Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
However, Jason did not even bother looking at her. He just glanced at Sean and Lily before asking Grace, “Did they do anything to you?!
His tone was completely different from what it was before. It was gentle.
“We just chatted a little,” Grace replied in a soft voice. Zoe’s vicious remarks did not affect her at all.
Seeing this, Sean and Lily knew that
Grace still shared a relationship with Jason after all.
Whether or not they had broken up,
Jason was still Grace’s backup!
With Jason around, no one could lay a hand on Grace.
Sean panicked and immediately said, “Master Reed, it’s just a misunderstanding. Zoe is young and immature, so please forgive her.” Then, he shouted at Zoe who was still on the ground looking stunned, “Apologize!”
Zoe felt so aggrieved! ‘I got slapped, yet I still have to apologize!
‘But I have to admit defeat because I’m facing Jason. After all, the Stevens family is nothing compared to Jason!
‘I got the news that Grace has moved out of Reed Residence and is living in a small rental house, so Jason must have dumped her. Why is… Jason defending
Grace?
‘Was it… Jason who brought Grace to the banquet today?’
Zoe was full of doubts, but no one gave her the answers.
She got up awkwardly and was about to apologize when Grace said, “No thanks. I don’t need her apology.”
Zoe was stunned. ‘What does that mean?
I was about to apologize, but she…
“That’s true. Sis doesn’t need the apology,” said Jason.
‘Sis?’ Sean was surprised. He had heard
Jason address Grace like that a long time ago. Later on, it seemed that Jason and
Grace began dating each other and he never heard Jason call her that again.
‘Now… What does this mean?’
Sean was also full of doubts.
Zoe was even more embarra**ed now.
At first, she just wanted to apologize and leave, but now that she could not make an apology, she could only stand there with a red and swollen face while receiving strange gazes from all around.
This made her extremely miserable.
Lily came forward and said, “Although
Miss Cummins said there’s no need to apologize, it was Zoe’s fault after all.
How about this? Why don’t the Stevens family donate money to the children in the disaster area under your name, Miss
Cummins? What do you think of that,
Miss Cummins?”
Lily’s approach helped Zoe solve the awkward problem of apologizing and gave the Stevens family a good reputation. Both parties would benefit from it.
Zoe was eager to agree. ‘It’s just spending some money. It’s better than keeping me here awkwardly!’
Grace turned her gaze to the tray in Jason’s hand. “Is that for me?”
“Yes,” answered Jason.
“What about yours?”
“I ate some earlier.”
The two chatted like no one else was there, treating Lily and the Stevens siblings like they were invisible.
Lily’s expression changed immediately.
No one dared to ignore her, the second daughter of the Atkinson family!
“Then eat first. Put some food into your stomach,” said Jason, placing the tray of food on a nearby table as he sat down with Grace.
The other three stayed put.
“What’s the matter? How long do you plan to stand there?” Jason asked lazily.
Sean then hurriedly left with Lily and
Zoe.
The three were not in the mood to stay at the banquet anymore. They had become a laughing stock. Staying around would only embarra** them further.
However, before she left, Lily could not help turning around to look at Grace and
Jason again.
‘Does Grace still have Jason as her backer? Is it true that they broke up?’
If Jason was defending Grace, it would be difficult to lay a hand on Grace.
Lily was resentful that she was forced to quit the entertainment industry because of Grace.
However, in front of Grace, she had to be nice and could not lash out. Lily’s heart was full of hatred as she thought of this.
‘If I had known… I should’ve gone hard on Grace and let her die in jail back then!’
“Brother, are we going to be alright?”
Zoe looked like she had just survived a disaster. It was good enough for her that she would not have to apologize and pay any money.
However, Sean frowned. In his opinion,
Jason was not a soft-hearted man.
He was a harsh person to those who offended him.
‘Zoe insulted Grace earlier, but Jason merely slapped and criticized her… It’s almost like… he was holding it up high and letting it down gently.
‘Is he… letting us off the hook that easily?’
Sean was not sure, but now, he could only tell his sister, “Maybe. You should be more careful in the future. Don’t mess with Grace again, or you’ll drag the whole Stevens family down.”
Zoe curled her lips in disdain. “That’s because she has Jason. She’s nothing without Jason! Hmph. Let’s wait till Jason gets tired of her one day. We’ll see what
I’ll do to her then!”
“That’s enough! Haven’t you had enough today? Do you want your other leg to be broken too?” Sean yelled angrily.
Zoe’s face reddened immediately and she stopped talking.
Lily looked at Sean with a faint worry in her eyes. Today, she noticed that there was a trace of nostalgia in his eyes when he first saw Grace at the banquet today.
‘Nostalgia… What is he nostalgic about?
Is he thinking about his past with Grace?”
She would never allow her man to keep a second woman in his heart. She had to be the only one!
Grace ate from her plate with her head down.
The banquet seemed to have put a lot of effort into the food. All the dishes were made with premium ingredients, and the chef did a great job at preparing the meals so they all tasted good. Of course, she needed to ignore the gazes on her for her to properly enjoy the food.
She was Jason’s date at the banquet, which was already impressive enough. Coupled with Zoe’s antics earlier, the other guests would throw her a look every now and then.
However, none of their gazes was as strong as the gaze of the man sitting next to her.
After taking a few mouthfuls, Grace looked up and said, “The food here tastes good. Why don’t you go and get something to eat?”
“I’ll have a taste,” he said, leaning over and biting off the steak she was holding with a fork.
Grace was stunned. Then, she realized that she had already taken a bite of the steak on her fork earlier.
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