Filed to story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
“Which piece would you like to hear?” he asks.
“Sure,” Jasper said. She just really wanted to listen to William’s music.
So William began to play, and he played a familiar tune called “Für
Elise,” which was also one of Jasper’s favorite pieces to listen to.
Jasper listened quietly, even though they were separated by a phone screen and distance, the piano sound still surrounded her ears so clearly.
This is the sound of William’s piano.
When the song ended, Jasper suddenly asked, “William, do you think there will come a day when I won’t be able to hear your music anymore?”
William was taken aback and asked, “Why do you ask?”
“I’m afraid that maybe someday, you’ll disappear like Lawrence and I won’t be able to find you,” she said. Then she seemed to realize that it wasn’t appropriate to say that and quickly added, “I…I’m not saying you’ll disappear, I…I just…”
After hesitating for a moment, she said, “I’m just really afraid that something unexpected might happen, like if we have an argument, or if you stop talking to me, or if…”.
William interrupted, “There won’t be so many ‘ifs’!”
“But…”
“Jasper, I’m not Lawrence,” William said, “so I won’t argue with you. Even if something happens in the future and you’re angry with me, I will actively come to find you and try to make things better between us.”
“But what if you get angry with me? Will you stop talking to me?” she asked worriedly.
Since Lawrence’s incident, her previous carefree and lighthearted attitude seemed to have been covered by a layer of something, making her more anxious and insecure.
“No, I won’t,” William said with absolute certainty, “Jasper, I will never ignore you, never.”
“Really? Are you sure?” she seemed somewhat incredulous.
“Yes, I’m sure. I will never ignore you, even if one day I’m really angry with you.”
She stared at the face on her phone screen, and suddenly, the anxiousness in her heart seemed to calm down.
“Okay, what else do you want to hear?” William asked.
“Anything is fine, I want to hear whatever you play,” Jasper replied.
So, William’s fingers once again tapped on the piano keys, producing beautiful notes that flowed out from his fingertips and were so pleasant to hear.
William didn’t know how long he played for, until the face on his phone screen was no longer visible. He thought that maybe she had fallen asleep.
He then ended the video call and made a phone call to Grace, “Auntie Grace, Jasper has fallen asleep.
Can you please cover her with a blanket?”
“Huh?” Grace was surprised that her daughter had fallen asleep at home, but William was the one informing her.
“I was video chatting with her earlier, but then the video was on but there was no sound, so I thought she must have fallen asleep,” William explained.
“Oh, okay, I’ll go check on her,” Grace said.
After ending the call, William walked out of the piano room and as soon as he reached the living room, he saw that his father was still awake.
“You’ve been in there for three hours, did you play the piano continuously for three hours?” Philip asked.
“Why aren’t you sleeping yet?” William asked, avoiding the question.
“My son hasn’t slept yet, so as a father, I can’t sleep peacefully either,” Philip replied. “How are your fingers? They must hurt.”
“I’m fine,” William said.
Philip knew his son well. Even if his hands were really hurting, his son probably wouldn’t say anything.
“You, sometimes, being too accommodating to others may not necessarily be a good thing. It’s good to be kind to someone, but sometimes, you need to have boundaries. If you’re too kind without boundaries, then that person may take your kindness for granted and not cherish it,” Philip said.
Although his son was only 10 years old, he was mature for his age due to his experiences. He thought more like an adult than other children his age.
“My kindness to her is only natural!” William said. “If it weren’t for Jasper, I wouldn’t be who I am today.
When others hit me or insulted me, Jasper helped me. She never looked at me with discriminatory eyes.”
Whether he was the son of a criminal or the young master of the Barlow family, Jasper was always consistent in her treatment of him.
Philip sighed upon hearing this and said, “If you’ve truly made up your mind, then I won’t say anything more. I just hope that in the future, Jasper’s child will be able to repay the kindness you’ve shown her.”
William didn’t say anything and walked towards the bedroom.
He will do everything in his power to treat Jasper well and make her happy. He also believes that
Jasper’s future will definitely be with him.
Two days later, Grace took the triplets, William, and Veronica, the daughter of the Barlow family, to visit Valda and the newly born baby Harley at the Hart family’s place.
Now, Valda has returned to the villa and is sitting her confinement period.
Today, the villa is particularly lively because Lina has brought Chandler and Tina over. Suddenly, with a total of 7 children, the Hart family’s villa is filled with the crisp voices of children everywhere.
