Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
“So Veronica will continue to feel this way in the future,” he said. “No matter what happens!”
Although she found his words a bit strange, she still said, “No matter what happens, I will always feel this way.”
A smile appeared on his lips, and she couldn’t help but stare at him in amazement. His smile was so beautiful that it left her stunned!
When Daniel returned home, he was in an extremely bad mood.
For him, a play has ended as he finally broke up with Veronica, using such a ridiculous and laughable reason!
When Veronica asked him if there were any other reasons, his answer of “no” was essentially a death sentence for his own emotions.
He was in his first serious relationship with a girl, but unfortunately, he ended up hurting her deeply.
What’s worse, she was the girl he loved the most.
As he watched Veronica leave, his heart was almost screaming, wanting to tell her all the truth.
But… I can’t!
If that’s said, then the Cross family is finished!
as a bargaining chip for the Cross family.
When he returned home, his parents immediately asked, “So, did Veronica agree to break up with you?”
Naturally, the old Mr. and Mrs. Cross knew about Mason’s request.
Daniel looked at his expectant parents and said bitterly, “She agreed, so we’ve broken up.”
“That’s good, that’s good!” The old Mr. Cross was relieved. As long as his son and Veronica broke up, it meant that he was saved from being charged with corruption and going to jail!
The old Mr. Cross’s face showed obvious joy, but it made Daniel feel even worse.
He had hurt the girl he loved the most, but his father was so happy.
The old Mrs. Cross looked apologetic at her son’s gloomy expression. “Daniel, your father and I are sorry for what we did. In the future, no matter who you fall in love with, we will support you and won’t oppose it!”
“Yes, we will support you!” The old Mr. Cross also echoed.
Daniel suddenly had an urge to laugh! Could he still fall in love with someone else in the future? This guilt of using someone else would probably haunt him forever.
After school started, Daniel and Veronica broke up, which caused a lot of discussion in their class.
Veronica also avoided certain situations at school where she might run into Daniel.
After all, if we really met, it would probably be even more awkward.
Despite her efforts to avoid anything related to Daniel, information about him still reached her ears.
“By the way, Veronica, did you know? Daniel is transferring to another school,” a classmate whispered gossip into her ear.
“Transfer schools?” Veronica was taken aback.
“Yeah, isn’t it strange? Suddenly saying he wants to transfer schools! Do you think Daniel knew he was going to transfer and used this as an excuse to break up with you? After all, we haven’t seen that girl from the photo around Daniel lately! And in those comics and TV shows, isn’t it common for the main character to intentionally break up with their partner for some reason, so as not to hurt them with the truth? They’d rather have their partner hate them, right?”
The classmate was sharing their own speculation.
Veronica was taken aback. She had seen similar scenes in books or movies before, but… could it be possible? Did Daniel break up with her because of some unavoidable reason?
However, on the day of the breakup, she had asked Daniel if there was any unavoidable reason for it! Daniel’s answer was
– there wasn’t!
“Veronica, if Daniel really transfers, you won’t be able to see him anymore. I heard that his whole family is moving away from Emerald City!” said a classmate.
Veronica pursed her lips and suddenly turned around, walking towards the teaching building for the third year students.
The second and third year students were not in the same teaching building, and there was a tree-lined path in between.
As Veronica passed through the tree-lined path, she unexpectedly saw Mason and Daniel standing in a corner not far away, seeming to be talking about something, and Daniel’s emotions seemed quite agitated.
What were Mason and Daniel talking about? Why did Daniel’s expression seem to have a kind of… sadness and anger?!
She instinctively lightened her footsteps, slowly approaching, wanting to hear what they were saying.
“Mason, do you really think that everything will go as you wish if I leave? Does Veronica know your true face? Does she know how you destroyed her feelings, how you schemed step by step, and caused her to break up with me?” Daniel said angrily.
Daniel laughed at himself, “Yes, I won’t let her know. I won’t let her know. The reason why I broke up with her was just because I made a deal with you. You used a business deal to end my relationship with her!”
“We both shouldn’t let her know, so naturally, she will never know,” said Mason. “At least, if you fall in love with someone else, the pain she will endure will be much lighter than if you break up with her for money.”
His words seemed to have provoked Daniel, who glared fiercely at Mason. “And what about you? Do you think you’re so great? Just because you’re guarding her, do you think she’ll fall in love with you?
