Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Although Camille had mentioned a few things to her before, she didn’t want to listen because she was afraid it would make her miss him even more.
But now, she actively wanted to listen and understand.
When she was unconscious and helpless, he was suffering for her…
“Why do you suddenly want to know again?” Camille asked in surprise. Previously, when she wanted to say more, her friend had expressed that she didn’t want to listen.
“I want to know how much he suffered for me.” At that time, she also thought she was going to die for sure. Her final wish was for him to live well.
But she forgot to consider that sometimes, the ones who survive are the ones who suffer the most.
Camille sighed as she looked at her friend’s serious expression. “Alright, if you want to hear it, I’ll tell you. But when I saw Brian, it was already three days after your accident. I rushed over there…”
Camille began to recount what had happened at that time, and Valda listened attentively. Even though she had some mental preparation before listening, her heart still ached badly when Camille mentioned certain details.
But her pain, it is not even one percent of the pain he felt at that time.
When Brian returned to the hospital room, he saw that Valda’s eyes were red and her face was filled with sadness.
“What’s going on?” Brian took a quick step forward, anxiously looking at Valda. “Is something wrong?
Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? Do your legs hurt?”
“Not…” murmured Valda in response.
“What happened? Or is the pain in another part of your body? I’ll go find a doctor right away!” He said, and hurriedly turned to run out of the hospital room.
But the next moment, Valda suddenly hugged Brian’s waist.
Because of their relationship, she was sitting and holding onto his waist, burying her face in his abdomen.
Brian’s body stiffened and he looked at Valda with surprise.
“What’s wrong?”
“It’s not a medical issue, I just feel heartache for you,” Valda murmured. “Brian, please don’t move… let me hold you like this for a while, okay?”
Brian heard her and didn’t move, standing quietly as Valda held onto him.
Camille, seeing the situation, tactfully left the room and closed the door behind her.
Today, Valda took the initiative to ask about Brian’s situation, which may be a turning point for their relationship.
She only hopes that Valda can truly come to her own understanding and have a happy ending with Brian.
She also believes that Brian is the man who can make Valda happy and protect her from all storms.
In the hospital room, Valda held onto Brian and felt as if she was enveloped in his breath.
His warmth, even through her clothes, spread to her cheeks, making her nose feel sour and wanting to cry even more…
Suddenly, Brian’s body stiffened, and he nervously looked at the person who had been holding onto him, burying her face in his waist, “Valda, are you…crying?”
Valda didn’t answer him, but her hands held onto him even tighter.
And he felt that area becoming even more damp…
Those were her tears, right!
“Valda, don’t cry. If there’s anything bothering you, just tell me. No matter what trouble it is, I’ll help you solve it,” he said, his voice carrying a hint of pleading.
As if he was willing to give everything just to make her stop crying.
Valda forcefully sniffled for a while before finally lifting her head slowly to look at Brian, “I’m…I’m sorry… Brian, I’m sorry…”
“You don’t need to apologize to me,” he lifted his hand to wipe away her tears.
Her tears pained him deeply.
But unfortunately, the more he wiped away her tears, the more they flowed from her eyes.
“I’m sorry…I’m sorry…” she kept apologizing desperately.
“What happened?” he asked in confusion. “Did Camille say something to you? I’ll go talk to her!”
“I asked Camille to tell me about what you were like when she saw you after I fell into the river before,”
she said through her tears.
Her tears seemed uncontrollable and kept flowing out.
Brian remained silent, then leaned down and kissed away her tears. “It’s all in the past now. You don’t need to apologize to me. It’s actually me who should apologize. I promised to protect you, but I failed to do so. I should be the one saying sorry.”
Her tears were kissed away, and she stared at the face in front of her that was so close. “I…never thought you would be in so much pain…”
“Well, now you know. So please don’t let me suffer anymore in the future, okay?” he said.
She choked up, but that one word “okay” seemed to be stuck in her throat and she couldn’t say it.
