Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
“No,” he said. “Is Veronica worried about me getting hurt?”
She nodded.
A smile immediately appeared on his face, innocent and pure like a child.
As she looked at his smiling face, she couldn’t help but freeze. His smile and the way he looked at her made her feel like she was the most precious treasure in the world.
In the neighboring ward, Jasper is looking at William who stayed in her room. She blinks and says, “I’ve already told you, I’m fine. I can manage on my own at night. You don’t have to stay with me. If anything happens, I can just ring for the nurse.”
“I promised your parents that I would stay here tonight.” said
William.
After learning about his kidnapping, the feeling of fear still lingers in her body.
After learning about his accident, he immediately spent over three months traveling to Emerald City. When he finally saw her appear in front of him, he couldn’t control himself and rushed over to tightly embrace her.
It seems that only when she is in his arms, he can feel alive again.
“But…” At this moment, a hint of hesitation appeared on Jasper’s face.
“What’s wrong? Does my staying here with you make you uncomfortable?” William asked.
Jasper bit his lip slightly and said, “After all, we are of different genders. It might be a bit inconvenient to stay in the same room all night.”
As she grows older, she naturally begins to develop a sense of gender differences between men and women.
William raised an eyebrow and looked at Jasper, his gaze making Jasper increasingly uncomfortable.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Just thinking, didn’t you used to not care about gender differences? Didn’t you used to always drag me to your room and even make me sleep with you?” William said.
Jasper’s face suddenly turned red, “That…that was years ago, now…”
“What about now?” He leaned in slightly, his face close to hers.
Her face became even redder. Even though she and him were very familiar with each other, and had been close before, his closeness now made her feel her heart racing.
She “what about now” for a while, but couldn’t say the rest of her words.
He helped her continue, “Now that we’ve grown up?”
Grown up? She was stunned for a moment, and suddenly her expression became a little sad, “Does growing up mean we can’t be like before?”
“There’s nothing we can’t do, as long as you want to, we can always be like before,” William said.
“Really?” Her eyes lit up.
“Yes,” he said, “So, Jasper, we’ve grown up, if there’s anything you feel we need to avoid, I can do it according to what you say. But at the same time, if you want, we can also be like before.”
Even more intimate!
He didn’t say the last half of the sentence out loud.
“That… that tonight…” she hinted with a meaning.
“Tonight, I promised your parents to keep them company through the night, so I can’t go back. But if there’s anything you’re not used to, just let me know and I’ll avoid it,” he said.
She muttered, “Actually… I just feel a bit embarrassed if you see me sleeping. What if I drool in my sleep?”
He chuckled, surprised that it was because of this, “You used to drool in your sleep, but it didn’t seem to bother you.”
“At that time, I was still young!” she defended.
“Even if I see it, so what? I’ll just think it’s really cute!” he said.
“Do you really think my drooling while sleeping is cute?” she asked in confusion.
“Mmm, very cute.” It was even cute enough to make him want to have her earlier!
Jasper’s face blushed again, for some reason she always seemed to blush in front of him tonight.
“Are you going back to Deer Capital tomorrow?” She changed the subject and asked.
“My school gave me a few days off, so I’ll be here in Emerald City for a few days, at least to figure out what happened with this kidnapping case.” William said, raising his hand and gently stroking the wound on Jasper’s wrist.
Her fair skin had many abrasions, which were caused by the kidnappers tying her hands with ropes and her struggling to break free.
Although the wounds had been treated with medicine, they still needed to scab over, which would take several more days.
“It’s a good thing nothing serious happened this time. Be more careful in the future, even with familiar people, don’t let your guard down.” William reminded her.
“I know!” She replied. This incident was a lesson for her.
“Does your injury still hurt?” He asked.
“It doesn’t hurt much anymore. My injuries are much lighter than Veronica’s, and she almost got caught by those kidnappers…” Thinking of this, Jasper’s body trembled.
After she was rescued, she learned from her parents that Veronica had distracted the kidnappers and was caught by them, almost being raped. Fortunately, Mason appeared and saved Veronica from harm.
“Don’t be afraid, everything is okay now.” He quickly raised his hand and gently stroked her back to comfort her, as he watched her trembling body.
Jasper suddenly reached out and hugged William, burying his face in William’s arms.
“What’s wrong?” he asked, instinctively embracing her with both arms. “Are you that scared? After this, the Reed family will probably assign more people to protect you.”
“When Veronica told me to hide and distract the kidnappers.
herself, I was really scared. I was afraid that something bad would happen to Veronica while I desperately ran down the mountain to find help and save her. I was afraid that Veronica would end up like Lawrence’s parents.”
Jasper’s voice began to choke up.
When she uttered the name “Lawrence,” William’s body tensed
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Even after so many years have passed, Grace still hasn’t forgotten Lawrence.
Once, he thought that with the passage of time, Lawrence would gradually fade away in her heart.
But now it seems that not only has it not been forgotten, but it has become even more profound.
The matter of Lawrence and the Abbott family is like a perpetual pain in her heart. Perhaps only finding
Lawrence in the future can relieve her pain.
But…if we really do find Lawrence…
When this possibility crossed his mind, he suddenly felt afraid.
Once they find Lawrence, will their relationship remain the same as it is now? Will she belong to him in the future? Or if
Lawrence reappears, will he lose her?
At this moment, he suddenly held her tighter in his arms.
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“William?” she couldn’t help but shout. His embrace was too tight, making it hard for her to breathe and causing her bones.
to ache a little.
“Ah!” He suddenly snapped out of it and quickly withdrew his arm, saying “Sorry!”
“What’s wrong with you? You look really pale,” she stared at his pale cheeks, then raised her hand and wiped away the thin layer of sweat on his forehead.
Although she was the one who was originally afraid, it seems like he has become the fearful one now.
“Not much, I guess I’m just a bit tired from rushing to Emerald City today,” he said.
“Well then, you should rest early. Come on, go to sleep now!”
she said.
This was a VIP ward, and even the bed for the night attendant was quite spacious.
Jasper took the initiative to pull William to the bed where the night attendant would sleep, and pushed him onto the bed.
“Alright, you sleep!”
William was a bit speechless. “Jasper, you’re the patient!”
“I didn’t get hurt that badly! You sleep first, and when you fall asleep, I’ll go to sleep!” she said.
Looking at her determined eyes, he had no choice but to lie down on the bed.
“Okay, close your eyes and go to sleep,” she said, humming the tune of a lullaby softly.
The gentle melody relaxed his mind.
“Jasper, don’t you still need to find Lawrence?” William suddenly said out of the blue.
Jasper’s body stiffened for a moment, then she lowered her eyelids gently and said, “Um, I… have to find him.” Regardless of whether he is alive or dead, or what he has become, she wants to find Lawrence and apologize to him!
Even though many people have told her that Lawrence is likely no longer alive and even if he were found, it wouldn’t make much difference, there’s no need to keep worrying about it.
However, this kind of concern has unconsciously become a habit for her.
“Okay, I will continue to help you search until we find it!”
William said, closing his eyes as if he had fallen asleep.
Jasper’s nose feels a bit sour, and it seems like William always understands her the most. It’s really nice to be able to know
William and become friends like this!
If the Abbott family hadn’t had an accident and Lawrence hadn’t gone missing, then Lawrence would have definitely become very good friends with William!
“William, thank you,” Jasper murmured softly. After a while, he returned to his own bed, lay down again, and closed his eyes.