Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Veronica replied, “I hope this matter can end here, Daniel. I have moved on from what happened back then, and I hope you can too. Being stuck in the past will only make yourself more unhappy.”
Daniel’s hand hanging by his side couldn’t help but clench into a fist, but he still smiled, “You’re right, we should move on. By the way, the supervisor just said that Miss Lane’s dress has some issues, so let’s go and deal with it together.”
“Okay,” Veronica agreed.
However, when she and Daniel got into the car, the direction
Daniel drove in was not towards the dress shop, but in another direction.
Veronica immediately felt something was wrong, “Where are you taking me?”
“You’ll know when we get there,” Daniel said.
“Stop the car!” Veronica said, “If you’re not going to the dress shop, then I want to get off now.”
“I’ve already locked the car door now. If you want to grab the steering wheel, go ahead and try! But then, we might end up crashing!” Daniel said.
Veronica fell silent because she could tell that Daniel was determined not to stop the car.
For now, the only solution might be to secretly call the police or… find Mason!
However, her phone was in her bag, so she could only try to move her hand as little as possible to reach into her bag and take out her phone, then make a call.
“If we really crash, your family will be sad too,” Veronica said, trying to distract Daniel’s attention, “If you really want to take me somewhere, just tell me directly.
There’s no need to use this kind of method.”
“If you had listened to me earlier, I wouldn’t have done this,” Daniel said.
“What do you mean?” she asked, confused.
“Why are you still with Mason? You shouldn’t be with someone like him. I did this because I want you to see his true colors sooner!” Daniel said angrily.
Good, her hand had reached for her phone! Veronica nervously held onto her phone and continued to ask, “What true colors?”
“Of course, his despicable and selfish true colors,” Daniel said. “Actually, I don’t want you to see it, but
I’m afraid you’ll be too deep in it and I won’t be able to save you!”
Veronica slowly took out her phone from her bag and placed it next to her on the side near the car door.
She used her body to shield the phone and quickly put it on silent mode. Then, she quickly dialed
Mason’s phone number from the quick dial interface.
She just hoped that when Mason answered the phone, he would sense that something was wrong on her end.
And now, she had to talk more to make Mason realize that something was off as soon as he answered the phone.
“If…if you still can’t let go of what happened in the past, what do you want? Do you really want to ‘save’
me? Or do you have some conditions to talk to Mason?” Veronica said.
“Conditions? Do you want him to give me money? But can money buy my past life? You have no idea what I’ve been through!” Daniel said angrily.
“Then why don’t you talk to him face to face? If he really did something that hurt you badly in the past, then he will definitely make it up to you,” Veronica sensed that Daniel’s current state. was a bit off, so she tried to calm him down.
At the same time, she glanced at her phone from the corner of her eye. The call had been answered, but she didn’t hear Mason’s voice on the phone. It was clear that Mason had already sensed that something was wrong.
“Make it up? How can he make it up? Veronica, do you think he can easily buy me off with money?”
Daniel said fiercely. At that moment, the traffic light turned red and Daniel slammed on the brakes.
“Ah!” Veronica was caught off guard, even though she was wearing a seatbelt, her body still moved forward due to inertia, and her phone, which was originally hidden by her side, was suddenly thrown to the middle of her and Daniel’s seats.
Veronica instinctively wanted to retrieve her phone, but the other hand was faster than her.
“You’re actually talking to Mason on the phone?! Veronica, you’re really despicable!” Daniel’s face immediately changed as he looked at the call display on the phone screen.
“Give me back my phone!” Veronica said urgently.
At the same time, Mason’s voice came from the phone, “Daniel, no matter what grievances there are between you and me, it has nothing to do with Veronica. Don’t involve her.”
“Haha, the Reed family’s high and mighty Mason, even at this time, your tone of voice sounds like you’re giving orders. Today, I will make Veronica understand that she shouldn’t be with someone like you.” After saying this, Daniel hung up the call, then put the phone on the other side of him near the car door.
“You…” Veronica glared at Daniel.
“You better stay quiet now, Veronica. I don’t want to harm you. I just want you to understand how incompatible you are with someone like Mason. We’ll be at our destination soon, and when we get off the car, I’ll give you back your phone!” Daniel said.
Veronica tightly pursed her lips. At this moment, she was locked in the car and couldn’t get out. Her phone was with Daniel, and if she insisted on grabbing it now, it could lead to a car accident.
So arguing and fighting in the car was not a good plan.
The only plan for now was to wait… and see what Daniel’s next move was.
Fortunately, Mason should have a general idea of what happened. With Mason’s ability, he should be able to find her!
For some reason, just thinking of Mason made her feel a sense of security.
It was as if no matter what happened, he would come to protect her and she would be safe.
Veronica quieted down and just looked out the car window as the scenery passed by, memorizing the route. For now, it was better for her to avoid exciting Daniel.
After about 10 more minutes, Daniel’s car finally stopped, but to Veronica’s surprise, he had parked at the parking lot of a famous mental hospital in Emerald City.
“Why did you bring me here?” she asked, puzzled.
