Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
“Can we meet in person? I… I have some things I want to ask you,” she said. At this moment, there were too many doubts filling her mind.
“Okay,” Daniel responded.
When Veronica and Daniel met, Veronica showed him the photo from the class group chat and asked,
“What’s going on here?”
She was direct and straightforward, without any probing, just wanting to find out the reason in the most straightforward way possible.
She didn’t want any misunderstandings due to speculation!
“Oh, I didn’t expect you to find out,” Daniel said nonchalantly. “Actually, I’ve been thinking about how to break up with you days. Since you’ve seen it now, let’s break up.”
“Break up?” Veronica was stunned.
“Yes, break up,” he said firmly. “I thought I loved you, but until
I met Kay, um, the girl in the photo, I realized that I was in love with her at first sight.”
Love at first sight?!
Veronica was stunned, and a wave of pain came from her heart. It turned out that breaking up could be said so easily!
He fell in love with someone else at first sight, but what about her? What was she to him?
“Just… because you like her, is there no other reason?” She finally managed to ask.
“No,” the simple word shattered her last hope.
Veronica couldn’t even remember how she left. All she remembered was his cold expression and her own words, “Okay, I understand, let’s break up.”
After a year of dating, it ended like this.
Veronica felt like crying, but she couldn’t seem to shed any tears. She walked alone on the street, watching the passersby in groups of two or three, suddenly overwhelmed with an intense feeling of loneliness.
It’s as if she’s all alone, by herself.
Suddenly, a black car pulled up beside her on the road, and a figure got out and walked straight up to her.
She looked up and saw the familiar face in front of her.
Suddenly, tears that couldn’t be shed before came pouring out all at once.
She suddenly hugged him tightly, with all her strength. In that moment, she finally felt that she was no longer alone, because there was someone who would always be there for her, no matter what happened.
She hugged so tightly that Mason felt a slight, dull pain in his bones.
But for him, even if it hurts, he is willing to endure it because it is her embrace.
He always remembers that when he first joined the Barlow family, she was the first one to embrace him, which made him understand what warmth is.
This was also the first time he had been hugged like that, and from then on. he understood the meaning of the word
His chest was wet, he knew it was her tears.
“Veronica, why are you crying?” he asked.
“I…” Veronica paused, choked up, and said, “I broke up with Daniel. We’re no longer together!”
It seems that when facing him, she can confess something that she feels extremely embarrassed about.
My boyfriend fell in love at first sight with another girl, and I only found out about it through a group chat with classmates.
“He…he fell in love at first sight with another girl, so…we broke up…”
“Is she the girl in the photo that was sent in the group?” he asked.
She paused for a moment, then after a while, she finally realized. Yes, they were in the same class, so he was naturally in the group and had also seen that photo.
“Um, it’s that photo,” she sniffled and slowly released her hands from his embrace, moving slightly away from him.
He only felt a hollow feeling in his chest.
He lifted his hand and wiped away her tears, then led her into the car.
“Is Veronica going back now?” Mason asked.
“Go back?” Veronica paused, thinking about her cold home, and shook her head. “I…I don’t want to go home.”
“What place does Veronica want to go?” asked Mason.
Veronica remained silent, unsure of where she wanted to go even to herself.
Upon seeing this, Mason immediately instructed the driver to take the car to a small amusement park in
Emerald City.
This is the old amusement park of Emerald City, which is also the place where Veronica used to bring him to play when she was a child.
At that time, before he was recognized by the Reed family,
Veronica would use her pocket money to bring him here to play a few small games and have a small ice cream.
At that time, she said to him, “Mason, you see, if there’s anything that makes you unhappy, just come here and you’ll be very happy!”
At that time, he would feel happy when he looked at her smiling face.
It was her who taught him what warmth, happiness, and emotions are.
When the car stopped in front of the amusement park, Veronica looked at Mason with surprise.
“Mason said, ‘Veronica said that if you’re feeling unhappy, just come here and you’ll feel happy, right?””
Veronica paused for a moment, “You remember?”
This is something she said to him a long time ago.
“I remember everything Veronica said,” Mason said.
The two got off the car and Mason held Veronica’s hand as they walked into the amusement park.
She stared blankly at the hand being held, reminiscing about how she used to be the one leading him forward by holding his hand. But at some point, it seemed like the roles had reversed.
“Is Veronica feeling very sad?” Mason asked.
Veronica gave a bitter smile and said, “I guess I never thought we would break up like this.” After all,
Daniel was her first love, the kind of love she had always imagined to be beautiful. She even thought that her first love would be her last love, a love that would last a lifetime.
“Does Veronica not want to break up?” asked Mason. “If you still can’t bear to part with Daniel,
Veronica, then I can make sure that Daniel doesn’t break up with you.”
She stared at him for a moment, looking a bit dazed.
“Veronica, do you want to?” he asked with his usual cold voice, but now it sounded somewhat elusive.
His black eyes were too deep and heavy, making her unsure of what he was thinking at the moment.
His eyes flickered slightly, then he smiled and said, “Okay, let’s break up, completely and thoroughly.
You don’t have to have any contact with him in the future.”
Mason pulled Veronica along to play in the amusement park, just like she used to pull him when they were kids!
Veronica felt that her previously depressed and uncomfortable mood had gradually become more cheerful and her mood wasn’t as bad anymore, with
Mason’s company.
After finishing a round of play, Mason bought an old-fashioned ice cream bar, unwrapped it, and handed it to
Veronica.
Veronica took a bite and it tasted just like the flavor from her childhood memories.
However, she soon realized that he didn’t actually make the purchase.
“Do you not eat?” she asked.
“I’ll just watch Veronica eat,” he said.
“The taste is pretty good. These old-fashioned ice pops are not usually available in the mall. Why don’t you buy one too?” she suggested.
“Really?” he murmured softly, then leaned down and brought lips close to the ice cream stick in her hand. He took a bite directly from one end and said, “This is how
I’ll taste it.”
Veronica blinked her eyes and suddenly felt her heart racing with a quickening sensation.
Oh my goodness, what’s wrong with her? Didn’t they used to eat like this all the time when they were kids? She would take a few bites, then he would take a few bites. Now he just took a bite of her popsicle!
“That taste is still the same, it’s rare to come across it nowadays,” said Mason.
“Yes…yes,” Veronica stammered, her cheeks slightly blushing.
After leaving the amusement park, Veronica looked at Mason and said, “Mason, thank you!”
“What are you thanking me for?” he asked.
“Thank you for being with me. It feels really good to have you by my side,” she said. Without Mason in her life, things might have been a lot worse for her.
All along, she thought she was taking care of him, b another sense, wasn’t he also accompanying her?
Because he was with her, she didn’t feel lonely all these years.
Even when she was sad and upset, there was someone to comfort her.
“Does Veronica really feel this way?” Mason asked.
“Mmm, really,” she said.