Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
“Okay,” Jasper replied.
That night, Jason said to his daughter, “Do you know that Roger is Lawrence?”
“Yes, I understand,” Jasper replied.
“So, what are your plans?” Jason asked.
“If he needs my help with anything, I will do everything in my power to assist him,” Jasper said.
“He’s not the same Lawrence as before. He returned to Emerald City, deliberately hiding his identity, and no one knows what he wants to do. And… he seems to blame all his past mistakes on you. Do you still want to help him?” Jason said.
“Back then, I was the one who abandoned him. Regardless, I feel guilty in my heart,” she replied.
Although everyone around her told her that she wasn’t at fault.
Although she understood all the reasons she should let guilt, she couldn’t reduce it even a little bit.
go of her
“How long will you be so foolish, my child?” Jason felt sorry for his daughter.
Jasper lowered her head. Yes, she was indeed very foolish!
But even though she knew he might not be good for her, she still wanted to do something for
Lawrence!
The next evening, Jasper went to Stanford University again to have a good talk with Lawrence. After all, they didn’t talk much during their short meeting yesterday!
She really wanted to know how he had been these years and wanted to learn more about Lawrence.
But when she arrived at his classroom, she learned that he had already left.
“Left? Do you know if he went to the school cafeteria or back to his dorm?” Jasper asked.
“He seems to have gone to a bar outside of school with several boys from our class,” the other person said.
“Do you know which bar?” Jasper asked again.
“That’s not very clear,” the other person replied.
Nevertheless, Jasper rushed out of the school gate and began searching for Roger in the bars near the school, one by one.
When she reached the third bar, she finally found Roger inside.
He was sitting on a large sofa, lazily leaning against the backrest, holding a tall glass in his hand and drinking slowly. Around him were excited men and women drinking.
Although he was drinking, he gave people the feeling that he was sober while everyone else was drunk.
Her father was right. He was no longer the same person he was as a child.
As a child, Lawrence was always shy, like a little rabbit. Many times, he didn’t even dare to speak loudly, giving people a feeling of being too submissive.
But it also made her want to protect him involuntarily!
She used to want to protect him. Whether it was him as a person or his musical talent, she wanted to protect him well. She even thought that he could become a great pianist in the future.
But in the end, she didn’t protect anything!
Thinking of this, Jasper’s heart sank. She lifted her foot and walked towards Roger!
“Lawrence, I want to talk to you alone,” Jasper said, her clear voice almost drowned out by the noisy music and chatter around her.
Roger slowly raised his head and looked at Jasper, “Who are you calling? I told you, I’m not
Lawrence.”
Jasper licked her dry lips and said, “Okay, Roger, can you talk to me alone?”
At this moment, the boys who came out with Roger recognized Jasper. Two of them whistled, and one of them jokingly said, “Grand Princess, why did you come to find us instead of your boyfriend?”
“Grand Princess” is the nickname that Stanford University students gave to Jasper.
The girls from other schools looked at Jasper strangely after hearing the nickname “Grand Princess.”
One of them even mocked, “Is she a princess from some country? Why call her Grand Princess?”
“Of course she’s a princess!” A boy replied, “She’s the Grand Princess of Reed Group.”
The girls present had all heard of Reed Group, the leading conglomerate in Emerald City!
Suddenly, their faces showed surprise, obviously not expecting Jasper to have such a big background.
Jasper ignored the people around her and looked at Roger, continuing her previous question, “Can we talk alone?”
Roger lifted the corner of his lips, seemingly with a hint of sarcasm, “Why should I talk to you alone?”
“Because I have a lot of questions to ask you,” Jasper said, “and a lot of things to say to you.”
The sarcasm on Roger’s face became even stronger. “The word ‘alone’ easily gives people ambiguous thoughts. What if your boyfriend misunderstands? That wouldn’t be good.”
“He won’t misunderstand,” Jasper said with a tone of unwavering trust in William.
However, her trust was a kind of stimulation for Roger.
He put down his glass and stood up, and suddenly, the two of them were very close.
Jasper felt uncomfortable and wanted to step back, but Roger’s hand suddenly grabbed her waist, stopping her from moving.
He lowered his head, his handsome face enlarged in front of her eyes. His slightly alcoholic breath sprayed on her face.
With his thin lips slightly open, he whispered, “Why don’t you dump William and date me instead? That way, I’ll have plenty of time to ‘chat’ with you alone.”
His tone was frivolous, even with a hint of teasing.
Jasper’s face suddenly turned red, almost unable to believe that these words came from him.
“Why are you so surprised? Didn’t you want to chat with me alone? I just offered a way that I can accept for you to choose!” Roger chuckled.
“Don’t joke like this!” Jasper said displeased.
“I’m not joking, I’m serious. You’re only dating William because of the situation. If you date me, you’ll find that I’m much better than William.” He said, leaning his head closer to her.
His black eyes seemed to have some kind of magic, tempting people. And his lips were getting closer and closer to hers.
The other boys and girls who were cheering on the side became quiet, all looking at Roger and Jasper.
At this moment, the two of them stood so close, their noses almost touching, their lips almost touching, just like a scene from a drama.
But then, a crisp slap interrupted many people’s thoughts.
Roger’s cheek turned to the side, and Jasper breathed heavily, feeling a pain in her hand.
She knew that the slap she just gave was definitely not light.
“I’m not dating William because of the situation! And even if you hate me, please don’t use this kind of way to humiliate me. If you only treat feelings as a tool for dating, then one day, you will also reap what you sow!” Jasper said angrily.
Roger slowly turned his head and his gaze fell back on Jasper’s face. “Wasn’t it you, Miss. Reed, who first used emotions as a tool?”
Jasper’s face turned pale and he was speechless for a while.
“If Miss. Reed is not willing to accept my proposal just now, then please leave,” Roger said. “I still have to drink with my friends, and I’m afraid I don’t have time to entertain you, Miss.”
He said, then sat back on the sofa, picked up his glass, and clinked glasses with several men and women around him.
Jasper stood aside, watching this scene, feeling a sourness in his nose.
After a while, when Roger discreetly glanced at Jasper’s position, he found that there was no figure there.
So, she left!
She left so decisively, just like back then. Nothing has changed!
Back then, after hearing the conversation between him and his mother, she left with just a few words.
Roger continued to drink glass after glass, telling some jokes that were neither here nor there to those around him. But he knew that his heart was not here at all.
When Roger and his friends came out of the bar, a figure stood in front of him. “Do you have time to talk to me alone now?”
Roger paused and looked at the person in front of him in surprise.
The cool moonlight fell on her, highlighting her slightly pale face. Her hair was slightly messy from the evening breeze, but her eyes were so clear.
“What…?” Roger asked in astonishment.
“I waited for you. You were busy drinking with your friends, so I waited for you to finish.” Jasper said.
He frowned, “So, you’ve been waiting all this time?”
“Yes,” she replied.
His expression was complicated. That meant she had been waiting for him for over three hours.
And he had never thought that she would wait for him on purpose.
“Roger, are you leaving?” Roger’s classmate shouted at him.
He looked at the classmates who were already walking ahead, then looked at Jasper and said loudly,
“You guys go ahead.”
Those boys whistled a few times, their faces showing a hint of ambiguity.
After those people walked away, Roger said to Jasper, “It’s so late, and you still insist on having a
‘private’ chat with me. Do you really think William won’t suspect anything?”
“What would he suspect?” she asked back.
Her eyes were too clear, so clear that all conspiracies and calculations would be exposed in front of her.