Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
In the past, she always found it difficult to find someone her age who was at a similar level to her. The feeling of not having a worthy opponent always left her feeling a bit disappointed.
Even though she participated in some piano competitions and met some peers who played very well, their piano sounds did not give her the urge to keep listening.
However, Lawrence’s music would not be like this.
As Jasper was thoroughly enjoying the music, Lawrence suddenly stumbled in his playing. The music continued, but it was no longer as smooth as before, and there were even a few mistakes in the notes.
Jasper furrowed his brows involuntarily, his eyes filled with confusion. Could it be that he played the wrong notes because of the new song?
Just then, her face suddenly changed.
On Lawrence’s face, there was a look of pain, as if he was trying to endure something.
“What’s wrong with you?” Jasper quickly approached and asked.
“I…it’s nothing,” Lawrence replied, suppressing the pain and continuing to play. He had made a mistake in his playing because he had been distracted by their conversation.
Jasper noticed Lawrence’s discomfort and quickly grabbed him, asking, “What’s wrong? Where do you feel uncomfortable?”
The sound of the piano abruptly stopped, and his right hand was trembling uncontrollably. She was startled and immediately held his right hand.
He tightly bit his lip, preventing the pain from screaming out of his mouth.
“Is your hand hurting?” Jasper asked, carefully examining Lawrence’s right hand. It was still trembling and there was a slight swelling around the wrist when he touched it.
After a while, Lawrence spoke with some difficulty, “It’s…it’s okay.
I’m just a little bit sore, it’ll be fine soon.” As he spoke, he seemed to want to prove that he wasn’t in too much pain and that he could still play the piano. He also wanted to put his hands back on the piano keys.
Jasper was quickly grabbed, but his right hand was accidentally clenched.
A cry of pain suddenly burst from his mouth.
“Oh, I’m sorry!” She quickly apologized, “Does it hurt a lot?”
“No, just a little bit painful…” he said.
“I’ll tell the butler and take you to the hospital,” Jasper said. At the moment, her parents were not at home, so she first looked for the butler.
“I…I don’t need to go to the hospital. I just need to rest for a while,” Lawrence quickly said. “Earlier, did
I play badly? If I rest for a bit, I can play well again without making mistakes.”
“Your hands are like this, how can you play? Of course, you need to go to the hospital right away,” she said.
“But…”
“Lawrence, hands are very important. If there is any problem with your hands, you won’t be able to play beautiful music. So, listen to me and go to the hospital to have a doctor check your hands.”
Jasper called for the butler and together they accompanied
Lawrence to the hospital.
After examining, the doctor concluded that playing the piano too much has caused some damage to the ligaments in the wrist joint, and it is necessary to rest properly for a few days.
“Even if you enjoy playing the piano, you must also know whe to stop, especially since you are still young. It’s important to be careful because if you develop any health problems now, it will be difficult to recover fully when you grow up,” the doctor advised Lawrence with a serious tone.
Lawrence asked anxiously, “How long until I can play the piano again?”
“At least take a break for two weeks first. After two weeks, come back for a follow-up to check on your recovery,” said the doctor.
Half a month? “Can’t it be any shorter?”
The doctor was amused by his bargaining behavior, “It’s only half a month, it will pass quickly. Doing this will help you play the piano better in the future.”
But if that’s the case, he won’t be able to practice the piano during this time and won’t be able to see
Jasper. Also, when he can practice the piano again, will he become unfamiliar with it and regress?
One worry after another, swirling around Lawrence’s mind.
On the way back, Lawrence said to Jasper, “I’m sorry.”
“Why are you saying sorry?” Jasper asked strangely in response.
“I… If I can’t practice the piano, then… then I won’t be able to play it for you, even though we had agreed that I would play it for you.
often,” he stammered.
“After you’ve healed, you can play for me often,” Jasper said. “I should be the one apologizing for not noticing your injury. The doctor said your hand must have been hurting for a while now.”
Jasper’s expression turned serious as he spoke, and he addressed Lawrence with great sincerity, saying, “Lawrence, I’m sorry! If I had been more attentive to you, I would have noticed your hand was hurting earlier!”
He looked at her in a daze, never expecting her to apologize to him.
“In the future, you must take good care of your hands because they are the hands of a pianist, very important, very important!” said Jasper.
“Pianist?” he murmured, never having thought of becoming one himself. He played the piano because he enjoyed it, and now he played it because he wanted to play for her.
Because she truly enjoys listening to him play the piano.
