Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Just as she hesitated, Lawrence suddenly added, “By the way, if you have any electronic devices on you, they will malfunction once you enter here. This is to prevent anyone from stealing data from the lab.”
Jasper was taken aback and asked, “Are you worried that I will record our conversation?” Lawrence just smiled and said nothing. Jasper suddenly realized why Lawrence insisted on having this conversation in the lab, and she had a feeling of what he might ask.
er pursed her lips and said, “I didn’t record anything.”
awrence asked, “So what do you want to ask me?” Jasper asked, “What is your relationship with Daniel?” Lawrence replied, “We’ve met twice, but we’re not close. As you know, we don’t have a good impression of the Reed family, so when we meet, we naturally chat for a few words.”
Jasper then asked, “Do you know about Daniel’s plan to retaliate against Mason and Veronica?” Lawrence smiled slightly and said, “Yes, I know. Doesn’t your family know about it? He wants to retaliate against Mason and Veronica, and he has been thinking about it for a long time. After all, he thinks that his current miserable life is all because of the Reed family! Having money and power is great, you can easily manipulate other people’s lives!”
Jasper denied it and said, “No! The Reed family has never done such a thing! It wasn’t Mason who made Daniel’s father embezzle, nor was it Mason who made Daniel’s mother sick. All Mason did was give some money to make Daniel and
Veronica break up!”
Lawrence sarcastically asked, “Doesn’t that count as manipulating other people’s lives?” Jasper replied, “But that was Daniel’s own choice!” Lawrence hinted, “Yes, it was his own choice, so this time, he will retaliate against Mason and
Veronica, right?”
Jasper stared at Lawrence and suddenly asked directly, “Does Daniel’s actions this time have anything to do with you? Did you instruct or suggest anything to him?” She didn’t want to beat around the bush anymore and asked directly what she wanted to know.
“And what about you? What kind of answer do you want to hear?” Lawrence asked in return.
“I just want to hear the truth,” Jasper said.
“I did say a few things to Daniel, but whether or not he took them seriously and acted on them was his own choice,” Lawrence said, admitting to his involvement while also distancing himself from it.
But this statement also made Jasper understand that Daniel’s confession, although partly motivated by a desire to clear his own name, was also partly true – Lawrence really was involved in this matter.
Although all Lawrence did was talk and say a few things.
But sometimes, words can be the most persuasive and can lead to the worst outcomes!
“Why? Why would you do this? Even if you hate me, hate that my parents didn’t help your family back then, Mason and
Veronica have nothing to do with it! They have no grudges against you!” Jasper stared at Lawrence and asked loudly.
“But they can hurt you, can’t they?” Lawrence said coldly, “You can only blame Mason for being your brother and Veronica for being the person your brother loves.”
Jasper felt like she was in an ice cave. “Just because of that, you want to kill two innocent people?”
Lawrence approached Jasper, “It’s not me who wants them dead, it’s Daniel!”
Jasper stared at the person in front of her in a daze. Was this really the Lawrence she used to know? The Lawrence who was pure and clean and could play pure music?
Over the years, she had regretted over and over again the way they had parted, even without listening to his explanation.
And later, when he needed help the most, she didn’t answer his calls in time, so he had been missing for so many years, and even when he suffered a great disaster in his own home, she couldn’t help him in time.
She blamed herself, but she never blamed anyone else.
Because she understood right from wrong, she knew that the root of all this was Lawrence’s parents borrowing money everywhere under the name of the Reed family, and Lawrence’s mother using that money for gambling, which eventually led to increasing debts.
So her parents cut ties with the Abbott family, and Jasper didn’t feel like they did anything wrong.
The only mistake was that she heard Lawrence and his parents‘ conversation and thought that
Lawrence was only pretending to be her friend for his own benefit, not genuinely, so she ended their friendship.
If she had listened to his explanation instead of ending their friendship right away, at least they would still be friends, and those debt collectors might not have resorted to such extreme measures, and
Lawrence’s parents might still be alive.
And Lawrence… wouldn’t have lost his parents and disappeared for so many years.
“You… have changed!” Jasper murmured, finally realizing this fact.
“Who wouldn’t change? Do you think I can still be the same after all these years?” Lawrence said coldly, “Do you think I would still be the naive kid who only wanted to please you with a word from you, and practice piano until my fingers almost bled?”
“No, I said you have become like Daniel, always blaming others for your mistakes, but never examining your own mistakes, because this way, you can transfer all the guilt and sense of wrongdoing onto others, and you yourselves can become ‘innocent‘, right?” Jasper spoke frankly.
Lawrence’s face suddenly became very ugly, “What do you mean by always blaming others for your mistakes?!”
“Isn’t it true? Your parents‘ death, in the final analysis, was because of your mother’s gambling and your father’s indulgence towards her.” Jasper said.
This was the first time she had spoken so bluntly in front of him.
“Shut up!” Lawrence suddenly shouted, “The dead should be respected, how can you say such things?!”
