Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
“Looking at your bodyguards, they are there now,” she said.
“If you see them, I can immediately dismiss them,” he said.
“…” She was speechless.
When Valda returned to the hotel, she received another call from Camille who asked, “I heard you encountered kidnappers, are you okay?”
Valda paused for a moment, then quickly realized something and said, “Don’t tell me I’m trending again.”
“Yeah, congratulations on making it to the trending list again,” said Camille. “But first, tell me, is it a big deal or not?”
“I can answer your call now, which means everything is fine,” Valda said. “The kidnappers acted on a whim, but they didn’t even touch me.”
“That’s good,” said Camille. “Someone captured a video on site. Although it’s not complete, it’s quite exciting. The van was forced to stop by several cars, just like in a police action. movie. How many people did Brian send to protect you?”
“Uh…” Valda paused, she realized that she had never asked this question before.
“But as long as you’re okay, that’s good. Are you coming back tomorrow?” Camille asked.
“Mmm, I’ll come back tomorrow,” she said.
“Okay, when you come back, let’s make time to get together.”
“Okay.”
After ending the call, Valda opened her phone’s web browser and checked it out. As expected, it was trending on the hot search.
And when she clicked on it, she saw the video that Camille had mentioned. In the video, the two young men who had rushed over were already pinned to the ground by the bodyguards. Shortly after, the van was forced to stop.
The following scene shows Brian rushing towards her, pulling her nervously and checking if she’s injured. Then, he embraces her tightly and holds her in his arms.
The angle of the footage is from above, likely taken from a nearby residential building. This gives a bird’s-eye view and the person’s face is not captured very clearly. Despite this, it has still generated a lot of comments below.
However, these comments were unexpected for Valda, as most of them were positive. Some said she was lucky, others praised the romance, and some even mentioned how Brian protected her perfectly. There were also some who expressed envy.
Although there are some sour words and criticisms among them, overall, they are not very numerous.
“What are you watching?” Brian leaned over and asked.
“Someone filmed today’s video and posted it online,” Valda said, then opened the video and showed it to Brian.
After he finished watching it, he gave his evaluation, “It was well made.”
“If I had known I was going to be photographed, I would have dressed up a bit more.” She felt a bit regretful because she was going to an anime convention, so she was only wearing casual clothes and had a plain face without makeup.
“You’re already so beautiful that you’ve enchanted me completely. Do you really want to become even more beautiful?” His phoenix-like eyes shimmered with desire.
She blushed and met his gaze, “Why are you getting better at sweet-talking?” He was different from before.
“It’s not sweet talk, it’s the truth,” he whispered, lifting his hand to gently cup her face. “I only say these words to you, Valda. I’m truly captivated by you.”
So obsessed…to the point of being completely infatuated!
His lips met hers in the deepest expression of love.
After their honeymoon, Valda and Brian returned to Emerald
City. They naturally went to see Camille first and gave her the prepared gift.
Camille happily took the gift and looked Valda up and down. “I feel like after a honeymoon trip, you look even more beautiful. You must be a newlywed bride who has been nourished by love.”
Valda almost spit out the water in her mouth. “You’re exaggerating too much, kid.”
“Where’s the exaggeration? Haven’t you seen the comments online? They say that within 10 years, no Cinderella will surpass your achievements! You’re envied by countless women now. And someone even posted the video of Brian winning that rare comic book set for you at the anime convention. Have you seen it?”
“I have,” Valda said. She had found the video that night.
“Brian is really amazing. There were so many questions that I couldn’t answer,” Camille said.
“Oh, Camille,” Valda suddenly became serious. “Can you tell me everything you know and have seen about Brian during my one-year disappearance?”
“Huh?” Camille was taken aback. She had told Valda some things before, and Valda had been very upset. “It’s all in the past now. You’re already married to Brian. Besides, I already told you what happened to Brian when you disappeared, didn’t I?”
“But now, I want to know everything you know,” Valda said. “Camille, please tell me everything you know without leaving anything out, okay?”
Because that was the Brian she didn’t know, the Brian who made her heart ache.
If it weren’t for this kidnapping incident, she might not have thought about how he spent that year at all.
All she knew at the time was that he was desperately looking for her.
But what about the rest of the time? During that year, besides waiting for her message and searching for her whereabouts, what did he do?
She wanted to know!
Upon hearing this, Camille sighed and agreed, “Okay, I’ll tell you everything I know.”
