Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
“Well…” He hesitated, his gaze falling on the pendant of her necklace.
Now is definitely not a good time to reveal this. If he says it, will she hate him again and give him the cold shoulder?
But if he doesn’t say it, then… she might think that he and Lionel had planned the kidnapping case together from the beginning.
However, his hesitation was interpreted as an admission by her.
“So, did you really conspire with Lionel in this kidnapping?”
Veronica asked in a bitter voice.
The word “conspire” seemed to trigger something in him, and he looked at her in disbelief. “Is that what you think?”
“It’s not just what I think, it’s what you made me think!” Veronica retorted. “If not, then how did you manage to find that warehouse before the police did, based on some clue?”
She didn’t think about these things before, but now she realizes that there are such obvious loopholes.
How could it be so coincidental to find that place without prior knowledge?
Mason felt his blood slowly freezing, “So, Veronica, you don’t believe what I’m saying, do you? You don’t believe that I really know nothing about the kidnapping case, do you?”
Veronica tightly pursed her lips and stared at her, she wanted an explanation, a reasonable explanation!
She didn’t want this kidnapping case to really be related to him, but now… “How can I believe you?
Why do you want to deceive me like a fool? Why do you want to do such a terrifying thing? Even if you originally planned a fake kidnapping, it turned into a real one! If you really want to reconcile with me, why do you do this?
Do you know that I almost…I almost…”
Her voice choked up, releasing all the fear and terror she had endured during her kidnapping, as well as the fear and terror that had caused her to wake up from nightmares several times during these days.
At this moment, she felt so ridiculous. She had been so moved by him rushing to her side and saving her when she was in danger.
But little did he know that he was actually the one who started it all!
“So, you really don’t trust me?” he murmured, “Veronica, do you truly consider me as your closest person in your heart?”
If it really exists, then how could one not believe in it?
In his dark eyes, there seemed to be a layer of sadness. It felt like a sharp pain in her heart, but she quickly tried to ignore the feeling.
“What about you? If you really considered me your closest person, you wouldn’t have been involved in this kidnapping case with Lionel,” Veronica said. “Do you think that, as the high and mighty Mason of the Reed family, you can easily manipulate people’s emotions like this? Making me feel terrible afterwards? Mason, how could you do this? I’m not your pawn!” She spoke loudly.
His eyelashes trembled slightly. A pawn… he had never thought of her as a pawn!
“For me, you have always been my closest person, I…” He raised his hand, wanting to touch her face, but she suddenly turned her head away.
“Don’t touch me!”
As those three words escaped her lips, he suddenly stiffened, his hand that was reaching out to her froze beside her cheek, not moving any further.
And on that handsome face of his, it was as if a veil had been drawn over it, making it even harder to see clearly.
“So, even Veronica’s so-called closest person is just like this.”
His cold voice slowly spoke, mechanical and devoid of any emotion, and his gaze upon her turned indifferent.
This kind of Mason was incredibly unfamiliar to Veronica.
“I thought the closest person to me would have no secrets, instead of doing such terrible things behind my back! You keep saying that I’m your closest person, but you only use me as a pawn to manipulate!
Even though it was you and Lionel who planned the kidnapping, I still have to be grateful to you in the end!”
As she thanked him like a fool and clung to him, was he happy that his plan had succeeded? Thinking about this, Veronica felt even more uncomfortable!
He listened to every accusation she made without defending himself.
It turns out that not being trusted by the most important person is so painful! What kind of heart-
wrenching feeling is this?
“I forgot that we are not the same kind of people. You are
Mason from the high and mighty Reed family, and to you, I am just a toy you want…” Her voice continued to ring in his ears, “Even if you call me Veronica, do you really see me as
Veronica?”
“I forgot, we’re not even the same kind of people. You’re Mason from the high and mighty Reed family, and to you, I’m just a toy you wanted…” Her voice continued to ring in his ears. “Even if you call me
Veronica, do you really see me as
Veronica?”
Her voice felt like the sharpest arrow, piercing his heart.
