Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
“You’re right. It’s quite hot today. You even wore a semi-high collar top. Do you want to get a heatstroke?”
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“…” Valda Theller was speechless. She would not be able to hide the red marks on her neck if she did not wear this.
Valda Theller said, “I’ll change my clothes later. Also, you don’t need to keep accompanying me. I’ll be okay. If you accompany me every day, I’ll feel as if something’s wrong with me.”
“Are you sure you’re okay?” Camille Strickland looked at her best friend carefully.
Valda Theller smiled nonchalantly. “I just got mobbed, became famous online, and had a breakup.
Maybe I won’t think it’s a big deal when I look back years later. Don’t worry. My parents risked their lives keeping me alive. I’ll cherish it and live a good life so I won’t do them wrong.”
Camille Strickland was a little relieved to hear her best friend say that.
“Alright, I’ll stop by less often, but be sure to call me if you need company,” she reminded.
“Got it,” replied Valda Theller.
After Camille Strickland left, Valda Theller cleaned up and left the apartment with her phone.
When she reached the entrance of the pharmacy, she took a deep breath as if she was mentally preparing herself before finally stepping into the pharmacy.
“May I help you?” The store assistant asked politely.
Valda Theller hesitated for a moment before finally saying, “The morning-after pill, please.” These few words seemed to have explained everything.
The store assistant glanced at Valda Theller and said, “Please follow me.” He led Valda Theller to the relevant medicine shelf and handed it to Valda Theller.
The store assistant kindly warned, “It’s effective up to 72 hours after intercourse, but it’s an emergency treatment. Don’t take too much of it. It’ll hurt your health if you take too much of this medicine. You’ll have trouble getting pregnant when you want a baby.”
“Thank you,” said Valda Theller. She saw compassion in his eyes.
Taking the medicine box, Valda Theller paid for it and walked from the pharmacy to her apartment.
Since they had broken up, it should be a clean break-up. Even though getting pregnant was a slim possibility, Valda Theller still wanted to be safe.
Even though… she used to wonder what their child would look like.
However, she would be selfish if she gave birth to the baby and left them without a father. She would be putting shackles on Brian as well.
If he ever met a woman who could rescue him from his messy relationships, the child would only give them trouble.
Therefore, it would be best if she and Brian had no children together.
She would consider everything last night a dream. Everything would be forgotten after waking up.
However, Valda Theller suddenly stopped in her tracks when she reached her apartment entrance. A familiar figure was leaning against her apartment entrance.
It was… Brian! Valda Theller’s plastic bag suddenly slipped from her hand and fell to the floor. The contents of the bag also slipped out.
“You’re back,” said Brian.
“What… What brings you here?” Valda Theller asked in a mutter as her heart kept beating. Just hearing Camille say his name had made her nervous, let alone now when she was meeting him face-to-face.
“Can’t I come?” he asked instead of answering her question.
She turned away, not daring to look at his face. What they did in bed the night before kept stirring her nerves, and her heart felt as if it was about to leap out of her throat.
“We’ve broken up. There… There’s no need for you to come here,” she said as she crouched down to pick up what she had dropped.
However, a hand picked up the medicine faster than she did.
It was the morning-after pill she had just bought from the pharmacy.
Valda Theller’s face instantly paled while Brian stared at the medicine box in his hand and read the description on the medicine box. “You bought this medicine. Did something really happen between you and me last night?” he asked, suddenly closing in on her.
“No. Nothing happened!” Valda Theller denied it almost subconsciously.
However, he did not believe a word she said.
When he woke up this morning, he had no recollection of what had happened when he was drunk. However, the mess in bed was a silent indication that something might have happened.
He later learned from Patrick that Patrick had invited Valda Theller to his mansion.
He was here to confirm the events of the night before. The sight of the pills confirmed his speculation.
Something did happen between him and her last night.
However, when he confirmed this, he had no regrets and was even faintly happy.
Brian said, “Valda Theller, do you know what your expression looks like right now? You look like you’re trying to hide something.”
She was speechless.
“Alright, I think we should talk it out,” said Brian.
“We have nothing to talk about. I already said what I had to say that day at the hospital,” she said, trying to back away to put some distance between them. However, his hand grabbed her waist and stopped her.
“Shouldn’t we talk about last night? Valda Theller, no one in this world can take advantage of me and walk away,” he said.
She was red in the face. ‘Come on. I’m getting the short end of the stick here! I even got the morning-after pill!’
“I didn’t ask for it!” she said.
His phoenix eyes narrowed. “So I made the first move, did I? Then why didn’t you say no? I should have been very drunk last night.
Did you really have no chance to escape?”
His remarks were straight to the point.
She froze, not knowing how to answer for a moment.
“Valda Theller, you’re reluctant to leave me, aren’t you?” His face closed in on hers. Her frightened face was reflected in his black pupils.
Valda Theller’s heart trembled. Did he know what he was saying was bewitching her into changing her mind? Breaking up was a decision she made with great difficulty because she did not want to be abandoned.
She had no idea what she would become if she kept feeling jealous.
Him not loving her turned out to be more painful than she had imagined.
She could not handle it anymore.
She met his eyes and said, “I wouldn’t have bought this medicine if I was reluctant.”
The air seemed to freeze at that moment, and his face turned ghastly pale!
Brian forcibly took Valda Theller to his mansion.
“Brian, what are you doing?” Valda Theller struggled to get her hand out of his hand.
“You’re not the only one involved if you’ve gotten pregnant. And it won’t be up to you to decide whether you want the baby!” Brian said.
“I… I have the right to decide if I want the baby, and I alone can decide if I want this baby!” When she finished speaking, she felt the pain of his grip on her wrist grow stronger. It was as if her bones would be crushed.
“Really?” He stared at her, a feeling of uncontrollable irritability sweeping through him.
Her every word seemed to imply that she could not wait to get rid of him.
“Then we’ll see if you can decide on your own whether you keep the baby or not!” he said coldly.
She froze slightly. ‘What does that mean?’
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