She’s always seen you as a little brother, and that won’t change in the future!”
“It was like that before, but in the future, it will definitely not be like that!” said Mason with absolute certainty.
“Is that so? Mason, you’re just deceiving yourself!” Daniel laughed.
Mason was about to speak, but the faint sound of footsteps behind him caused him to purse his lips and instinctively look towards the direction of the sound.
But with just one glance, Mason’s face suddenly changed color.
I see Veronica standing not far away, looking stunned with a shocked expression on her face.
Her breakup with Daniel was indeed due to some hidden reasons, but she never expected it to be related to money and business.
Because of a business deal, Daniel chose to break up, and this condition was proposed by someone she considered her closest “little brother”.
The two of them were exchanging her emotions like goods.
She even hoped that she had misheard just now!
“Veronica, when did you get here?” asked Daniel with an unpleasant expression, a hint of guilt flashing in his eyes. He hoped that Veronica had just arrived and hadn’t heard too much of his conversation with Mason.
But Veronica’s next words shattered his illusions with a blunt force.
“You broke up with me not because you fell in love with someone else, but because… the Reed family can offer you a business deal, right?” Veronica said.
Daniel’s face changed and he wanted to deny it, but at that moment his mind went blank and he couldn’t say a word of denial. All the words got stuck in his throat and he couldn’t utter a single one.
Veronica gave a bitter smile, and Daniel’s angry response was telling her that it was true!
“Why? Is money really that important?” She said bitterly, feeling a lump in her throat and her eyes stinging.
“I’m… I’m sorry!” Daniel muttered for a while before finally saying, “Veronica, I’m sorry. I know I’ve let our relationship down, but I can’t help it…”
Because of my father’s corruption, if we didn’t do this, he would have gone to jail!
But for these reasons, he couldn’t say it out loud at the moment. Perhaps it was to preserve his father’s dignity, or maybe it was to save his own last shred of dignity.
sneered.
Her lips were smiling, but tears were shining in her eyes.
At this moment, Daniel felt his heart ache to the extreme.
But Veronica didn’t look at him again, instead she turned her head and looked at Mason.
“Why?” This time, she asked him why.
Mason’s face was pale, his beautiful eyes fixed on Veronica, “Because I love Veronica, more than anyone else in this world!”
“Love?” A mist covered her eyes, “Mason, how could you do this? Do you love me, or are you treating my feelings like goods to be traded with others?”
Her voice was choked, and there was an indescribable pain on her face.
When she broke up with Daniel, it was Mason who accompanied her and made her feel less painful.
She has always been grateful for having a good brother! Without him, she would have suffered much more!
But now, reality has dealt her the heaviest blow.
It turns out that all her pain was caused by him!
He decided the outcome of her breakup, and then appeared before her to comfort her!
And she, foolishly, was immensely grateful!
Is there anything more ridiculous than this?
Suddenly, Veronica felt that Mason in front of her was so unfamiliar, even though they were only a few steps away from each other, it felt like they were separated by thousands of miles.
“I once told Veronica not to fall in love with someone else, Veronica, do you remember?” Mason walked towards Veronica step by step.
Veronica was suddenly stunned… she remembered!
It was more than a year ago when he said those words to her, but later on, she started dating Daniel and he never mentioned it again.
He thought that it was just his young age and possessiveness as a child that made him say such things.
Later on, she thought he had forgotten about these words.
However, it is clear that she underestimated Mason’s feeling of “exclusivity” towards her.
“So, this is how it is. You don’t want me to fall in love with someone else, right?” Veronica’s tears finally burst out uncontrollably at this moment.
When she asked Daniel, she didn’t cry, but when she asked Mason, she finally couldn’t help but cry.
That is the person she trusts the most! They grew up together and have always relied on each other.
She used to think that even if everyone else betrayed her, Mason never would!
But originally, nothing was taken for granted. The person she trusted the most, however, used this method to control her life!
“Veronica, I just want you to be by my side and only like me,”
Mason murmured. “Why do you have to find someone else to be your boyfriend? I can be your boyfriend too!”
“Mason, you don’t understand what family and love really mean!” Veronica looked at Mason with teary eyes and said, “You just don’t want me to be taken away, you treat me like an object. This kind of emotion is not what I want! So, I will never let you be my boyfriend, never!”