Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Daniel’s face twisted, “Sure enough, you are also someone who favors the rich and despises the poor.
Do you think that by doing this, you can become the second young lady of the Reed family in the future? Let me tell you, you won’t have a good ending either. Mason abandoned you and went abroad back then. Who knows if he will abandon you in the future!”
Veronica felt bitter in her heart. It’s not a matter of who knows what will happen in the future, but rather that Mason has already abandoned her!
No, it’s not so much that he abandoned her, as it is that Mason has already given up on their relationship.
“Even if I don’t have a good outcome, it’s none of your business, Daniel. I’ve said my piece, so think carefully about whether or not you want to drop the lawsuit,” Veronica said, turning to leave the hospital room.
“Wait!” Daniel called out, “Veronica, are you really going to be with Mason? You saw how he hit me, like a crazy person. Whenever he’s provoked, he acts like a lunatic. Aren’t you afraid he’ll be violent towards you in the future?”
Veronica paused and turned to face Daniel. “You think he’s crazy, but I never see him that way. Daniel, you’re living in the past, blaming others for all your mistakes. Is that a meaningful way to live?”
Veronica left the hospital room, leaving Daniel glaring at the door as if he were staring at her back.
Who was she to say such things to him?
She didn’t experience the same setbacks as him. His life was ruined because of Mason!
If that’s the case, he wouldn’t let Mason have the last laugh!
Veronica wasn’t surprised that she couldn’t convince Daniel to drop the lawsuit.
After all, she never thought she could persuade him in the first place.
Someone like Daniel, who’s been stubborn for so long, can’t be convinced with just a few words!
Veronica picked up her phone and looked at the two cat paw keychains hanging from it.
After Mason threw his keychain at her, she eventually hung it on her phone. Although every time she looked at the two keychains, she felt a bitter feeling.
But she still didn’t want to put away or throw away the two keychains.
This is probably her still reminiscing about this relationship, this short-lived romance.
Thinking about this, she couldn’t help but smile bitterly. How long will it take for her to let go of her feelings for him?
One year, two years? Ten years? Or a lifetime?
As she was thinking, the doorbell suddenly rang. Veronica opened the door and saw her father and stepmother standing outside.
As soon as they entered the room, Archer smiled at his daughter and said, “You, how come you didn’t tell us about your relationship with Mason? As your father, I had to hear this good news from someone else.”
Stepmother Rosalind also chimed in, “That’s right. Everyone congratulated your father in person, saying that he had a good daughter. Your father, on the other hand, took a long time to figure out what was going on.”
Veronica asked and found out that it was a schoolmate’s father who happened to have business dealings with her father. Therefore, during a casual conversation, the other party congratulated Archer and also gave the Barlow family a great deal of business at a huge discount.
Of course, the reason why the other party gave such a big discount was because they thought
Veronica was Mason’s girlfriend and that the Barlow family might have a chance to marry into the wealthy Reed family in the future.
Veronica looked at her father and stepmother’s smiling faces and simply said, “Mason and I have already broken up.”
Suddenly, Archer and Rosalind’s smiles froze on their faces.
“What did you say?” Archer said incredulously.
“Mason and I have broken up, so you don’t need to think too much about it. Whatever happened in the past is in the past. Don’t think you can get any benefits from the Reed family anymore,” Veronica said.
“Don’t lie to me. How could you break up? Not long ago, he publicly admitted that you were his girlfriend at your school, didn’t he?” Archer said.
“Who says that after dating, you have to wait a certain amount of time before breaking up?” Looking at her father’s panic-stricken face, Veronica suddenly had an urge to laugh.
“Then make up with him right away. I don’t care why you broke up, make up with him now!” Archer said urgently.
“It’s impossible,” Veronica said. Mason’s attitude had made it clear that there was no chance between them.
“Why is it impossible? You’ve had so many years of history together, and now that he’s back in the country and with you again, it shows that his feelings for you are extraordinary. Just soften up to him a bit and everything will be fine!” Archer quickly interjected.
Rosalind chimed in, “Yes, just show him some affection. If that doesn’t work, you can even let him stay overnight. What can’t be resolved between a man and a woman?”
Veronica frowned at her stepmother’s explicit suggestion, and her father, unfortunately, seemed to agree.
“What, are you planning to sell me off for your own benefit? Too bad, I’m not planning on selling myself.
And as for you, don’t even think about leeching off me to suck the Reed family’s blood!” Veronica said.
“You–” Archer became angry and raised his hand to hit Veronica’s face.
But Veronica intercepted his hand in mid-air. “Don’t think I’ll just let you hit me. If you cause me any harm, I’ll call the police and see who will be embarrassed in the end!” Veronica said coldly.
