Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
He chuckled and bent down, blowing a breath on her face. With a teasing tone, he said, “He would suspect that you’re interested in me, that you’re playing both sides. Don’t think that men are always magnanimous. Especially William, he’s not a magnanimous man.”
Jasper said seriously, “I only see you as a friend. I don’t have any other intentions towards you.”
“Is that so?” He looked at her with a slightly hazy gaze due to the alcohol. “Do you really have no feelings for me? Or is it because you think I’m not as attractive as William?”
She looked at him. The person in front of her was undoubtedly good-looking. His clear and cold face had a touch of charm due to the alcohol.
She knew he was very popular at school, but their relationship was not like that for her and Lawrence.
“You are an important person to me, someone I will always remember. But that’s friendship, and it’s different from how I feel about William,” Jasper replied.
“Friendship? So your feelings for William are love then?” he said with a hint of amusement. “If it wasn’t for William being surrounded at the school gate that day, and you wanting to help him out, would you have said you were dating him? I don’t think so! If you really loved him, you would have loved him a long time ago, not just now!”
As he spoke, Roger’s emotions began to rise. Even his tone became angry and indignant.
Jasper hesitated. It was true that if it weren’t for the circumstances, she might not have officially started dating William. But that didn’t mean… “I love him!” she said with absolute certainty. “I don’t know when
I fell in love with him, but I know I love him now!”
His thin lips almost pursed into a line, and his cold eyes stared straight at her.
Why did he feel such an unusual pain in his chest when she said she loved William? It was like envy, jealousy, and hatred… twisting his emotions more and more.
After a while, he spoke again in a cold voice, “So why did you wait for me for three hours and want to talk to me now, Lawrence?”
“I… I want to apologize to you formally. I’m sorry, Lawrence. I really am. I shouldn’t have treated you that way back then. If I could turn back time, I would never have let go of your hand,” Jasper said.
He said coldly, “Is it useful to apologize now? The idea of turning back time is just self-deception.”
She remained silent and did not speak.
“Also, if I grab your hand now, will you let go?” he asked.
She was stunned. What did he mean by that?
Then, his hand had already grabbed hers. His slender fingers interlocked with hers. “Jasper, will you let go of my hand?”
His voice echoed in the silent night. And she, staring at him in a daze, felt the warmth of his hand.
Many people had told her before that he might have died long ago, turned into a pile of bones, and she might never see him again in her lifetime.
But now, he stood before her, with warmth, alive and breathing!
Seeing her lost in thought, Roger leaned down and whispered in her car, “If you really feel sorry for me,
I can let you have both William and me. You can date William and have an affair with me at the same time. This way, you can compare and see who is better, me or William.”
His words were like a thunderbolt, making her suddenly snap out of it and stare at him in shock.
Almost instinctively, she pushed him away and shook off his hand. “What are you talking about?!” she exclaimed.
“I’m not talking nonsense,” Roger said. “Since you didn’t want to date me when I suggested you break up with William at the bar before, how about this proposal? This way, you can still date William, right?”
She frowned. “How could you do this? You weren’t like this before…”
“Like what? Like this?” He sneered. “Before, I was obedient in front of you. Whatever you said, I listened and did everything you wanted me to do. I just wanted to please you. Do you want me to be like that again so you can feel like I used to be?”
His series of questions left her speechless.
“Jasper, do you even know what I’ve been through all these years? What right do you have to say ‘how could you do this”?” He took a step closer, his voice even colder.
Her hand hanging by her side tightened slightly, as if gathering courage. “Yes, I don’t know what you’ve been through all these years. You can tell me and let me know!”
He sneered, his eyes darkening. “What makes you think I should tell you?”
“Don’t you hate me, dislike me? Then tell me, make me feel even more guilty, make me feel even more sorry for you, let me make up for the pain you’ve suffered!” Jasper said.
He looked at her steadily. “I’ve already said it. If you really feel and want to make it up to me, then why don’t you have an sorry affair with me while you’re with William?”
“You don’t love me at all, why would you suggest that?” She was confused.
“It’s interesting,” he said. “Being able to date the Miss of the Reed family while being with the eldest son of the Barlow family. Don’t you think it’s an interesting thing?”
“Feelings shouldn’t be played with like this,” Jasper said. “If you want to take revenge on me, then you can choose something else. I can take it one by one. But this is between you and me. I don’t want to involve anyone else!”
“Jasper, can you handle my revenge?” Roger said.
“I-”
Suddenly, a car stopped by the side of the road. A figure hurriedly got out of the car and ran to Jasper’s side.
Jasper looked at the person in surprise. “William, why are you here?”
