Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
“Alright. That’s it! Ten million and not a dime less!” The man pressed the end button and sent a text message with the account they had prepared.
“I didn’t expect your benefactor to be so rich. Paying us ten million without a second thought,” the man said with a laugh, “When I get the ten million, I’ll-”
“Enough. Stop talking. Let’s get the money first!” the driver scolded.
The man said no more, and he stopped touching Grace as well.
Grace knew that the two men would not let her go even if they received the money. They would probably still harm her after getting it.
However, she was no longer worried.
‘Is it because of Jason? Because I believe he’ll save me?’
Grace could not help but smile wryly as she thought of it.
She intended to be independent, but now she was dependent on him.
The driver drove toward the south of the city, to an increasingly remote place, They were going to leave the city soon!
Grace did not know what Jason planned to do, but the car suddenly stopped when it was about to reach the highway exit.
“Why did you stop?” the man who was watching over Grace at the back asked.
However, the driver did not answer.
As such, the man glared at Grace. “Be good!” Then, he moved forward after getting up halfway and poked his head out between the seats to look through the windshield at the front of the car.
Then, the man stiffened. His face showed a stunned expression while his body could not help trembling.
‘What’s going on?’
Grace was lying in the car with her hands tied. She could not straighten up at all, let alone see out the front of the car
Just then, a loudspeaker outside blared. “Those in the car, you’re surrounded.
Give up and don’t hurt the hostage. If you don’t follow our orders, you’ll only be hurt or killed!”
Grace was shocked. ‘We’re…
surrounded?
‘Did Jason do this?’
Then, the door was opened by men in police uniforms who quickly took the two men out of the car. Next, a figure caught Grace’s eye.
It was Jason!
Grace stared blankly at Jason’s handsome face. When he saw her current state, his face was so dark as if he was going to kill someone.
“Don’t come over!” Jason said suddenly.
Then, he quickly got into the car, undid the rope that tied Grace’s hands, and took off his suit jacket to put it on her.
“Who did this? Or are they both involved?” Jason raised his hand and gently touched the slap mark on Grace’s face.
en die was varied tub
It was no wonder that the two men were shocked as rows of police officers armed with real ammunition and police cars had almost completely blocked the highway.
It was like they were dealing with a nefarious criminal organization or even a major international criminal case.
Ordinary kidnappings would not face such a commotion.
Grace was also shocked. She did not expect Jason to make such a big deal out of it!
The two men who had been handcuffed by the police immediately widened their
‘Is this man… the benefactor… the paralegal mentioned?’
What benefactor could have such power?
Jason glanced coldly at the man who was not wearing a mask. Then, he ordered his subordinate who was following him. “Take good care of this man later and let him know what it feels like to be slapped.”
“Yes,” the subordinate answered. ‘The moment Master Reed asked me to take care of this fellow, he’s probably going to suffer,” he thought to himself.
The man without a mask frembled. When he saw Jason trying to carry Grace into a nearby black Bentley, the man suddenly shouted, “Who the hell are you? Is….. Is she really a mere paralegal?”
‘How could someone create such a commotion for a mere paralegal who’s not even a stunning beauty?
The man just felt like everything was getting out of hand.
He thought he only accepted a deal, but look at how it turned out!
No one answered him as Jason had already gotten into the car with Grace in his arms. Then, the car slowly drove away from the scene.
In the car, Grace said to Jason, “Thank you.”
If it had not been for him, she would have suffered today.
“It was smart of you to contact me. Do you know who you’ve offended?” he said.
She shook her head. She had offended some people, but not enough for anyone to do such a thing. Therefore, for a moment, she could not think of anything.
“That’s the second time,” he said.
“Second time?” She was stunned.
“Didn’t someone try to hurt you near the neighborhood you currently live in? It’s the second time now,” he said.
“You mean… They’re from the same gang?”
“We can find out after checking,” Jason said coldly. However, his gaze softened when he saw the messy state she was in.
“Does it hurt a lot?” he asked softly.
“Sort of, but… it’s tolerable,” she said. The burning pain in her cheeks was less severe than the pain she had experienced in prison.
He frowned and caressed the trail of blood that oozed from the corner of her lips.
Those slaps had injured the corners of her mouth.
“It’s just some blood. I can just wipe it off,” she said, trying to take out a tissue to wipe the oozing blood.
However, he held her hand and said,
“Don’t bother.”
‘What does he mean by that?’ She blinked her eyes and saw his face magnifying before her eyes.
She felt something warm and moist on the corners of her lips.
‘He… He’s licking my blood!’
Grace suddenly stiffened, and she could feel a terrible burn on the spot he had licked.
She had no idea how long it took, but he seemed to finally clean up the blood at the corner of her lips. He touched his forehead lightly against hers and said with a hint of self-reproach, “I’m sorry you were hurt.”
‘Does he have any idea how ambiguous this is?’ thought Grace, but she could not seem to lift her stiff arm at the moment, let alone push him away.
“It’s not your fault… I was hurt. It’s good enough that you could come and save me,” she said before gulping suddenly.
‘It’s not my fault?’ Jason laughed at himself. “I didn’t protect you well. The last thing I want is for you to get hurt.”
Grace was silent. She could smell his scent, and it was so intimate.
‘But does he know that it’s not these physical wounds that had hurt me deeply, but the one to my heart?
‘I wonder when it would heal.’
The car stopped at the hospital’s entrance, and Jason got off with Grace in his arms.
The doctor was already waiting in a special room, and as soon as Grace arrived, he began his examination.
Fortunately, it was only some physical injuries. There was nothing to worry about. The swelling on her face would also subside in a few days.
When she was done with the examination, a new set of clothes was placed in front of her.
“Change into this,” he said.
“Okay,” she replied. Her shirt was torn at the shoulder and was indeed unwearable.
She held out her hand to take it, but he did not seem to want to give it to her.
She looked at him quizzically.
He said, “You’re hurt, so it’s not very convenient for you to change yourself.”
‘So? Did he mean…! Grace’s face went red immediately. Her red and swollen face now looked even ‘brighter’.
“Well… You can ask the nurse to come in and help me change,” Grace said quickly as they were now resting in a VIP lounge, waiting for the staff to fetch her medicine.
“Are you embarra**ed? What is there to be embarra**ed about? Didn’t I help you change your clothes before?” he asked.
‘That was then, and this is now!’
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