“So…what am I to Veronica?” He looked at her and said softly.
She froze, his gaze pressing down on her heart like a heavy weight. But at this moment, she ignored the suffocating feeling and reminded herself that from the beginning, they were never the same kind of people. Their identities were worlds apart. “To me, you’re just the Reed family’s Mason!”
“The Reed family’s Mason?” He suddenly sneered, his cold and indifferent gaze becoming even clearer. “So to you, I’m just the Reed family’s Mason, and that’s why you’re nice to me, right?”
“Yes!” The insincere word blurted out of her mouth.
Even she couldn’t explain why she said “yes”. Was it because she was angry? Angry that he was treating her like a fool?!
“I see!” he murmured. Although he had once said that she could use him and he didn’t mind being used by her, even allowing her to use his identity to gain various benefits she wanted.
But now that he knew that her kindness towards him was only because of his status, the feeling of pain was still so strong.
“Well…I won’t call you Veronica anymore.” He looked at her and said each word deliberately.
“Veronica, since you think we are not the same kind of people and have never treated me as your closest person, then…I won’t treat you as my closest person either. From now on, just like you said, I am only Mason, the Reed family’s Mason!”
His voice was terrifyingly calm.
Those beautiful black eyes only looked at her with indifference and coldness, as if from now on, she was no different from anyone else in his eyes.
Suddenly, her heart felt like it had been stabbed hard, causing a sharp pain.
Would he never call her Veronica again? This sentence seemed to strip away the relationship between them.
Veronica instinctively opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but no words came out.
At that moment, Mason turned around and left on his own.
Archer and Rosalind, who were originally stunned, immediately came to their senses and hurriedly chased after him.
However, when they reached downstairs, Mason had already gotten into his car and left in a cloud of dust.
The couple looked at each other in confusion and fear.
Mason’s words just now were like a complete rupture! If
Mason really breaks ties with Veronica, then the Barlow family will be the ones who suffer the most!
After all, the Barlow family owes everything to Mason for the life they have today!
Not to mention, he has a kidnapping case on his hands involving his own son! Without the help of the
Reed family, would his son be able to clear his name?
The couple immediately returned home and said to Veronica, “Veronica, how could you speak to
Mason like that just now! You need to go back to the Reed family and apologize to
Mason!”
“Do I have to apologize even if he initially planned the kidnapping with Lionel?” Veronica retorted.
“Of course!” Archer said fiercely. “Even if he was involved in the kidnapping plot, so what? You’re fine, aren’t you? Don’t you dare fall out with him, or I won’t spare you!”
Rosalind also hurriedly spoke up, “Veronica, you don’t want to see this family fall apart, do you? And
Lionel, he’s only out on bail, the case hasn’t been decided yet! If the Reed family doesn’t help us, what if Lionel really gets sentenced? What are we going to do?”
They all urged Veronica to apologize to Mason.
Looking at her father and stepmother, Veronica felt exhausted and ridiculous.
Is this her family? They didn’t think about how she was hurt, but only about not breaking ties with the
Reed family and
Mason.
At that moment, Lionel, who was previously nervous and cowering in the corner, suddenly rushed over and grabbed
Veronica, pleading, “Sis, you have to save me! You must make Mason save me, I don’t want to go to jail!”
Veronica felt like she was being crushed by a heavy weight, making it hard for her to breathe.
When Jasper saw Mason return alone to the Reed family, he asked curiously, “Mason, why did you come back alone?
Where’s Sister Veronica?”
After all, Mason and Sister Veronica had been inseparable these past few days!
After hearing her words, Mason lifted his head and looked at her with a mixed expression of crying and smiling. “Do you believe me?”
“Of course I do,” Jasper said naturally.
Mason’s eyelashes trembled slightly. “Do you believe everything I say?”
“Yes,” Jasper nodded without hesitation.
“Why?”
“Because you’re my Mason!” she replied.
It was that simple, just because he was her Mason! Mason lowered his eyes gently, but… he thought the person who trusted him the most in this world didn’t believe him!