Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Tina looked at the hand held by the other party and thought of those classmates in her class who were dating.
Come to think of it, she and Chandler often held hands and such. Of course, when it came to buying snacks, it was usually Chandler who bought them for her. As for walking home together…well,
Chandler wasn’t a student at their school.
But Chandler had come to pick her up from school many times.
Tina shook her head to clear her mind of everything else. The most important thing now was to meet
Derick as soon as
As the group arrived at the backstage area, there was a security guard at the entrance. Many people were coming and going, and everyone needed to show their ID to enter.
A middle-aged man in a sharp suit saw Chandler and immediately approached them, saying, “Mr.
Hunter, you’ve finally arrived. This must be your fiancée. Derick is so lucky to have such a fan.”
He smiled at Tina, who was holding hands with Chandler.
He only knew that Chandler was bringing his fiancée to meet Derick today, but he didn’t know anything else, so he naturally didn’t know Jasmine and Mason’s identities either.
If he knew, he would probably be even more surprised.
“These two are…” The middle-aged man looked at the Reed siblings.
“My friends,” Chandler said.
“Okay, please follow me,” the middle-aged man said.
The group followed him to the backstage area and entered one of the restrooms, where Derick was waiting.
“Derick, this is Mr. Hunter that I told you about. His fiancée is your fan and loves your music,” the middle-aged man said.
Derick raised an eyebrow and looked surprised. This middle-aged man was the CEO of his company.
Usually, the CEO was very aloof in front of others, so why was he bowing and scraping now?
But then he remembered that the CEO had mentioned that Mr. Hunter was from the Crypt families, so he could understand the CEO’s attitude now. He was just surprised that
Mr. Hunter’s fiancée was so… small!
Looks like a primary school student? Or maybe a junior high school student?!
“Hello, I’m Derick.” Despite his surprise, Derick has seen a lot of the world and quickly suppressed his astonishment. He gracefully extended his hand and greeted the other person.
However, before Chandler could respond, Tina eagerly shook
Derick’s hand and grinned, “Hello, my name is Tina. I’m your fan. You sing really well, and I love listening to you!”
“Thank you,” Derick said. This girl in front of him was very likable, especially when she smiled and revealed her little tiger teeth, which looked particularly interesting.
Moreover, the other person’s gaze at him was frank and sincere, completely different from the gazes of the women who usually surrounded him, which gave Derick a different feeling.
“I’m also your fan!” Jasmine on the side quickly added.
Derick raised his eyebrows, and she was an even smaller fan.
The fans he usually met were at least high school students or even older. He hadn’t really met such young girls face to face before, so it was quite novel.
“Hello!” Derick said with a smile.
“Can you give me an autograph?” Jasmine quickly took out the autograph board that she had prepared long ago and added, “Can you sign it ‘TO’?”
“Of course.” Derick smiled and asked as he wrote on the autograph board, “What’s your name?”
“Jasmine,” she said.
The pen in Derick’s hand suddenly stopped. “Jasmine?”
“Yes, Jasmine,” she said, repeating her name.
Derick shuddered. Today, he had also seen news online that it was the 11th birthday of Jasmine, the fourth Miss of the Reed family. So…the Jasmine in front of him should be that person?
The middle-aged man next to them also realized Jasmine’s identity at this moment and couldn’t help but widen his eyes.
“What’s wrong? Is my name too difficult to write?” Jasmine asked Derick, who had yet to sign.
“No, it’s not,” Derick quickly replied, signing quickly and then looking at Mason standing next to
Jasmine. “Do you want to sign too?”
Mason glanced at Derick indifferently. “No need.”
“I want, I want!” Tina shouted. “I also want TO’s autograph, handshake, and photo…”
“I…I also want a handshake and photo!” Jasmine felt like she hadn’t said enough earlier.
So the two little girls excitedly surrounded Derick, meeting their idol.
Chandler looked helpless on the side. Having Tina as his fiancée often made him feel speechless, but…he chose her himself, so he could only bear with it.
Mason looked at the situation in front of him and estimated that it would take a while to finish, so he said to Chandler, “I’ll go outside and get some fresh air. Call me when they’re done.”
“Okay,” Chandler replied.
Mason walked out of the room and onto the backstage corridor. This was where the concert staff were busy preparing for the upcoming show. Mason leaned against the wall, looking out of place amidst the hustle and bustle.
The concert… Mason thought of a long time ago when he was also brought to see a concert by someone else.
Although he didn’t think there was anything particularly interesting about concerts, the noisy atmosphere and even the songs sung by the singer were not very clear. But at that time, he felt very happy because the person he liked and cared about the most was sitting next to him.
But now, that liking and caring had turned into a dead silence-like dullness.
