Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Fortunately, Mason didn’t come. That way, only she would die!
At least she wouldn’t burden anyone else anymore!
Come to think of it, maybe she should be grateful that she and him broke up. If they hadn’t broken up, he would have come to save her no matter what if he knew she was in danger.
But now, they’ve broken up and he doesn’t have any feelings for her anymore, so he naturally won’t come!
Although it’s actually a good thing, she couldn’t help feeling a sense of loss in her heart.
She thought… it was because she still loved him, that’s why she felt lost.
She slowly closed her eyes and hoped that before she died, she could have a dream where she could see him. That way, even in death, the pain would be a little less.
Suddenly, a sound mixed with the sound of falling rocks, the sound of a door being pushed open.
Did she imagine it? Veronica wondered.
Then came a hoarse shout, “Veronica! Veronica, are you alive?”
Is this still an illusion? She continued to think, it was Mason’s voice. She couldn’t believe that she could hear Mason’s voice when she was about to die.
Is this God’s mercy on her?
Suddenly, she felt someone pick up her body.
The heavy breathing sounded in her ear.
Was this also an illusion? Veronica suddenly opened her eyes and saw the familiar face – it was
Mason!
At this moment, he was covered in dust and dirt, with torn clothes and a bloodstain mixed with the dirt on his forehead.
“If you still have strength, hold onto me and I’ll take you out!” His hoarse voice rang out again.
Is it really him? Veronica stared at the person in front of her in a daze. “Don’t worry about me, leave quickly… it’s going to explode… put me down… hurry and leave…”
She spoke intermittently, but the dust around her was so thick that every time she spoke, she felt like her mouth was full of it, making it almost impossible to speak.
Mason, however, had no time to pay attention to Veronica’s words. He picked her up and rushed out of the auditorium at a very fast speed.
He had glanced at the explosion schedule before, and if the order and timing of the explosions were really as shown on the chart, then the auditorium would be the next building to be blown up after the fourth one.
The most important thing now was to get away from the auditorium as quickly as possible!
Veronica felt like she was flying as Mason held her and rushed out of the auditorium at an extremely fast speed. However, the ground outside was already covered in rubble, large and small, and the ground was uneven. Even the debris from the destroyed buildings nearby was like an avalanche, constantly surging towards them.
If he put her down, he could run even faster, but…
Veronica looked up at Mason running, and from her angle, she could see his determined jaw, nose, and his eyes fixed straight ahead.
He held her tightly and didn’t even think about letting her go.
He came in to find her in such a dangerous situation to save her, right? But… why? Wasn’t he tired?
Didn’t he stop loving her?
Why did he still risk his life to save her like this?
Just then, another explosion sounded. This time, it was in the auditorium!
Immediately, the ground shook and the auditorium began to collapse.
Even Mason stumbled and fell forward due to the force of the explosion.
But at the moment he fell, his hands firmly protected her body.
“Mason…you…you should run out by yourself, don’t worry about me!” Veronica said urgently. At this time, she would only be a burden to him. It’s better for one person to die than for both to die here.
He was willing to risk his life to save her, which was enough for her!
She wasn’t afraid of death, but she was afraid of dragging him down with her.
“Don’t talk nonsense!” Mason gritted his teeth and said, “Just hold onto my neck!”
Since he came in, he would take her out with him!
Mason stood up again, but Veronica couldn’t hold onto his neck because her shoulder had been injured by a falling cement block earlier.
Mason had to be even more careful, avoiding the points that were about to explode according to the blasting sequence he remembered, and running towards the safe zone in a roundabout way.
Veronica could feel that Mason’s speed was slowing down.
Even if his physical fitness was strong, carrying her as a burden in such an environment would only increase his physical burden.
The sound of explosions rang out again and again, and every time it rang out, another building collapsed. Their running route also became more difficult.
Finally, Mason fell again while holding her, but this time, he was crushed by flying debris from the collapsed building. However, in this critical moment, he pushed her forward.
He was trapped, but she was safe.
“Run! As long as we run another 500 meters, we’ll be safe!” He shouted at her, his handsome face almost unrecognizable due to dust and bloodstains. His dark eyes showed rare urgency.
If she’s safe, what about him? He’s currently trapped under rocks, what should he do?
And there will be another explosion soon!
The explosion hasn’t completely stopped yett
“If we’re going to run, we’ll run together!” Her shoulder was in excruciating pain, but she gritted her teeth and used all her strength to try and move the rocks that were weighing him down.
If they could just move them a little, with his abilities, they should be able to quickly escape.
“What are you doing? Don’t mess around, run, run fast!” Mason’s voice became more anxious.
“I said, if we’re going to run, we’ll run together!” Veronica said through gritted teeth, her face turning red.
Her arm felt like it wasn’t hers anymore, from her shoulder to her arm, and then to her whole body, she couldn’t feel anything except for the pain.
She had to save Mason!
Even if her shoulder was broken, even if both her hands were useless, even if it meant sacrificing her own life, she wanted to save him!
He was still shouting, but she couldn’t hear him clearly anymore, she could only see his mouth opening and closing, his expression so anxious!
“Mason, don’t worry, I’ll protect you! No matter what happens, I’ll protect you…” She murmured, as if unconsciously saying these words.
And before her eyes, a scene from a long time ago appeared, when she went to his home, his small body covered in wounds, although it should have been very painful, his face was numb.
It seems that she is indifferent to everything, even when facing an unfamiliar environment.
No anxiety, no fear, and no curiosity!
It was a child… even younger than her!
When their eyes met, she suddenly felt a protective instinct towards him, perhaps because they were both lonely.
The person who brought him said he was an orphan with no parents.
Although she had a father, a half-brother, and a stepmother who didn’t care about her in this family, she always felt like an orphan herself.
Then, she took his hand, and he didn’t resist.
And so, day after day, year after year, he became the most important person in her heart!
If… she had realized her true feelings for him earlier, and understood that she actually loved him, then she wouldn’t have chosen to date Daniel, and so many bad things wouldn’t have happened afterwards.
She had too many “if onlys” and wanted to change things.
But now, her fate has become like this.
“Just a little higher, just lift this rock a little higher…” She gasped for breath and continued to use every bit of strength in her body.
His mouth was still moving, desperately trying to say something.
But she couldn’t hear anything, she couldn’t hear anything at all.
Did the explosion damage her eardrums? Or was it because she was too tired and in too much pain that even her hearing was affected?
But it didn’t matter. All she wanted was for him to survive.
“…you must stay alive…” Her lips moved, her vision becoming increasingly blurry. She could hardly see his face anymore.
Just hold on a little longer, just a little longer!
Just then, she seemed to hear the sound of an explosion again. His figure in front of her seemed to be gradually shrouded in darkness.
Did she…in the end, fail to save him?
He…was ultimately burdened by her, wasn’t he?
“I’m sorry…and, I…love you…” With her last bit of consciousness, she said these words. Immediately after, her whole body finally fell into darkness…
All her senses seemed to be sealed off.
She wanted to sleep, to just keep sinking into slumber…
When Veronica woke up, she felt like her whole body was in pain.
She tried to open her mouth, but her lips were incredibly heavy, making it difficult to do so.
Her throat was even more parched, like a dried-up desert.
“Water…” Almost instinctively, she murmured this word.
“You just had surgery a few hours ago, so you can’t drink water yet. Just bear with it for 12 hours before you can drink water,” a familiar voice sounded in Veronica’s ear.
She then realized that someone was sitting by her bedside.
The person speaking was someone she was very familiar with – Auntie Grace.