Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
As her voice grew softer and softer, her eyes closed and she fell asleep.
He lowered his head, his eyes falling on her. She was leaning on his shoulder. ‘If she knows the truth, would she still think… It’s great to have met me?
‘Probably not.’
Once Grace was sound asleep, Jason gently moved and gingerly picked up Grace. He went back to the bedroom and put her down on the soft bed. Then, he gently stroked her hair with his fingers. “Grace, everything ends here, all right?”
The truth of her case ended here, and so did her past with Brian.
‘Let’s not pursue either of these matters any further!”
‘It’s for the best!
A reporter spread the news of Grace’s case reversal on the internet.
For a moment, there was a great deal of discussion about it.
Of course, Grace was just a promising rookie lawyer who had been cleared of a wrongful conviction. It was Grace’s ex-boyfriend, Sean Stevens, and Lily, a celebrity, who were the topic of discussion.
Although the reporter who broke the story said that he had interviewed Lily before this, Lily did not seem to know about the case in advance. After she did, she did not say anything!
As a result, more people went to Lily’s social media accounts to ask what she thought of Grace’s case reversal.
Others showed screenshots of Lily publicly saying that she would not forgive Grace, calling her low and disgusting.
Lily did issue a public statement saying that she had just learned that Grace was wronged. She only said those things because the law made a wrongful conviction and also that she was now willing to publicly apologize to Grace.
Then, Lily released a video of herself publicly apologizing. The video was simple. It was just Lily saying to the camera, “Grace, I apologize for what I’ve said to you.” There was nothing else.
Many found Lily’s apology too simple.
Some even claimed that since Grace was wronged, Lily had stolen her boyfriend and cursed her for being inhumane. She was worse than the Wicked Witch of the West.
On the other hand, Lily’s fans found their idol straightforward and upright. If they wanted to blame someone, they should blame the one who made the wrong judgment as well as the false witnesses and Dexter Rios.
In short, there were all kinds of interesting comments on the internet.
Others took to Sean Stevens’s social media account to ask if Sean
Stevens would make a different choice since Grace was wronged.
Sean Stevens only responded publicly, “The past is in the past, and I just want to cherish the present.”
Lina Sweeney did not know that her best friend’s case was reversed until she read the news. She called her best friend in a hurry and said, “Why didn’t you tell me about such a big issue?”
“Aren’t we supposed to meet tomorrow? That’s what I wanted to talk to you about!” said Grace.
“Why didn’t you say so in advance? If it hadn’t been for the news, I wouldn’t have known!”
“I’m just afraid if I told you in advance and failed, I’d spoil your happiness for me,” said Grace. Lina had done so much for her that she did not want to cause Lina any more problems.
“You’re regarding me as an outsider if you say that. Grace, we said we’d be friends forever. You mustn’t keep such things from me in the future. I don’t want to learn about what happened to my friends from the news,” said Lina Sweeney,
“Got it.” Grace found her nose a little sore.
That was how Lina behaved. If she regarded someone as a friend, she would treat them wholeheartedly.
The next day, Lina Sweeney met with Grace and learned the details of the case, including how Dexter Rios was the mastermind behind it.
“I can’t believe he’d frame someone else just because he was afraid of being involved. However, now that you’ve proved your innocence, what are you going to do next?” Lina Sweeney said emotionally.
“I have no idea,” said Grace. She had some expectations but also some hesitation for her future.
“Are you going to become a lawyer again?” asked Lina Sweeney.
Grace chuckled bitterly. “I haven’t been in the business for four years. I don’t know if I can do it yet. I can’t even remember some of the legal provisions I used to know very well.”
“It’d be a shame if you gave up on being a lawyer. Since you’re not in a hurry for a job, you can familiarize yourself with the legal provisions and case studies first. Grace, I’m sure you can do it!” Lina Sweeney said confidently.
She had always admired her best friend’s ability to learn.
Grace thought about it before saying, “That’s true. I should familiarize myself with them first. I’ll have to give it a try.”
She was finally qualified to be a lawyer again, so of course she should cherish this chance more.
“Accompany me to the bookstore later. I want to buy the latest law books,” said Grace.
“Sure!” Lina Sweeney said happily. Her best friend was finally pulling herself together. Of course, she had to support her fully.
The two arrived at the bookstore, and Grace went to the law section to begin looking. Speaking of which, it seemed that she had not been here for a long time.
Before she went to prison, she was a regular. She came here almost once or twice a month, not only for books on her profession but also magazines.
Even though online reading had become the norm, she still preferred the feeling of reading on paper and taking notes at random.
Grace felt emotional coming back here.
Lina Sweeney was a bit bored hanging out at the law section.
After all, it was not what she studied. As such, she said to Grace,
“Grace, I’ll go check out the magazines. You can come and find me when you’re done choosing.”
“Sure,” said Grace while nodding.
Lina Sweeney trotted over to the magazine section to browse through magazines about her favorite idols while Grace continued to pick out her books.
Just then, a voice suddenly rang out, “Are you… Grace?”
Grace was stunned and looked up to see the face of an unfamiliar man. He was about 25 or 26 years old. He was dressed in casual clothes and looked quite ordinary.
When he saw her looking up, he immediately added, “You must be Grace. I’ve seen your photos online. Lily has apologized to your online. Why didn’t you respond to her? Is it so hard to say that it doesn’t matter? Moreover, Lily believed that you were her sister’s murderer because of the court’s misjudgment back then. In fact, she didn’t have to apologize to you at all. She was just too nice…”
The man uttered a series of words, all in defense of Lily. He behaved just like a fan of Lily’s.
Grace frowned a little, picked up a couple of books she had chosen, and went over to the cashier to pay for them. She planned to look for Lina Sweeney after paying.
However, the man did not give up and continued to follow Grace. He went on with his speech, wanting Grace to declare online that she was willing to forgive Lily and even took out his phone to film her.
Grace frowned more deeply. “You have no right to film me without my consent!”
“You feel guilty, don’t you? I’m just filming with my phone. What’s that got to do with you? You haven’t publicly responded to Lily’s apology. You don’t have a secret, do you? Is it possible that you want to rekindle your relationship with Sean Stevens?”
The man exaggerated as if to spur some hot gossip.
Grace hurriedly paid the bill. She was hoping to find Lina Sweeney, but more and more people had gathered around her.
Besides, because of what the stranger said, the people around her now knew who she was even if they had not recognized her at first.
After all, Lily’s apology was also a hot topic on the internet these. days.
“It’s Grace!”
“Is she the Grace who had her case reversed?”