The name Veronica… it must hold no meaning for him now.
Just like past relationships, it can be forgotten in the blink of an eye.
Suddenly, a voice rang out, “Veronica, can’t you understand what I’m saying? I want to eat pasta from Encounter. Do you not even know how to buy pasta?”
Mason’s body stiffened. How long has it been since he heard that name mentioned by someone other than the Reed family?
Is it a coincidence that someone has the same name and surname? Or…
Mason lifted his eyes and looked towards the source of the voice. Not far away, a woman in a gorgeous dress was scolding another woman with a displeased expression.
The woman in the grey-brown clothes had her hair tied up in a simple ponytail and was bowing her head, repeatedly apologizing, “I’m sorry, Miss. Kinsman. The nearest Encounter pasta shop is closed today, and the other branches are over an hour away by taxi. Besides, if the pasta takes too long, the texture of the noodles will change. So, I bought pasta from a nearby shop instead. But I’ve eaten at this shop before, and the taste is also very good. You can try it!”
Mason stared at the figure in a daze. Even though the person didn’t lift their head, just the back view and the voice were enough for him to know who it was!
Veronica!
He had only seen her once during the day, but he had encountered her again at night.
What was this?! A coincidence?
But too many coincidences between them could be considered a doomed fate.
Veronica was desperately explaining, but her explanation did not calm Angelica’s anger.
“What do you mean by this? I asked you to buy Encounter, but you brought pasta from another shop to appease me? Do you think I’ll eat any kind of pasta?” Angelica angrily said, “Veronica, you’re just a small assistant. Whatever I ask you to do, you should do it!”
“Some people are desperate to be guests at this concert, just to gain some popularity. But unfortunately, no matter how much they try to gain popularity, it’s useless if no one supports them from behind!” A sarcastic voice suddenly sounded, coming from London Todd, who is also a guest performer at today’s concert.
Unlike Angelica, who is an actress by profession and is only a guest performer at the concert to gain popularity, London Todd is a singer who used to be an actor in the early days. It is said that he had worked with Angelica before and was ridiculed by her, which led to a grudge between the two.
Later, London Todd switched from acting to singing and participated in some singing competitions, which made him famous.
At this moment, Angelica’s face changed as she looked at London Todd, whom she used to despise, daring to speak to her like this. She felt disgusted in her heart.
“Now, even your assistant looks down on you. You can’t even afford an Encounter pasta. I think it won’t be long before no one wants to work with you anymore.” London Todd sneered, “By the way, your former boss who used to support you seems to be broke now. The company is on the verge of bankruptcy. You have bad luck, you picked the wrong tree and hugged the wrong thigh.”
“London Todd, if you don’t speak, no one will treat you as a mute!” Angelica said fiercely.
“What? Can’t I speak? I’m just kindly advising you to think of a way out while you still have some looks left. I heard that someone else snatched your lead role opportunity. In the future, you may not even have a chance to play the second or third female lead.” London Todd said, laughing triumphantly, as if he was just watching Angelica’s joke.
Angelica’s face turned red with anger. She felt like all the eyes around her were on her, just like London
Todd, laughing at her!
And all of this was because of this pasta!
Thinking of this, Angelica felt resentful towards Veronica. If this assistant had gone to buy the
Encounter pasta properly, she wouldn’t be here now, being ridiculed by others!
Thinking of this, Angelica directly yelled at Veronica, “You go to Encounter now and buy the pasta I want. If you don’t buy it before the concert, you won’t have an easy time!”
“But Miss. Kinsman, there’s no time.” Veronica said. It’s only half an hour before the concert, and there’s not enough time to take a taxi back and forth!
“I want you to buy it, so you have to buy it. Can’t you understand human language?” Angelica’s voice became even sharper!
“But…”
“Angelica, you’re really out of date. You can’t even command a small assistant.” London Todd added fuel to the fire.
Angelica was furious, feeling that Veronica’s indecisiveness was making her lose face and become the target of ridicule. So she threw the pasta that Veronica had bought earlier directly at her.
Veronica instinctively tried to dodge and stepped back, but Angelica threw the pasta with great force, and there was a lot of sauce in it. She closed her eyes instinctively as she saw the sauce about to splash onto her face.
But the next moment, she didn’t feel the hot sauce splashing on her face. Instead, she heard a gasp from the people around her.
Slowly opening her eyes, she saw a broad embrace in front of her, someone had stood in front of her and blocked the sauce that was thrown at her.
A familiar feeling swept over her, even though she didn’t lift her head and didn’t know who was standing in front of her, her intuition told her that it was him…
But… could it be possible? Could it really be him?
She stiffly lifted her head, and the handsome but cold face came into her view.
Mason!