When Valda returned to the villa, she saw Brian sitting on the couch in the living room, flipping through some documents. When he heard her footsteps, he looked up at her with a gentle gaze.
“You’re back,” he said.
She suddenly rushed into his arms and exclaimed, “Brian, I love you so much.”
“I know, I love you too,” he replied. Although he was a bit puzzled by her sudden confession, he was very happy.
“In the future, I will stay by your side and won’t mind if you assign more bodyguards to protect me. It doesn’t matter how many you send,” she continued.
“What’s wrong?” he asked, confused. “Is it because you were almost kidnapped before and now you’re scared?”
She shook her head and said, “I am a little scared, so please don’t let me encounter any danger in the future, okay?”
“Okay,” he responded, “don’t be afraid, I won’t let you encounter any danger.”
Her head rested on his chest, listening to the sound of his new heartbeat.
Actually, it’s not so much that she’s afraid of being kidnapped, as she’s more afraid of what he might become if he loses her.
Today, I listened to Camille talking about Brian from that year. What Camille knows is not everything, but just hearing the part she talked about made her heartache terribly.
She didn’t know there was so much she didn’t know!
Originally, he loved her much deeper than she had imagined!
She always thought that she was the one who gave more in their love, but it turns out that he didn’t give any less than her.
She feels truly happy to be loved so deeply by him!
Valda and Brian arrived at the Reed House the next day with. their honeymoon gifts.
The Reed family, including the husband and wife and their four children, gave a total of six gifts.
After receiving the gifts, Mick politely said “thank you,” while Jasper smiled sweetly and chatted away.
He even kissed Valda on the cheek. As for the gifts for the triplets, Mason, and the youngest daughter
Jasmine, Grace helped collect them..
“Is Mason planning to continue living with the Barlow family?” Valda asked. Among the children, Mason was the hardest to come by. Every time he visited the Reed family, he was nowhere to be seen.
“Okay,” Grace said. “He’s used to living with the Barlow family, so we’re just letting him stay there. Whether he wants to come back and live with us in the future is up to him, we won’t force him.”
Although the Barlow family couple, Grace, is not appreciated, fortunately, they are not very cunning and tend to follow the crowd. As long as enough money is given, they are not afraid that they will do anything harmful to
Mason.
Moreover, Grace quite liked the Barlow family’s girl – Veronica. She could see that as Mason grew older, his attachment to Veronica not only did not diminish, but also increased day by day.
I just don’t know if this attachment will turn into love in the future, and I wonder what Veronica Barlow thinks about it!
However, these are all things for the future.
After a brief chat among a few people, Brian and Jason went to the study to discuss some business matters, while Valda and Grace continued to chat in the living room.
The conversation shifted unknowingly to the topic of almost being kidnapped. Grace laughed and said,
“During your honeymoon, you made it to the trending topics twice. I saw the videos others took, and
Brian really cares about you.”
“Well, if he hadn’t arranged for someone to follow me beforehand, I might have actually been kidnapped,” Valda said. “Fortunately, everything’s okay now!”
“What about the baby then?” Jasper asked.
“Baby?” Grace was taken aback.
“I heard Mommy and Daddy say that when Auntie Valda and Uncle Brian came back from their honeymoon, they had a baby!” Jasper said this while staring at Valda’s belly with his eyes.
Valda’s face turned slightly red, “Not so fast, we still need some more time!”
“I see,” said Jasper with a disappointed look. “I was hoping to see Auntie Valda and Uncle Brian’s baby soon. I have many toys that I could share with her. I would be a good big sister to her!”
At that moment, a servant approached and said, “Madam,
Miss Three, the Abbott family’s people have arrived.”
“Okay, ask them to wait in the side hall for a while. I’ll go over there in a bit,” said Grace.
The servant left and Valda asked, “Do you have something to attend to?”
“I’ll be done soon. Please wait for me,” Grace replied.
Jasper happily said, “Lawrence is here, Auntie Valda. Later, I’ll ask him to play the piano for you. He plays really well!”
Valda was surprised and looked at Grace, “Is this Lawrence the little boy that Jasper was looking for before?”
“Yes, that’s him. He plays the piano well. I invited them over today to sign a contract. From now on, the
Reed family will be responsible for all of Lawrence’s educational expenses,” Grace explained.
This education includes regular academic courses and all expenses related to piano lessons.