Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Valda Theller’s face reddened. Like an obedient student, she raised her hands and randomly fixed his suit collar and shirt collar.
“Like this?”
“Yes,” he said. His lips curled slightly. It was as if he was watching her with a gentle smile.
However, she knew the gentleness was only an act.
Without looking up, she could feel many eyes on her.
“Umm… A lot of people are looking at us,” she whispered.
“I know. Let them watch,” he said. That was his purpose today.
Just then, a voice rang out. “Hey, how enviable it is to watch you two’s public display of affection.”
Valda Theller turned her head and saw Patrick, whom she had seen at the party with Brian’s friends. However, Patrick had a ne female companion with him today. “There you are.” Brian straightened up and greeted Patrick.
The two chatted casually, but Patrick had no intention of Introducing the female companion beside him to Brian and Valda Theller.
In his opinion, she was only a woman he was fooling around with. They took what they needed from each other, and there was nothing serious about it.
“Valda is so beautiful today that I almost didn’t recognize her.” Patrick’s eyes fell on Valda Theller. “It seems Brian is quite serious about you.”
Patrick called Valda Theller ‘Valda’ like he was already familiar with her.
Valda Theller smiled sheepishly. Brian wrapped his arm around Valda Theller’s waist, pulling her nearer. “I’ve always been serious about Valda.”
“Yes, yes!” Patrick repeated.
Brian looked at Valda Theller and said, “Why don’t you take a seat? I’ll get you something to eat.”
“Okay,” she replied. Patrick also turned to his female companion and said, “Sit with Valda.” With that said, he walked to the other side with Brian.
Valda Theller and Patrick’s female companion looked at each other. Finally, she spoke up first.
“Hello, what’s your name?”
Valda Theller smiled and said, “My name is Valda Theller. You can call me Valda. What about you? What’s your name?”
“My name is Wei Jayg. You can call me Jasperg,” she said.
Valda Theller looked at her. She looked to be in her early 20s and younger than her. She could indeed call her Jasperg.
“Valda, by the way, Mr. Hart and you are…” Wei Jayg looked inquisitive.
“We’re a couple,” Valda Theller said naturally.
Wei Jayg looked envious. “Valda, what business does your family have? How did you meet Mr. Hart?”
Valda Theller said, “I’m only a comic artist. My family doesn’t have any business. I come from a regular family. We met each other when we were eating noodles at a restaurant.”
These were not a secret anyway. There was no need to hide it.
Wei Jayg looked surprised. She thought Valda Theller could become Brian’s girlfriend because of her family background, but now, it sounded like she was only a regular comic artist.
‘Can such a woman also become Brian’s girlfriend? My family runs a small business, but Patrick didn’t even introduce me to the others just now!’
Wei Jayg felt a surge of jealousy as she thought of this.
Just then, someone suddenly went over. Then, a contemptuous voice rang out. “I was wondering who I saw. It turned out to be you. Who are you to attend such a banquet?”
Valda Theller looked up and saw Phoebe Cross in an exquisite, bespoke gown. She remembered Phoebe Cross from the last party with Brian’s friends that she had attended.
She was a socialite in Emerald City as well as Brian’s childhood friend.
Besides that, she could tell that Phoebe Cross liked Brian, but Brian did not reciprocate the feelings. “I’m here to accompany Brian. If you don’t think I deserve to come, tell that to Brian,” Valda Theller said calmly.
She knew she was now Brian’s girlfriend. Perhaps she could not do much, but at least she could not embarrass him.
“You have a smart mouth.” Phoebe Cross sized up the expensive gown and jewelry that Valda Theller wore, and her eyes became more contemptuous. “Brian must have gotten you this outfit. A woman like you is only after Brian’s money and trying to get the best you can out of him. I’ve met so many women like you. Don’t spend a penny of Brian’s money if you have a backbone!”
Some people around them began to look over, and several socialites close to Phoebe Cross also walked over. After hearing Phoebe Cross’s statement, they looked at Valda Theller with disdain.
“So that’s her? There are so many scheming women out there who are obsessed with money.”
“Yeah, some women say it isn’t for money, but they’re actually all about money!”
“How could Brian fall for such a woman? She must have pulled some shady stunt, huh?”
Every word was an attack. All they needed to do was put a label with the words ‘greedy scheming girl’
on Valda Theller.
Valda Theller could feel the eyes on her. It was not in her nature to argue, but she felt no desire to escape at that moment. Taking a deep breath, she got up, raised her chin, and said, “What’s the matter? Don’t you think Brian has any other charms except money? I like Brian because of his personality and sincerity. Miss Song, I thought at least you’d know how charming Brian is. It turns out that you think all Brian has is wealth.”
As soon as she said this, Phoebe Cross and the socialites around her were rendered speechless.
“Excuse me,” said Valda Theller, turning to find Brian.
Phoebe Cross lost her temper when she saw that. She picked up a drink from the waiter’s tray and threw it at Valda Theller.
When Valda Theller saw that out of the corners of her eyes and wanted to avoid it, it was already too late. She could only raise her hand to There were sounds of gasps all around, and Valda Theller was slightly stunned.
She was currently in Brian’s arms as she heard Brian’s voice mutter, “Sorry, I was late.”
It was just a short sentence, but it somehow made Valda Theller’s eyes water instantly.
Even though she looked brave when facing Phoebe Cross and the socialites, only she knew how nervous she was earlier. She even had the feeling as though she was going to war. She was afraid they would destroy her if she were not careful.
When she heard Brian say that short sentence while he held her in his arms, her nervousness finally eased a little.
Brian turned and stared coldly at Phoebe Cross and the rest. “Phoebe Cross, do you have any advice for my girlfriend?” His cold voice sounded faintly furious, making Phoebe Cross panic instantly.
“Brian, it was… It was just a misunderstanding. I… I was just…”
“A misunderstanding?” Brian snapped his fingers coldly and let the waiter with the wine come to him.
Then, he picked up a glass of red wine from their tray and shoved it into Phoebe Cross’s hands. “Are you stupid, or am I stupid?”
Phoebe Cross’s expression changed. ‘Is Brian… asking me to spill it onto myself?’
However, she would be embarrassed if she did so in public. Phoebe Cross’s eyes shifted expectantly to Patrick who was standing beside Brian. She thought he would plead for her.
Patrick got the hint. After a moment’s hesitation, he cleared his throat and said, “Brian, why don’t you let Phoebe apologize to Valda? And this matter-”
However, before Patrick finished speaking, Brian interrupted him, “Valda is my girlfriend. Do you think she was spilling the drink on Valda or the Hart family?”
Patrick said nothing as soon as he said that. Since Brian brought up the Hart family, it meant Brian was standing up for Valda Theller rather than just putting on a show.
With that in mind, Patrick’s eyes could not help darkening. It seemed that Brian was more serious about Valda Theller than he imagined.
Phoebe Cross clenched her teeth and glared at Valda Theller, whom Brian held in his arms. After a while, she finally said, “Miss Theller, it was my fault just now. I’m sorry!”
With that said, she spilled the glass of red wine on her gown, put it down, and turned around to walk away.
She was embarrassed to stay at the banquet in this state and wished she could leave as soon as possible.
She now hated Valda Theller even more. She felt that all the humiliation she suffered today was due to Valda Theller. After Phoebe Cross left, Valda Theller hurriedly asked Brian, “There’s wine all over your suit. Let me help you wipe it.”
“Don’t bother,” Brian said, taking off his suit and casually hanging it on his arm.
He wore a suit vest inside. Pairing it with the white shirt and dark-colored tie, he looked casually elegant.