Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Although Daniel’s explanation was reasonable, Veronica still felt a sense of unease in his voice, and he tried to avoid her gaze when he said these things.
Therefore, Daniel knowing these things was probably not just because of his simple guesswork. There must be something else.
“Even if you didn’t break up with me for that money back then, we would still have broken up in the future.” Veronica looked directly at him and said, “I did like you back then, but looking back now, that liking also had a sense of escape, because I wanted to avoid the person I liked more, so I chose to date you, who I had feelings for.”
“The person you liked more? Is it Mason? Did you date me just to use me?” Daniel’s expression changed.
“I never thought of using you. I dated you back then because I genuinely liked you, but I also genuinely wanted to avoid my feelings for Mason, because I was afraid of breaking the peace of my past life and afraid that my relationship with him would change in some way. So subconsciously, I might have chosen you because I felt safer with you.” Veronica explained.
This was also her recent understanding of her past feelings.
“Ha ha, just because I’m safer, you’ve turned my life into a mess like this?” Daniel’s voice was sharp.
“Do you want to wake up your mother?” Veronica glanced at the old Mrs. Cross who was still sleeping, then said, “Let’s go outside and talk, don’t disturb your mother.”
Daniel didn’t argue and the two of them walked out of the ward. After leaving the hospital, Veronica stopped and turned to Daniel. “If you think that my decision to date you was the beginning of all your troubles, then I apologize. If your mother’s medical expenses are not enough, I can help you figure out a solution. But I hope you can stop dwelling on the past and move
1. That way, your life will have more possibilities.”
Daniel sneered, “More possibilities? What are you kidding? My life has already been ruined by Mason.
What other possibilities are there?”
“But it was a fact that your father embezzled public funds. Mason used this to break us up, but it was you who made the choice to take the money, wasn’t it? Why blame others for a choice you made?”
Veronica stared at Daniel.
She felt sorry for the old Mrs. Cross after seeing her condition earlier.
But Daniel kept blaming others for everything and never thought he had any problems, which made her angry.
“What did you say? How can you say that about me? If it weren’t for Mason…”
“Even if Mason didn’t give you the money and make you make that choice, according to your previous thoughts, didn’t you hope to continue dating me and then have the Barlow family or the Reed family help you get through your difficult life? You never thought about changing your situation through your own efforts, but relied on others to help you.” Veronica said, “Everyone has their own difficulties. In this world, there are always people who are more difficult than you.”
Daniel became angry, “What’s wrong with my way of thinking? You haven’t experienced the hardships I have, so what right do you have to criticize me?”
“Everyone has their own difficulties,” Veronica said calmly, “I’ve seen what you wanted to show me today. I don’t think we need to continue talking. I’m going back.”
Veronica finished speaking and turned to leave.
“Don’t go, I haven’t finished yet!” Daniel tried to grab Veronica.
But as he reached out, he was suddenly kicked by a force and he cried out in pain, falling to the ground in a sorry state.
Veronica turned abruptly at the sound, only to find that Mason had come over without her noticing. He had his foot on Daniel’s back, and his handsome face was icy and intimidating.
“Daniel, I underestimated you. Did you want to die by bringing Veronica to a place like this?” His voice was cold, but filled with anger.
Daniel coughed and struggled to stand up, but Mason pressed down harder on his back with his foot.
“Mason!” Veronica shouted, “Don’t do this! If you hurt Daniel, you’ll be responsible too!”
“Why shouldn’t I do this?” Mason glared at Veronica. “He brought you here without permission. What’s wrong with me teaching him a lesson?”
“Even if you want to teach him a lesson, you don’t have to do it like this. Besides, we’re in a hospital.”
Although there weren’t many people around, someone might come by and see them.
“So what? He should have thought about the consequences before doing what he did today!” Mason grabbed Daniel’s hair and slammed his face into the wall.
Veronica was stunned. This violent side of Mason made her feel unfamiliar.
In just a moment, Daniel’s face was covered in bruises and cuts, and blood was flowing from his forehead.
“Mason, let him go! You have to stop the bleeding now!” Veronica finally found her voice.
“Are you worried about him?” Mason asked.
“I’m worried about you! Let him go and we need to stop the bleeding immediately!” Veronica urged.
“If I tell you that you don’t need to worry about me, even if I beat him to a pulp, would you just stand there and watch?” Mason said.
Veronica was stunned. “What do you mean?”
“Haha… Veronica, now you see. This is the mindset of the wealthy. Do you really think he’s so innocent? People like him only know how to use money to solve everything. You and him are completely different types of people. You’ll never be together…” Daniel struggled to speak.
