Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
He was more ruthless than pa**ionate.
Did someone like him have anything important to him? As soon as the thought flashed through Grace’s mind, she somehow remembered Brian’s silver bracelet.
It was because of the silver bracelet that she knew Brian.
The bracelet was obviously for children, but Brian treated it like it was a piece of treasure. What exactly was the story. behind the bracelet?
“Who are you looking at?” A low and elegant voice suddenly rang in Grace’s ears.
She immediately came to her senses, and when she turned around, her lips narrowly missed Jason’s. Then, she realized that his face was so close to hers that she had almost kissed.
him.
Jason’s thin lips parted as he whispered, “No matter who you’re looking at, the person in your heart can only be me.”
As he spoke, he looked past her to the figure standing at the entrance.
Brian was a childhood friend. Jason did not expect that one day they would be interested in the same woman. The only difference was that now he had gotten Grace’s heart, but Brian did not know that the person he had been looking for was actually Grace.
Of course, if he could, he would never let Brian know.
When Jason looked at Brian, Brian seemed to sense something. He shot his gaze to Jason’s direction and they made eye contact.
A moment later, Brian took Evelyn and walked slowly toward
Jason.
The moment he saw Grace, Brian was struck with awe. She looked different than before. Her black hair was plaited in a style that was both elegant and lively while her refined makeup made her look so attractive.
Under the lights, her bright almond-shaped eyes seemed to glow with a gleam. They were bright, yet they seemed to have a certain fortitude. In a trance, he vaguely saw the little girl’s eyes again.
That same little girl had looked at him with the same look in her eyes before saying, “Don’t be afraid, I’m here. I’ll get you out of here.”
That little figure eventually did it. She led him step by step away from the dangerous place.
When he sprained his ankle, he thought she would escape without him, but she carried him on her back and insisted on taking him with her.
He was given hope amid despair, and it was a feeling he would probably never forget.
“Brian,” Evelyn cried a little uneasily when she saw Brian looking at Grace.
Grace had taken Evelyn by surprise today. She thought her outfit would be enough to make her the focus of the banquet today. After all, it was not cheap and was a lot better than many of the dresses on the socialites present.
However, looking at Grace’s gown, Evelyn felt jealousy brewing within her. What made her even more uncomfortable was that the Grace today made her feel like she was seeing the same person she used to be-the radiant, promising female lawyer. On the other hand, she was just a small actress.
It had been a long time since she felt this way. Even though she knew that Grace was with Jason, she did not think that
Grace had beaten her. After all, she was Brian’s official girlfriend.
However, Evelyn now felt that she was being outdone.
Brian came back to his senses and said to Grace, “It seems quite a coincidence to see you again.”
“Hello,” Grace responded simply.
Brian turned his eyes to Jason. “I didn’t expect you to be here today.”
“I brought Grace here to show her around. After all, there are some people she is bound to know someday,” Jason said lightly. However, there was just too much information in that one sentence.
Evelyn was shocked. What did he mean by ‘bound to know’? Was Jason… hinting that he would marry Grace someday?
Evelyn felt another pang of jealousy at the thought of this, but she put on a smile and said, “Long time no see, Sis. Speaking of which, I’ve been wanting to apologize to you. Mom and Dad had no ill intentions, but they mishandled the matter regarding your mother’s grave. There was a misunderstanding, so they said the wrong thing. Don’t take it seriously, Sis. Dad misses you a lot these days. Why don’t you go home and visit him when you’re free?”
Evelyn’s words were very condescending as if it had really all been a misunderstanding.
Grace smiled a little. “There’s no need to apologize. After all, it’s none of your business, is it? What do you want to apologize for?”
She said it lightly, but it made Evelyn a little speechless for a moment. She could only look like she was wronged.
Brian only glanced at Evelyn, slightly frowning. He did not know what the sisters were talking about, but it was clearly nothing good.
“All right, you’re tired. I’ll take you over there to rest,” said Jason as he turned to Grace.
“Sure,” Grace responded with a sweet smile.
The smile made Brian fall into a trance.
Just as Grace was about to leave, Brian could not help reaching out and grabbing Grace’s wrist.
Grace stopped in her tracks. She looked strangely at her wrist that was in Brian’s hand, then at Brian. “Mr. Hart?”
It was only then that Brian recovered from his trance. What was wrong with him? The person in front of him was not the one he was looking for. He knew that, but when she was about to leave earlier, he seemed to have traveled back to the old days. The little girl had also smiled and told him to take good care of his wound. She said that they would meet soon.
However, after he let go of her hand, they never saw each other again.
Many times, he had dreamed of seizing the hand and not wanting to let go. Many times, he had woken up regretting why he let her go back then. If he had not let go, perhaps she would still be with him right now.
Brian knew that he should release her hand, but his hand seemed to go against his will. He continued to hold her hand, refusing to release it.
Just then, another hand grabbed Brian’s wrist.
“Brian, I think you’d better let go. I don’t like to see another man grabbing my girlfriend’s wrist like that,” Jason’s voice rang coldly, and his bright amorous eyes were icy cold.
Brian had known Jason for many years, so he knew Jason well.
He might look indifferent sometimes as his gaze was usually casual and unconcerned. However, it was not the same now.
His eyes were cold, and Brian felt pain shooting up from his wrist.
Brian even had a hunch that if he did not let go, Jason might just break his wrist.
There was really no need to fall out with Jason for a mere woman. After all, Grace was not the one he was looking for. Had he not figured it out earlier?
Brian lowered his eyes before loosening his fingers with a faint smile, and Grace’s wrist was instantly free.
“I’m sorry, I seem to have forgotten my manners just now. Miss Cummins reminded me of an old friend,” said Brian.
“She’s not your old friend. Don’t forget your manners again,” Jason said coldly before grabbing Grace’s hand and leaving.
Brian’s eyes were clouded as he looked at Grace’s departing back, Evelyn, who was beside Brian, wanted to scream.
Was she not? She should be! If the portrait she saw in Brian’s studio was indeed the old friend Brian was referring to, then she was certain that the girl was Grace.
She remembered the dress Grace wore, what the little girl in the portrait looked like, and the silver bracelet Brian treasured. All these led to Grace.