
Daniel laughed, “Promise what? Promise to help us pay off our debts? That’s impossible!”
“Of course, we can’t mention the debt issue. Let’s just say that we have relatives who supply furniture and we want to discuss business with the Reed family. We just need Veronica’s help to make the connection,” said Mr. Cross urgently.
Daniel found his father’s words laughable. After all, Veronica and Mason were just high school students. Could they really have such a big influence on the business?
“Daniel, you must save your father! If we can’t pay back this money, I’ll end up in jail. The amount is so large that I might even get a life sentence! Do you want to never see your father again?” pleaded Mr.
Cross.
The old Mrs. Cross, who was crying before, now looked at her son with tears in her eyes and said,
“Daniel, regardless of whether things will work out or not, go and plead with
Lit still doesn’t work
Looking at his parents’ expression, Daniel couldn’t bring himself to refuse.
After a moment of hesitation, he said, “Okay, I’ll give it a try!”
He used to believe that love was just about two people loving each other, but now it seems like there are too many other factors involved.
If Zixi really helped him, is he using Veronica?
Can he and Veronica still have a future together?
At this moment, Daniel is extremely confused.
The fifth day of the lunar new year was the day that Daniel and Veronica had agreed to meet.
When Veronica arrived, Daniel could tell that she had dressed up for the occasion.
She looked especially beautiful today, but there was a hint of weariness and sadness in her expression.
“What’s wrong? Is there something that’s bothering you?”
Daniel asked.
“It’s nothing, just these past few days, I don’t know why, but I keep thinking about things from when