“To show you what kind of sins rich people can commit!” Daniel said as he took Veronica’s hand and led her towards the hospital’s ward.
When he stood at the door of one of the rooms, he stopped for a moment before pushing it open and taking Veronica inside.
In the room, a frail middle-aged woman was sitting on the bed, knitting, but her knitting was messy and it was impossible to tell what she was making.
As Veronica approached, she noticed that both ends of the woman’s knitting needles were thick and rounded. Was this to prevent the woman from injuring herself with the needles?
Veronica wondered to herself.
“Mom, I’m here,” Daniel said. “And today, I brought Veronica with me.”
The woman finally looked up and smiled at Daniel and Veronica. “Come closer, let Mom have a good look at you,” she said.
Daniel led Veronica to the bedside, and the woman’s gaze was fixed on Veronica. “Yes, you’re
Veronica. You’re Veronica. Our Daniel has nothing left except for you. You must not abandon him. You must be with him. The embezzlement of public funds by his father has nothing to do with him.
You can’t blame him…”
The more the woman spoke, the more agitated she became, and her voice gradually became incoherent.
Veronica frowned. Was this person… Daniel’s mother? She had seen a family photo of him, his parents, and him before, and his mother had looked beautiful and gentle, giving her the impression of a graceful and virtuous wife and mother from a TV drama.
But now, in front of her, she was in a hysterical state, and her face, although faintly resembling the one in the photo, had changed too much.
With gray hair and many wrinkles on her face, she looked like someone who had been tormented by life and had suffered too much.
“Mom, Veronica doesn’t want to break up with me. You don’t have to worry about these things. And…
Dad regrets what he did. He has been trying to make amends for these years,” Daniel said.
“Compensate? What can he compensate for?! He… he should go to jail. How could he ruin your happiness? You… you must not listen to that Reed family Mason’s words and break up with the person you love for money! In this world, money isn’t everything. You will regret it for money… for money…”
The old Mrs. Cross’s voice became more urgent, and in the end, she even picked up the thick and long knitting needle and hit Daniel hard.
Veronica was shocked and wanted to stop her, but was stopped by Daniel’s voice, “Don’t interfere. Just watch from the side!”
Veronica’s body stiffened, only seeing the old Mrs. Cross hitting Daniel harder and Daniel taking the beating silently.
After a while, the old Mrs. Cross seemed tired from hitting and gasped for breath. She turned to
Veronica and said, “Veronica, you must forgive Daniel… he… he is a good boy, unlike his father. He won’t break up with you for money. You… you must believe him and forgive him…”
The old Mrs. Cross kept talking, and Veronica was at a loss. She knew that the old Mrs. Cross was not in her right mind now, and if she couldn’t give her a satisfactory answer, she was afraid that the old
Mrs. Cross would continue to be agitated.
“Okay, I understand. I will believe him and forgive him,” Veronica said.
“That… that’s great,” the old Mrs. Cross murmured, holding Daniel and Veronica’s hands together and letting them shake hands. “Now I can rest assured…”
After a while, the old Mrs. Cross fell asleep on the hospital bed, and Daniel carefully covered her with a blanket.
“Is this what you wanted to show me?” Veronica asked.
“Her mental illness was triggered when my father embezzled money after we broke up. Mason promised to give my family a large sum of money, but on the condition that I break up with you. I did it, and that night, Mason’s men came to my house with cash,” Daniel said.
Every time he thought of the scene back then, he felt extremely humiliated, and his life became a mess because of it.
“But later, although my father made up for the embezzled money, he was still fired. Since then, it has been difficult to find a stable job, and he could only do odd jobs. As for my mother, her mental problems began to appear and became more and more serious, and she had to be hospitalized for a long time.
As for me…”
Daniel sighed bitterly, “As for me, you can see what I’ve become. I’ve achieved nothing, and everything
I wanted to do when I was in school has not been realized!”
“So you think everything is thanks to Mason?” Veronica asked.
“Shouldn’t I think that way? If he hadn’t used money back then, even if my father really embezzled public funds, he might have been sentenced to prison, but at least my mother wouldn’t have had a mental breakdown, and we wouldn’t have broken up. Maybe we would still be together, and your father and stepmother might have helped us, and our lives would have gradually improved.”
“Why do you think my father and stepmother would help us?” Veronica suddenly felt that Daniel in front of her was becoming more and more unfamiliar.
“Your family made a lot of money before relying on your relationship with the Reed family. If I were still your boyfriend, they would certainly help us.”
“But as you can see, I’m working hard to support myself while studying at university. They haven’t helped me.”
“That’s because you don’t want to accept the Reed family’s assistance. The Reed family is willing to help you…” Daniel said, but suddenly his voice stopped, and the rest of his words were swallowed back.
Veronica stared at Daniel. “How do you know that the Reed family is willing to help me?”
“I…I’m just guessing. After all, your relationship with the Reed family has always been good. I heard that you moved out of your house after breaking up with Mason and lived alone. You must have had a falling out with your family, and the Reed family couldn’t just ignore you.”