“I heard from your family that you went to school in the evening, and when I got to the school gate, I heard someone say you were here,” William said, glancing at Roger. “Lawrence, Jasper has been looking for you all these years. Everyone else has given up, but she hasn’t. She really cares about you.
Please don’t take your anger out on her for what happened in the past.”
“William, this is between Jasper and me. You don’t need to interfere,” Roger said unkindly.
“I’m her boyfriend. If you have any dissatisfaction or resentment towards Jasper, you can come to me.
Or, you can tell us how to make it up to you,” William said.
Roger sneered. “Make it up? I’ve already told Jasper how to make it up, but she doesn’t seem willing.”
William turned to Jasper, and a look of embarrassment flashed across her face. “William, this is between him and me. It’s better for me to solve it myself.”
“I’m just worried about you. Whatever happens, I want to face it with you,” William said, holding
Jasper’s hand.
Roger glanced at their clasped hands and felt a sharp pain. He snorted and said to Jasper, “If what you wanted to talk to me about today was just what you said, then I think you already know what I mean.
And also-”
Roger looked at William again and said, “Don’t call me Lawrence anymore. Lawrence died when I was
10 years old. Now, I am just Roger. I hope you won’t call me by the wrong name again.”
After saying this, Roger turned around and left.
William asked Jasper, “What did you say to him today? What does he mean by ‘making up for it”?”
Jasper stared at Roger’s back for a moment and said, “I didn’t say anything. I want to go back. Can you take me home?”
His eyes flickered slightly. “Sure, let’s get in the car. I’ll take you home.”
The two got in the car, and William helped Jasper fasten his seatbelt.
Jasper closed his eyes wearily. He had been waiting at the bar for three hours tonight, and now he felt exhausted.
William started the car, turned the steering wheel, and drove in the opposite direction of Roger.
Meanwhile, Roger, who was walking on the other side, stopped and watched the car gradually getting farther away. His right hand hung down, still feeling the warmth of her hand when he held it before.
“Jasper, even now, you still let go of my hand.” Roger murmured.
So, he was always the one left behind. Was William the one who could truly stand by her side?
In the car, Jasper stared at his own hand absentmindedly. He didn’t know what Lawrence had been through all these years. He was just a 10-year-old child who had experienced such a big change and was taken away from the hospital. He might not have had a good life before being adopted by the
Elliott family and becoming Roger.
Although she didn’t know how he was adopted, she wondered what kind of hardships he had gone through as a child before being taken in.
William looked at Jasper, who was lost in thought, and felt a sinking feeling in his heart.
He knew that her mind was probably filled with thoughts of Lawrence at the moment.
In his view, Lawrence was like a ticking time bomb, filled with intense resentment. And usually, it was better to defuse such a bomb as early as possible.
But…that person was Lawrence!
He was the one she had been yearning for all these years! If he really got rid of Lawrence, she would probably never forgive him for the rest of her life.
Also, was Lawrence really just filled with resentment towards her?
There was clearly another kind of feeling there!
Thinking of this, William’s hand on the steering wheel tightened unconsciously. He didn’t want to see either kind of feeling from Lawrence in the future!
“William, do you think Lawrence has gone through a lot in these years? Even though he’s now a child of the Elliott family and living a comfortable life, what about before that? How did he end up going abroad? What did he go through on the way?” Jasper’s voice suddenly rang out in the car.
“Do you want me to help you investigate? Even though it’s been many years, we might be able to find something,” William offered.
Jasper shook her head. “No need. If he’s willing to tell me himself one day, then I’ll know.”
“What do you plan to do with him in the future?” William asked.
“I’ll try my best to become friends with him again and make up for what I can,” Jasper replied.
“But what if he’s not willing? Besides, he’s now the heir of the Elliott family and doesn’t lack anything material. What do you plan to use to make up for it?” William questioned.
Jasper suddenly thought of Lawrence’s proposal to date her and shook her head vigorously.
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She knew very well that the person she loved was William. As for Lawrence, it was guilt towards a friend and regret for what she had done in the past. And Lawrence didn’t really want to date her. He probably only had disgust and hatred towards her. Making such a request was just a way to humiliate her.
“Jasper, Lawrence is no longer the person he was back then. He has changed a lot. I don’t object to you wanting to be good to him and make up for the suffering he has endured. I just hope you don’t get too close to him or trust him too much. Because no one knows what he’s planning or what he’ll do,”
William said.
“I understand,” Jasper replied. She knew that he said this out of concern for her.
The car stopped at the entrance of the Reed House.
Jasper unbuckled her seatbelt and prepared to get out of the car.
“No matter what happens in the future, don’t forget that I’m by your side,” William said.