Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Jasper stared in surprise at William, who had suddenly appeared. When did William come back?
“William, we just missed you so much, so we…we came to see you,” Camelia explained hurriedly.
“But I don’t want to see you guys!” William said, grabbing Jasper’s hand and leading him not towards the school, but to a car parked nearby. The car quickly drove away, leaving a trail of dust behind.
Camelia couldn’t help but cry, while Harold tried to comfort her.
William smiled. Her idea of not preparing a big event would still be considered a big event for most people.
And if the Reed family intends to hold a grand event, it’s likely to go viral on social media!
“How about accompanying me to pick a birthday gift for Jasmine? I haven’t bought her gift yet,” William suggested. He had taken a few days off from school and had some free time to go gift shopping.
“Sure!” Jasper replied.
In the afternoon, the two went to a shopping mall in the city center to pick out a gift. However, they wore masks and hats to avoid being recognized and causing unnecessary trouble.
As an older sister, Jasper knew exactly what kind of things her younger sister liked. So she brought
William to a counter that sold bags.
William raised an eyebrow and asked, “Are you hinting that I should buy you a gift?”
Jasper laughed and said, “No! It’s this brand of bags. There are many that little girls like, and Jasmine also likes this brand. But Mommy said she already has a lot of bags and didn’t buy her the new ones that just came out. So why don’t you buy them and give them to her as a birthday present?”
“Not really!” Jasper laughed, “It’s a brand of bags that many little girls like. Jasmine also likes this brand of bags, but Mommy said she already has many bags and didn’t buy her the latest one. So why don’t you buy it and give it to her as a birthday gift?”
As she spoke, she also pulled William to take a look at the latest item.
William looked at it. It was a rabbit bag that indeed catered to the aesthetic of little girls. However, such a bag cost 30,000 yuan, which was not affordable for ordinary people.
William bought the bag and said to Jasper, “What about you? Is there anything you like? I’ll buy it for you.”
Jasper shook her head, “I don’t need a bag now. Wait until my birthday, and then you can think about what to give me.”
The two of them walked out of the mall when suddenly a small boy, dressed in tattered clothes and covered in dirt, approached
Jasper.
William instinctively took a step forward and shielded the little boy from Jasper.
The little boy shrank back a bit, but still gathered his courage and said, “Big brother, big sister, please, can you give me some money?”
Jasper’s expression changed slightly as he looked at the little boy. Judging from his clothes, he didn’t seem like a typical beggar. Although his clothes were worn out at the sleeves and knees, they didn’t look like they were in tatters. The bowl the boy was holding was also a regular enamel bowl that one would find in an ordinary household, which was different from the bowls used by most beggars.
“What about your mom and dad?” Jasper asked.
“I don’t have a mom and dad, only my grandma. She’s sick and I want to buy her some good food,” the little boy said.
Jasper’s eyes flickered as she heard this. She reached into her pocket and handed a few hundred yuan bills to the boy.
The little boy was shocked and clearly didn’t expect this lady to give him so much money.
“Keep this money safe, okay? Don’t lose it,” Jasper said.
The little boy quickly nodded and said, “Thank you…thank you, big sister!”
“Alright, go buy some delicious food for your grandmother,” Jasper said.
The little boy turned and ran off. William said, “Who knows if what the child said is true or not.”
“Even if it’s not true, it doesn’t matter,” Jasper said. “If it’s false, I’ll only lose a few hundred dollars, but if it’s true, then my small help might make this child a little happier.”
Her abilities are limited, and there are too many people in this city who need help. She can’t help everyone, but since she has encountered this child, she hopes to give him a little warmth.
Did Lawrence also end up on the streets after his parents’ accident and disappearance? And during that time, did anyone provide warmth for Lawrence?
“What are you thinking about?” William’s voice rang out.
“I’m thinking about the children in the welfare home,” Jasper said. “As I told you before, our team organizes volunteer work at the welfare home. We take turns going to the welfare home to play music for the children and use music therapy to provide psychological treatment for them.”
After all, many of the children in the welfare home have been abandoned by their parents or have lost both parents, making their psychological problems more prevalent than those of ordinary children. Therefore, we cannot ignore the psychological problems of these children.
Every time she goes to the welfare home to play music for those children, she wonders if Lawrence also ended up in a welfare home after his parents’ accident and disappearance. And during that time, did Lawrence have any psychological problems?
Because… his parents were killed in front of him by those thugs who even chased after him!
It’s only natural for someone who has gone through such darkness to have psychological issues!
She hopes that he, from back then, can meet people who treat him well during these missing years, so that he can gradually recover from his psychological trauma and live a good life.