“Jasper said, ‘The teacher said that if you continue to study hard, you will definitely become a great pianist in the future.””
“So, will you also become a pianist?” Lawrence asked.
Jasper blinked his eyes and said, “I’m not sure. I really enjoy playing the piano, but I don’t like performing like a pianist. What I love the most is playing the piano for someone I care about to listen to.”
Lawrence’s heart stirred at these words.
“That… um, when you play the piano, do you… sometimes play for me? And, um, do you maybe… like me a little bit?” He stumbled over his words, blushing and looking like he couldn’t quite get the whole sentence out.
Finally, Jasper took the initiative to say, “Yeah, I like you, so I also like playing the piano for you to listen to.”
She spoke openly and honestly, without any attempt to conceal anything.
His heart warmed up as he knew that she played the piano for many people she was close to, and she liked those people, especially Mr. Barlow.
She enjoys playing the piano for Mr. Barlow the most, so it seems that he is her favorite.
However, he was also among the people she “liked”, and that made him very happy! For him, this was a great satisfaction.
Jasper brought Lawrence back to the Abbott family. The Abbott family was naturally very surprised. When Jasper mentioned Lawrence’s injury and that he wouldn’t be able to practice the piano for half a month, the Abbott couple’s expressions immediately changed.
However, immediately after, Wilona quickly added, “We will definitely take good care of Lawrence and help his hand recover as soon as possible!”
After Jasper left, Wilona immediately frowned and turned to her son. “How did you manage to hurt your hand while playing the piano? If your piano skills decline, Jasper might not want you anymore!”
“Yes, you should know that our family is relying entirely on the
Reed family now. If you don’t pull yourself together, Jasper won’t value you in the future. Do you think we’ll still have such good days?” Doran also scolded his son.
Lawrence kept his head down and listened to his parents scolding him without saying a word.
He knew that the only thing he could rely on now was the piano, and he was more aware of this than anyone else.
Lawrence hasn’t been going to piano lessons for a while, but Jasper still calls from time to time to ask how Lawrence’s hands are doing and if they still hurt.
This made him feel quite happy.
Soon, it will be Christmas time again. Every year during Christmas, the school will decorate and many classmates will exchange Christmas gifts with each other.
In previous years, no one gave him Christmas gifts. But this year, even before Christmas, many classmates have already asked him what kind of Christmas gifts he likes. Obviously, as long as he speaks up, the other party will find a way to give him the gift.
He knew that they didn’t really want to give him the gift, but it was because his family had now become associated with the Reed family. These classmates, or rather their parents behind them, wanted to please him.
But…actually, these people don’t understand the real situation at all.
So when others asked him, he always said he didn’t want anything in particular.
On Monday, while he was at school, a classmate suddenly ran up to him and asked, “Lawrence, aren’t you good friends with Jasper from the Reed family? Then why didn’t she bring you along when she went to the amusement park?”
“So, are you guys really good friends or not?” someone asked.
“Amusement park?” Lawrence paused for a moment.
“Yeah, I saw it online!”
Although only in third grade, many children have their own phones or are allowed to use their parents’
phones for a certain amount of time each day. As a result, they may come across news online, especially news that their parents may bring up and discuss with them.
“My parents also mentioned this! Lawrence, why didn’t they bring you along to play?”
“That amusement park is really fun. My parents took me there to play before!”
“Is it that they don’t want to bring you along?”
Definitely, Jasper and her two brothers were playing with another boy who was very handsome. I also really wanted to play with that boy.
“My mom said that the boy seems to be the young master of a wealthy family…”
The words and comments from Lawrence’s classmates only made him feel more embarrassed.
Did Jasper go to the amusement park? So, the boy who went with her is… Mr. Barlow?
After coming back home from school, Lawrence asked his father to borrow his phone, saying that he wanted to watch some cartoons. However, once he got hold of the phone, he started searching online for information about the Reed family and the amusement park instead.
Sure enough, after a short while, I saw some gossip news related to it, with accompanying photos.
In the photo, the main focus is on the Reed family. It includes
Jasper and her two brothers. I have seen both of her brothers before, and although they don’t look much like Jasper, I can easily recognize them.
Apart from her two brothers, there is also a little boy who catches the eye in the photo.
That is… Mr. Barlow, William!
In those photos, there are several pictures of Jasper and William playing and eating together. Jasper is smiling happily, while William’s gaze is always fixed on her.
That kind of gaze made Lawrence feel a sense of unease that he couldn’t quite explain.