Saying “okay” was easy, but could she really keep her promise? When she was with him and he was being ridiculed and made fun of by others, could she really make him not suffer?
Or will she become a source of pain for him again?
Her silence made his eyes dim.
Is he still too impatient? Impatiently wanting her commitment!
Don’t rush… don’t rush! He said to himself in his heart. Now that she’s back, he still has plenty of time to let her put aside her hesitation and become the Valda who wanted to work hard to be with him before!
“You don’t have to answer me right away. Whenever you’re ready to give me an answer, you can tell me then,” he said softly.
She looked at him, tilted her head back, and kissed his lips.
Although she couldn’t say the word “okay” at this moment, she wanted to kiss him.
It was both uncontrollable affection and remorse.
The sadness in his eyes once again pierced her.
If possible, she really wishes that he could be happy.
But… short-term happiness, she may be able to provide it now, but what about long-term happiness?
Can she provide that too?!
After three days of staying in the hospital, Valda was finally able to be discharged.
Because Valda was discharged on a workday, she told Camille that she didn’t need to come pick her up. Instead, Brian was the one who picked her up from the hospital.
Brian drove towards Valda’s apartment while she sat in the car.
On the way, Valda couldn’t help but look at Brian. Since kissing him in the hospital room yesterday, although their interaction was still similar to before, she felt like something was different.
And as for her, what are her plans for the future with Brian? Valda only feels more confused than ever before.
“Do I really look that good? You’re staring at me so intensely,” Brian’s voice suddenly echoed in the car.
Valda suddenly snapped out of it and realized that she had been staring at the other person the whole time.
And now, the traffic light ahead turned red, and his car came to a stop. His handsome face turned towards her, directly facing her.
“I’m just… taking a casual look.” She blushed slightly and gave an excuse.
“Really? Feel free to take a look.” He seemed to imply something.
“I’m just taking a quick look… The light is green, you can go now,”
she hurriedly said.
He smiled and started the car again. “Alright then, you can keep looking around as much as you want. I’m happy to be looked at so casually by you.”
She was taken aback and for a moment, she didn’t know how to respond. But…is he happy?
When she sees the curve at the corner of his lips, she also feels happy.
When you deeply love someone, you will also feel their joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.
Not long after, the car arrived at the entrance of Valda’s residential area. Suddenly, Valda exclaimed in surprise because she saw
Simon at the entrance of her residential area.
Next to Simon, there was a woman with an elegant and beautiful appearance. She held Simon’s hand with one hand, while the other hand hung by her side wearing gloves.
At first glance, Valda felt strange. After all, the weather was relatively warm and there was no need to wear gloves. However, she suddenly thought of someone and her eyes widened.
And at that moment, Brian’s words confirmed her suspicion, “How did Simon and Amber end up here?”
“Is she really Amber?” Valda asked.
“Well, I knew that Amber was living and working in Emerald City before, but I didn’t expect to see her here.” Brian stopped the car and got out with Valda.
And at that moment, Simon and Amber also saw Valda and Brian.
Valda hadn’t even had a chance to say hello when Simon suddenly ran towards her and jumped into her arms, hugging her tightly.
The little one’s voice choked up as he said, “I knew it, you didn’t die, and…this isn’t a cartoon, how…how could you die so easily…they lied to me and said you might not be here anymore, but I didn’t believe them. I’m not a kid, I can’t be fooled so easily…”
Valda looked down at the little person in her arms. Despite being a child, the little one kept insisting that they were not a child.
“Simon, it’s okay, don’t cry!” Valda said softly. She didn’t expect the little guy she had only known for a few days to be so worried about her.
“I didn’t cry!” The little one vigorously wiped away the tears from his face on her clothes, then looked up and said, “You can’t disappear for so many days like that in the future, you know!”
The little one had red eyes and looked like a little adult.
Valda gently stroked the little one’s head and said softly, “Okay, I know.”
The little one looked at Valda’s clothes, which were wet with his tears, and said a little embarrassedly,
“Your clothes… I’ll compensate you and buy you better clothes…”