“William, I want to buy something and go see the children at the welfare home. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen them,” Jasper said.
“Okay,” William smiled and replied.
So Jasper bought several big bags of snacks that kids like, and William drove them to the welfare home.
When Jasper arrived at the welfare home, the staff there saw him and greeted him with a smile, saying,
“Miss Reed, you’re here! Your classmate is here today too, what a coincidence.”
“Classmate?” Jasper paused for a moment.
“Yeah, he’s playing the piano for the kids,” the other person said.
When Jasper followed the person to the room where the piano was placed, she saw Roger sitting in front of the piano playing Mozart’s 12 Variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je maman”, K.265/300c. Many children were sitting around him, humming along to his music.
“12 Variations on ‘Ah, vous dirai-je maman” is a well-known piece that even people who haven’t studied piano much can play along with the score. However, Roger’s performance had a certain infectious quality to it.
Often, what a piano performance needs most is this infectious quality, which makes the listener unconsciously affected by the performer’s notes and emotions.
Jasper stood there, listening attentively, while William, standing next to her, looked at her focused expression and then turned his gaze to Roger.
If he hadn’t personally taken the other person’s blood sample to the lab for testing, he might have even thought that Roger was Lawrence.
The DNA test shows that Roger is not the same person, but why did he have contact with Harold and
Camelia? It’s even possible that these two people have some connection to Roger’s visit to
What is Roger up to?
In William’s heart, there is a lingering sense of uncase that Roger might be his biggest threat in the future.
As a piano piece comes to an end, Roger, who was playing in front of the piano, turns his head towards
Jasper and William as if sensing something, and looks in their direction.
Then a smile curved his lips as he stood up and walked towards the two of them. “What a coincidence,
I didn’t expect to run into you guys here today.”
“It’s quite a coincidence. Do you often come here to see these children?” Jasper asked. She had met
Roger here last time.
“The children in the welfare home are all orphans. This world owes them already. If I can bring them some happiness, why not?” Roger replied.
Jasper was a little surprised by his words.
“Speaking of which, congratulations to you two. I didn’t expect that you would start dating in such a situation. These days, you haven’t been at school, and almost everyone is talking about you,” Roger hinted. “They’re all saying that Barlow is lucky to have turned the tables against the odds. Did Barlow plan for this kind of luck?”
William looked back at Roger. “I am indeed lucky. As for whether I planned for it, I don’t understand what you mean.”
William looked back at Roger and said, “I am indeed lucky. As for what you just said, I don’t quite understand its meaning.”
Roger shrugged and said, “It’s just a joke among some people at school. If Barlow doesn’t understand, he should ask the people who said those things. I’m just relaying the message.”
Two men faced each other in confrontation. The staff who came with Jasper had already gathered the children on the side. When the children saw Jasper, their faces lit up with big smiles and they exclaimed, “Jasper is here!”
Jasper smiled and said, “Hello everyone!” Then he introduced the people around him, “This one is
William, he’s my sister’s good friend!”
So the children all shouted in unison, “William is great!”
“Alright, I brought gifts for you all,” Jasper said. “Do you want to come with me and get them?”
“Yes!” the children exclaimed excitedly.
So the group walked over to the front hall of the orphanage, where Jasper began to distribute the small gifts she had brought for the children. William stood by her side, helping to hand out the presents.
Roger stood nearby, watching Jasper and William standing together.
The two of them stood together, attracting everyone’s attention and looking so perfect together.
It seemed like it had always been this way since they were young. Whenever William appeared, Jasper would always be standing next to him. And he, no matter how hard he tried, was just a lonely backup for Jasper when William wasn’t around.
But a backup is always just a backup. Once the main character appears, he can only stand aside.
At this moment, this scene before him made him feel even more uncomfortable.
Roger turned around and went back to the room where he had been playing the piano earlier. The room was now empty, with only him inside.
Just like when he was a child, he often stayed in a room alone.
That feeling of loneliness, as if deeply embedded in his bones and blood, he once thought he could finally be free from it. But in the end, he realized it was just an illusion.
Roger’s fingers caressed the piano keys as he once again played Transcendental Etude No. 12
Chasse-neige. It was this very piece that had introduced him to Jasper.
Later on, he practiced this piece the most.
Every note of this piece is etched into his bones and blood, so much so that even in his dreams, he plays this song.
The melodious sound of a piano filled the room as a figure slowly walked in and approached Roger.
“Why are you here, William? Shouldn’t you be spending time with Jasper?” Roger asked without even turning his head, as if he had already expected who would walk in.
William stared at Roger with a heavy gaze and asked, “I really want to know, who are you?”