Valda is in her postpartum period, but she is still able to move around and is not confined to bed rest like traditional postpartum practices.
“How’s your body?” Grace asked with concern.
“Pretty good,” said Valda. How could it not be? Brian had practically assembled a medical team to be on call at the villa at all times, ready to spring into action at the slightest hint of anything being amiss with her or the child.
Moreover, the nanny and caregiver took care of her and the child meticulously.
Her godmother Lisa had originally planned to come and take care of her during her postpartum period, but after considering it, she realized that she wouldn’t be much help, so she just came over often to visit the baby and chat with Valda.
“Why didn’t Jasmine come with you?” asked Valda. She thought that since Grace was coming today, she would bring Jasmine along too.
“By the way, why didn’t you bring your youngest daughter? I haven’t seen her in a long time,” Lina also leaned in and said. She really wanted to hug and kiss Jasmine!
“Grace said, ‘She caught a cold these past few days and it’s inconvenient to bring her along. Let’s do it next time.”
“Caught a cold? Are you okay?” Lina and Valda asked with almost identical concern.
They all know that Jasmine’s physical condition is weaker than other children due to her premature birth, which makes her more susceptible to illness.
“It’s okay, it should get better in a few days,” said Grace.
Lina and Valda finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“By the way, I came to see the baby today and his eyes are finally open. His eyes really look like
Brian’s,” said Lina.
The baby’s pair of phoenix eyes are exceptionally beautiful, with big eyes that when grown up, could easily captivate a lot of men with just this pair of eyes.
“Yep,” said Valda. When she saw her daughter open her eyes, and they looked like Brian’s eyes, she was actually quite happy.
Brian’s beautiful eyes are such a shame if they didn’t pass down to his daughter.
However, compared to her happiness, Brian doesn’t seem as happy. Instead, he looks regretful and says, “If only my eyes were like yours, then I would be a complete copy of you.”.
She completely ignored his regret.
A few children are gathered around the baby at the moment, all looking at the little one. Mason, on the other hand, seems to be the least interested in the baby among the group of children.
He just glanced and then looked away, seeming to look at Veronica standing next to him. Throughout, he held Veronica’s hand and never let go.
Veronica seemed to be used to Mason’s gaze, and quietly reminded him, “The baby is very cute. You should take a closer look. We came here today just to see the baby.”
“But I just looked at it a moment ago,” said Mason.
“That… could you take another look?” Veronica said.
Mason reluctantly took a few more glances at the baby.
Lina, who was nearby, saw the situation and said to Grace, “Why do I feel like your Mason is becoming more and more attached to
Veronica?”
I used to think that it was because the child was young, and maybe as they grew up, things would slowly change.
But now, Mason is 10 years old and Veronica is 12 years old, yet Mason’s attachment has not decreased but rather increased.
“That’s the situation,” Grace said, with a hint of worry in her eyes. As Mason grows older, his attachment to Veronica has become somewhat unhealthy.
My second son is very intelligent and I don’t have to worry about his studies at all. However, he is extremely socially inept and only wants to communicate with Veronica.
Although in recent years, I have been willing to gradually communicate with my family, most of this communication is silent and limited to simple questions and answers.
And anything related to Veronica, Mason cares about it. There was even a time when Mason got into a fight with a classmate and injured the other child, causing them to be hospitalized. Veronica then said a sentence, hoping that Mason wouldn’t fight easily in the future.
In the end, some older kids got into a fight with Mason and started hitting him, but he didn’t fight back at all.
Fortunately, the other party is just a child, so there haven’t been any serious consequences.
It was during that time that Grace truly realized the influence Veronica had on her son.
However, she currently doesn’t have a good way to change this, which is also causing her concern.
The more Mason behaves this way, the more it means that the two children are tied together. If they were to untie, Mason might react strongly.
But… if the two children have to be tied together all the time, it’s just not fair to Veronica.
Grace knows that over the years, Veronica hasn’t really made any friends, and Mason is definitely involved in this.
But this is unfair to Veronica. As she grows older, she will also have the need to make friends and cannot revolve her life around
Mason forever.
If Mason continues to see Veronica, it will create conflicts as he can only treat one person well.
“Do you not worry?” Lina asked. “This can’t go on like this. Veronica is already 12 years old. In two more years, she could start dating early.”
It’s not uncommon for middle and high school students to have romantic relationships nowadays.