Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Her mother was pushed down the stairs by Clarissa to help her. She wanted to live and carry on her mother’s legacy, and then… find a way to bring justice for her mother and not let Clarissa get away with it.
Even though it will be difficult and take many years, she will still persist in doing it.
The car arrived at her neighborhood, and Nancy got out of the car, but she didn’t expect Mick to get out of the car with her.
She looked at him strangely, “Why are you…”
“Since we’re already here, I’ll pay my respects to your mother too,” he said.
She was shocked and puzzled, “Why do you… want to pay respects to my mother?”
Her mother and he were not related, at most they had met al some banquets before.
Mick couldn’t say why, maybe it was because when she mentioned paying respects alone, the sadness on her face made him uncomfortable.
“The dead are great, and paying respects to the living. Do we need a reason?” Mick asked.
“Yes, thank you,” Nancy said.
Today, there was one more person paying respects to her mother, not just her alone, which made her feel less lonely.
The driver opened the trunk of the car, and Nancy was about to take out the two large bags of vegetables, but Mick stepped forward and picked up the two bags of vegetables, “Let me do it.”
“But…”
“You lead the way!” he said.
As someone who usually held a higher position, his commanding tone made people unconsciously obey.
Nancy obediently led the way with two large plastic bags of groceries, while the driver who stayed behind looked on in surprise as his young master walked into the old apartment building.
Is this really their young master? The one who usually looks down on women outside of the Reed family?
But now he’s carrying groceries for a woman!
If anyone found out, they would be shocked.
Could it be that the young master has taken a liking to this woman? The driver secretly speculated in his heart, but there was no definite answer.
Nancy brought Mick to her small apartment.
The 20-square-meter space, including a bathroom and a kitchen, was already very small, and with Mick there, it became even smaller.
At this moment, Nancy looked at Mick sitting in a chair.
The dining table in the room was just a small square table with old chairs, but he sat there without giving off any sense of inferiority.
Even in such an environment, he gave off a pleasing feeling.
Because of the surroundings, he became even more visually striking.
“Would you like some tea?” Nancy asked.
“No need,” Mick said.
“Then…you can sit for a while. It will take some time for the food to be ready,” Nancy said.
“Okay,” Mick replied indifferently.
Nancy was cooking in the kitchen.
As it was an open kitchen, Mick could clearly see Nancy skillfully washing and cutting vegetables, and then quickly putting them in the pot.
She even cooked rice while stir-frying the vegetables.
Unlike the glamorous women who usually surrounded him, she gave him a more genuine feeling.
His gaze turned to the small rented room, and finally fell on a black and white photo hanging on the wall.
The middle-aged woman in the photo had a smile on her lips and a gentle look in her eyes.
He knew that was Nancy’s deceased mother.
She looked somewhat similar to her mother, but compared to her mother, she had a stronger sense of determination in her eyebrows.
But even though she was strong, sometimes she could be surprisingly fragile! Like the last time she appeared in his bedroom in tears in the middle of the night, making him face a woman’s crying for the first time and feeling at a loss.
Even when his own sister cried in front of him, he had never felt so helpless!
Although Nancy was quick with her hands and feet, it took 40 minutes for the food to be ready.
She lit some incense and candles on the square table and served the food.
Nancy held the incense and bowed respectfully three times towards her mother’s photo. “Mom, I will be fine, don’t worry. Every year from now on, I will come to visit you at your grave. Even if no one else remembers you in this world, I will
She also vowed to seek justice from the Schultz family – a thought she kept to herself.
Just as Nancy finished bowing and placed the incense in the small censer, she heard Mick’s voice,
“Give me three incense sticks, I want to pay my respects to your mother too.”
Nancy was surprised and looked at Mick in a daze.
“I came here for this, didn’t I?” he said. –
She then took three incense sticks, lit them, and handed them to him.
He took the incense and bowed respectfully three times as well.
Nancy watched the scene before her and felt a sense of absurdity and emotion.
Who would have thought that the former mistress who was kicked out by the Schultz family would be worshipped by the Reed family’s eldest son after her death?
After Mick placed the incense in the censer, Nancy suddenly said, “Thank you.”
“Thank me for what?” he turned to ask.
“Thank you for being willing to pay respects to my mother. I am not the only one who came to worship her today. My mother liked lively occasions, so having one more person here today would make her happy even in the afterlife,” Nancy said.
After a pause, Nancy added, “And thank you for helping me.”
“Are you referring to me standing up for you today?” Mick asked.
“Not only that,” she said, “Clarissa came to me today to vent her anger because you warned the
Schultz family not to bother me. She was upset, so she came to me to let it out. But Mr. Reed, you don’t have to worry. Although Clarissa misunderstood our relationship today, she will realize in a few days that there is nothing between us, so there shouldn’t be any strange rumors spreading.”
He gave her a strange glance. “Why should I worry if she misunderstands, and what strange rumors are you talking about?”
Nancy said with a hint of embarrassment, “I thought…you wouldn’t like it if people misunderstood that you have some kind of relationship with a woman. I just thought that when she comes to her senses and realizes that there is nothing between us, she won’t go around spreading rumors.”
“What if she comes to you to vent her anger again?” he asked.
“Then I will find a way to fight back and not let her have her way,” Nancy said. Her voice became a little uneasy as she continued, “Of course, I won’t use your name to say anything nonsense next time. I promise.”
Mick frowned slightly, feeling that her last sentence was a bit harsh.
Especially the way she kept calling him “Mr. Reed.”
“Do you want to distance yourself from me?” Mick asked.
Nancy was taken aback. This question sounded strange. And the way he said it…it seemed like he was a little angry.
A certain possibility that had flashed through her mind before began to resurface.
“Do you…not want to distance yourself from me?” Nancy looked straight at the man in front of her and asked bluntly.
Mick remained silent. Indeed, he didn’t seem to like the idea of her distancing herself from him.
It was like…she was special.
But when did this special feeling begin?
“Did you help me just out of kindness, or because you like me?” Nancy gathered her courage and asked even more boldly.
“Do you think I like you?” Mick asked in response.
“I just think there’s a possibility,” Nancy replied, trying to sound calm. Only she knew how nervous she was at this moment, her hands hanging at her sides slowly starting to sweat.
Mick chuckled. Did he like the woman in front of him? Although he did treat her differently, was it really that simple to have such feelings?
Besides, this woman in front of him had an ordinary appearance. The only thing special about her was perhaps the stubbornness and endurance in her eyes.
It left a deep impression on him.
“How do you prove that there’s a possibility?” Mick asked.
“If you don’t mind me offending you…”
Nancy’s words were not finished yet when Mick said, “Go ahead.”
“What?” She blinked.
“You can offend me. I also want to know if I really like you,”
Mick said.
Nancy took a deep breath. Since he had said that, she would go for it.
If Mick really had some feelings for her, even if it was just a little bit… as long as she could seize the opportunity, maybe she could use Mick to get justice for her mother and make Clarissa pay the price she deserved.
No matter what – she was willing to pay any price!
Nancy slowly leaned towards Mick, their faces getting closer and closer.
Mick’s beautiful peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, but he didn’t say anything. Instead, he stared straight at Nancy as she leaned in closer and closer to his face, then kissed his lips.
She awkwardly sucked on his lips and explored with her tongue, wanting to get closer.
For Mick, this kind of intimate kiss was unfamiliar.