But after saying this, what awaited him was even more intense attacks from Mason.
Veronica saw the situation getting worse and immediately rushed forward, risking danger to hug
Mason’s waist. His fist grazed her check, causing her great pain!
She could almost sense that her face was now swollen and red.
“Stop it, Mason, just stop it!” She shouted with all her might. “Do you really think money can solve everything?” Even if he could get away with it, the blood on his hands from potentially crippling Daniel would never wash away.
“So, you choose to protect this guy?” His actions finally stopped, and his eyes stared straight at her like sharp swords, causing her pain.
“I…today, Daniel just brought me to see his hospitalized mother. He…didn’t do anything extreme to me.
You don’t need to do this.” Of course, if you ignore the fact that she was forcibly brought here, Daniel really didn’t do anything to her.
But her words were like adding fuel to the fire, making his face terrifyingly dark.
“You think what I did wasn’t necessary…fine, I understand.” Mason finally let go of Daniel and turned to leave.
“Wait!” Veronica stepped forward and grabbed his hand. “Don’t go, wait for me. I’ll call the medical staff to bandage and stop the bleeding for Daniel. You, wait for me!”
He looked at her. “Since you put Daniel first, why should I wait for you?”
He said this and suddenly pulled his hand away from hers, then left without looking back.
Veronica wanted to chase after Mason, but at this moment, Daniel was lying limp on the ground, eyes closed as if he had passed out.
She didn’t know how serious Daniel’s injuries were!
Veronica gritted her teeth and ran in the opposite direction of the elevator to find medical staff. After all,
Daniel’s injuries were more important right now. If something really happened to Daniel, Mason would be in trouble.
As for the misunderstanding between Mason and her, as long as she explains it to him properly afterwards, everything should be fine!
This is what Veronica was thinking at the moment.
In the end, Daniel had 5 stitches on his head, a slight concussion, and many bruises, but fortunately, there were no fractures.
Although he still had to stay in the hospital for a few more days of observation, according to the doctor, there shouldn’t be any major problems.
Lying on the hospital bed, Daniel said to Veronica, “You saw it too, Mason is a lunatic who doesn’t value human life. And now, he has injured me like this. He probably just wants to throw some money at me and call it even.”
“If you hadn’t brought me here without my consent in the first place, why would he have attacked you?
Daniel, you were the one who made the mistake in the beginning!” Veronica said.
Daniel was full of anger, “At this point, you still want to speak up for him?”
“I’m just being objective. Besides,” Veronica’s voice paused, “Mason is my boyfriend. It’s only natural for me to speak up for him.”
“If he hadn’t done such despicable things back then, you would still be my girlfriend!” Daniel said.
“Daniel, even though we were together briefly, it wouldn’t have lasted. We have too many differences in how we view things and problems. Take care of yourself and the medical expenses and compensation,
I believe the Reed family will pay you. I hope this matter can be resolved!”
“Resolved?” Daniel sneered, “I will appeal and let the public see what kind of person Mason really is!”
He wanted to ruin Mason’s reputation!
“If you really want to appeal, then I will appeal too. You forcibly brought me to the hospital, and my phone was recording our conversation at the time. I think Mason should have a backup recording.”
Veronica said.
Daniel’s face suddenly changed. If there really was a backup recording, then their conversation at the time would become evidence against him, and he would no longer have a valid argument.
“So, I hope this matter ends here,” Veronica said, turning
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around and leaving.
Daniel tightly clutched the blanket covering him, his face contorted in terror. Why did he always have such bad luck? Why wouldn’t even Veronica stand by his side?
He was the victim here!
All the misery he was going through was because of Mason and Veronica, and he would make them pay!
After leaving the hospital, Veronica took a taxi to the Reed family mansion.
The servants in the mansion knew her, so she was able to enter without any trouble. However, she was surprised to find that Mason had not returned to the Reed family.
“Call Mason’s phone and ask where he is,” Jasper said.
“His phone is turned off,” Veronica said. She had already tried calling him on the way there.
“Maybe Mason’s phone ran out of battery. Sister Veronica, why don’t you wait here for a while? He might come back soon,” Jasper suggested.
But Veronica felt uneasy. Mason had left the hospital hours before her, and if he was going back to the
Reed House, he should have arrived by now.
“Is there anywhere else he could have gone?” Veronica asked.
“After Mason went back to his country, he only went to school, home, or to see you, Sister Veronica.
There aren’t any other places he frequents,” Jasper replied.
After all, Mason was a relatively quiet person and wasn’t interested in going out and having fun.
Veronica thought for a moment and said, “I’ll go back first. If Mason comes back, please call me immediately.”