“That’s true, but because the dead should be respected, even though I have known this all along, I haven’t said it like this, but the more I don’t say it, the more you blame the Reed family for your parents‘
mistakes, so now I have to say it like this!” Jasper said, “Lawrence, if you want to blame me, to resent me, to retaliate against me, I can understand, but you shouldn’t take revenge on my family!”
Lawrence’s facial expression was gradually distorting, “Jasper of the Reed family, you speak so righteously, but if I put you in the middle of an explosion to retaliate against you, would you accept it?”
Jasper said calmly, “It’s not about accepting it, it’s just that I wouldn’t hate you that much.”
Lawrence sneered, seemingly mocking Jasper.
Jasper continued, “If it’s a meaningful death, I’ll accept it, but if it’s a meaningless death, why should I accept it? If you want revenge on me, I understand, but that doesn’t mean I have to accept death as the price of my fate.”
Because she still had her family who loved her, and William.
If something really happened to her, how sad would they be?
“I owe you, first because back then, I heard your piano playing and found you, and kept you by my side. To me, my words changed the fate of your family, so I often think, if
I hadn’t insisted on finding you, your family’s life wouldn’t have changed, and your mother might not have developed a gambling addiction.”
Jasper murmured, confessing his guilt to Lawrence word by word, “Secondly, I didn’t listen to your explanation and broke off our friendship. Thirdly, you called me at the most dangerous time, but I didn’t answer. These twists of fate are my guilt towards you, but this guilt is only mine, the Reed family doesn’t owe you, nor does your family, you better remember that!”
Lawrence stared at Jasper fiercely, her words were like digging up the bloody truth that had been buried under his revenge.
Of course, he also understood that the ones to blame for his parents‘ death were his mother’s gambling addiction and his father’s indulgence, and those loan sharks who charged high interest rates!
But…his parents were already dead, and those loan sharks who harmed his parents had been arrested and were receiving the punishment they deserved.
However, the anger and resentment in his heart still couldn’t be quelled!
It was like needing a release valve to vent, in order to let out the anger that had been suppressed in his heart.
And the Reed family was his release valve, allowing him to vent the anger that had been squeezed in his heart.
“Since you also said that you owe me, how do you plan to make up for these three debts of guilt?”
Lawrence suddenly asked.
“The guilt I owe you, I’ve made up for what I could over the years, and for what I can’t make up for, I don’t think I can do anything about it,” Jasper said.
“No way to make it up? You don’t even ask how to make it up, how can you say there’s no way?”
Lawrence sneered.
“Whether you want to take my life or leave me disabled to seek revenge, I won’t agree,” Jasper said.
“Aren’t you afraid that I’ll kill you right here, right now?” Lawrence said. “You know, this is a chemistry lab, everything inside is dangerous. It’s easy to cause an explosion here.”
“You won’t,” Jasper said firmly.
“What makes you so sure?” Lawrence asked coldly.
“If there really is an explosion here, neither of us can escape. Besides, if your goal is to kill me so easily, you had the chance before, didn’t you?” Jasper said.
Lawrence pursed his thin lips. Yes, he had many chances before to kill her.
But strangely, he never had that thought.
The thought of letting her die never crossed his mind.
He thought of making the Reed family suffer, making them. pay for his parents‘ death!
But he never thought of Jasper that way.
He only wanted her to suffer, but he didn’t want her dead.
“Marry me, leave Emerald City with me, and go abroad together!” Lawrence suddenly said. “If you’re willing, I can let go of my hatred, and you can make up for your guilt towards me. What do you say?”
Jasper was stunned. She never expected Lawrence to make such a request.
“What are you joking about!” she exclaimed.
“Do you think I’m joking?” Lawrence replied. “I’m very serious about this, but every time I’m serious with you, you seem to think I’m joking.”
“So, you want me to marry you, leave Emerald City, all as revenge against me?” she asked.
“Do you think this is revenge?” he asked in return.
“Then what is it? What’s the point of doing this?”
“Why can’t you understand that it’s because I love you?” he said.
She suddenly widened her eyes, looking at him in disbelief!
If he said he hated her, resented her, or even wished she were dead, she could understand, but he said he loved her, and she couldn’t understand.
Perhaps the once innocent and harmless Lawrence had liked her very much. If there had been no twists and turns between them, and they had grown up normally, there was a possibility that he would have fallen in love with her.
But so many things had happened between them, and he had even lost his family. He had been determined to take revenge on her, and now he said he loved her?!
“You–” she moved her lips, but her throat was dry, and she didn’t know what to say.
“Jasper, I love you, and even I find that strange,” Lawrence leaned closer to Jasper, his fingers hooking under her chin. “So as long as you’re willing to make up for your guilt towards me, as I said, I might really be able to let go of my hatred and live a good life with you abroad.”
Just then, there was a banging sound at the glass door of the lab.
Jasper wanted to turn her head to look, but Lawrence still held
She suddenly widened her eyes, looking at him in disbelief!
If he said he hated her, resented her, or even wished she were dead, she could understand, but he said he loved her, and she couldn’t understand.
Perhaps the once innocent and harmless Lawrence had liked her very much. If there had been no twists and turns between them, and they had grown up normally, there was a possibility that he would have fallen in love with her.