Archer was so angry that he trembled all over, but he reluctantly withdrew his hand.
After all, he didn’t want to go to the police station. Once he did, those clients who mistakenly thought his daughter was still dating Mason would find out the truth, and he wouldn’t be able to do business anymore!
For now, he could only sign the business contracts while others still didn’t know that his daughter and
Mason had broken up. As for the rest, he could only deal with it later!
Archer and Rosalind left in a huff. After Veronica closed the door, she slumped against it like a deflated balloon.
At this moment, she didn’t feel the coldness of her biological father, only endless bitterness.
She had always known that her father had no real affection for her, and her stepmother was even worse. Even her half-brother, who was the same father but different mother, only treated her slightly better, but that was all.
After she moved out, that half-brother never came to see her, let alone care about her.
In the past, although she felt bitter, she didn’t feel any pain.
But today, facing everything, she only feels her heart constantly throbbing in pain.
Is it because of breaking up with Mason? Not only did she lose her family, but also the love she had finally gained.
“Veronica, you really…have no one who loves you,” she murmured to herself.
Perhaps being with Mason was just a dream, a short-lived dream, a fantasy of someone truly loving her and being with her.
But dreams are just dreams, and there will always be a day to wake up!
In the following days, everything seemed calm and quiet. Fewer and fewer people in school paid attention to her, and those who came to see her on purpose also decreased.
After the company’s leaders found out that she failed to persuade Daniel, they didn’t ask her to go find him again. She continued to go to class and work every day, as if everything had returned to before she dated Mason.
Only she knew that she couldn’t go back! Her state of mind couldn’t go back to the past.
It’s like a heart that has lost its vitality. Now it’s just alive, just existing, and she doesn’t even know what she’s hoping for.
Auntie Grace had come to see her once and asked her what she was thinking.
And she just smiled faintly, “Maybe Mason and I are really not that suitable. People like us may only be suitable as siblings, not as lovers.”
But now, they can’t even be siblings.
Veronica was about to go home after school when her phone rang. She looked at the caller ID and saw that it was Daniel calling.
Veronica frowned but still answered the phone. “What’s up?”
she asked.
“I want to talk to you about withdrawing my lawsuit,” Daniel said.
“If you want to withdraw your lawsuit, you can talk to the Reed family’s lawyer directly. If you have any requests, you can also bring them up with them. Talking to me won’t make any difference,” Veronica replied.
“I don’t want to talk to them. I only want to talk to you. It’s up to you whether you want to talk or not. If you don’t want to, then forget it. Maybe I’ll change my mind in a few days!” Daniel said.
Veronica hesitated for a moment and said, “Okay, where do you want to talk?”
Daniel gave her an address and said, “This is where I live now. Let’s talk here. But I only want to talk to you, no one else.”
“Okay, I understand,” Veronica said. Regardless, since Daniel wanted to withdraw his lawsuit, she still planned to go see him.
After all, withdrawing the lawsuit was the best outcome for Mason. Even if they broke up, she still hoped he would be okay and safe.
Veronica went to the address Daniel gave her and arrived at his place.
It was a mixed and chaotic place, almost like a slum in the city, with all kinds of people.
Veronica was a little surprised that Daniel would live in such a place, but when she thought about his current situation, she could understand.
After all, his mother was in the hospital, he couldn’t find a good job, and hospitalization required a lot of money. His life must be very difficult.
It was probably because of this that he was so stubborn, Veronica thought to herself.
When Veronica arrived at Daniel’s door, she knocked twice. After a moment, Daniel opened the door and said, “Come in.”
Veronica entered the room, which was a small farmer’s house with only a dozen square meters, and the furniture inside looked rather old and simple.
“Please sit down!” Daniel said, pointing to a chair next to a small square table in the room.
Veronica sat down as instructed. “Okay, I’m here. What do you want to talk about?”
“I only have water here, nothing else to offer you,” Daniel said, pouring a glass of water and placing it in front of Veronica.
“I didn’t come here for water!” Veronica said.
Daniel shrugged and sat down. “So, what do you think of the place where I live?”
“What do you want me to think?” Veronica asked in response.
“If it weren’t for Mason…”
“If it weren’t for him, your father would have gone to jail for corruption, your family’s property would have been confiscated as stolen goods, and your life would not have been good,” Veronica interrupted.
Daniel’s face turned ugly.
“If you keep dwelling on the past, you’ll never change anything. If you really feel that your life is not good, you should work hard to change it,” Veronica said.
Suddenly, Daniel laughed. “Yes, you’re right. I should work hard to change. That’s why I came to talk to you today.”
“Do you have any requests?” Veronica asked.