Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
But so many things had happened between them, and he had even lost his family. He had been determined to take revenge on her, and now he said he loved her?!
“You–” she moved her lips, but her throat was dry, and she didn’t know what to say.
“Jasper, I love you, and even I find that strange,” Lawrence leaned closer to Jasper, his fingers hooking under her chin. “So as long as you’re willing to make up for your guilt towards me, as I said, I might really be able to let go of my hatred and live a good life with you abroad.”
Just then, there was a banging sound at the glass door of the lab.
Jasper wanted to turn her head to look, but Lawrence still held her chin, not letting her turn. “It’s Mr. Barlow knocking, but don’t worry, this door is made of the highest level of bulletproof glass. Even if Mr. Barlow tries to break it down, he won’t be able to.”
“Lawrence, the person I love is not you, so I can’t marry you,” Jasper said. “I’m sorry, I can find other ways to make up for my guilt, but what you’re suggesting is not one of them!”
“Is it because of William? Is he the one you love?” Lawrence asked.
“Yes. The person I love is him. He is my boyfriend and the person I want to marry in the future!” Jasper replied without any hesitation.
Although there had never been any intense separation. between her and William, even when they had to be apart because they lived in different cities, they would regularly meet and often video call, so she never felt that William had ever left her.
This long–lasting relationship gradually turned from liking to love, and she didn’t know how deep her love for William was, but she knew she wanted to live with him in the future, just like her parents.
“You admit it so readily,” Lawrence sneered. “What about me? When we were young, didn’t you say you liked me a lot?”
“Yes, I did like you a lot. At that time, I liked your piano playing and I liked you because you were pure and gave people a very clear feeling, so I genuinely liked you and wanted to be friends with you,”
Jasper said, with Lawrence’s childhood appearance flashing before her eyes.
“Since you genuinely liked me back then, do you not like me at all now?” Lawrence asked.
Jasper pursed her lips. “I did genuinely like you back then, so when I heard your mother say that she wanted you to befriend me on purpose, to gain more benefits from the Reed family, the feeling of betrayal was so strong. That feeling of betrayal really made me uncomfortable, so I couldn’t listen to your explanation. But if you ask me now if I like you even a little bit, then…I can tell you very clearly that the answer is no.”
His hand that was holding her chin suddenly tightened. “You’re being very direct! Aren’t you afraid that I might do something cruel to you in this closed laboratory?”
“Because I don’t want to deceive you,” Jasper said. “You wouldn’t like it if I lied to you, right? I feel guilty, regretful, and disgusted towards my feelings for you now, but there is no longer any love.”
“Disgusted”” He raised an eyebrow.
Tex disgusted. Because you made my family the target of revenge and almost caused them to die. I came to find you today not on to and about the situation between you and Daniel, but abo to hope that you will turn yourself in,” Jasper explained her intentions
Surrender? Lawrence chuckled. “Do you think that just because you expressed a hope, I will surrender? Besides, I don’t think I have anything to surrender for. Is there any evidence of my crime
Jasper remained silent, realising that she had been too naive.
Even if Lawrence had really encouraged Daniel to commit a crime, currently, Daniel’s testimony was the only evidence. and the police had no proof that Lawrence had actually done anything.
Therefore, in the end, the only one who would be sentenced was Daniel, while Lawrence could continue to evade the law.
“I understand.” Jasper sighed and looked directly at Lawrence, “From now on, you are an enemy of the
Reed family, and I will no longer feel guilty towards you.”
She finished speaking and tried to pull away the hand that was holding her chin.
But Lawrence held on even tighter.
“Jasper, don’t you think you’re cruel? It was you who brought me into your world in the first place, and now you say you have no guilt towards me. Why do you have the right to abandon me like this, and why do you make me feel…” His voice abruptly stopped.
What he didn’t say was, why did she make him love her so much?
But now she had made it clear to him what her feelings were, and the deeper his love for her, the more he was just humiliating himself.
“It was your actions that led us to this point. Now, there’s no point in saying anything more,” Jasper said, “Lawrence, let go of me. You’re hurting my chin.”
No point? A hint of crimson appeared in his eyes. “Is your pain greater than mine, Jasper…? I hate it…
Why did you have to bring me into your world back then?”
He slowly lowered his head, his lips getting closer and closer to hers.
If he hadn’t played the piano and she hadn’t heard him, if she hadn’t come looking for him, then the trajectory of his life would have been different. His parents would still be alive, but… he would never have met her!
He hates!
But what he hates even more is his own contradiction! Even so, he still wants to meet her.
Even if all she gives him is pain, he still clings to this pain.
This sense of powerlessness makes him even more uncomfortable.
And now, this person who makes him feel conflicted and powerless is right in front of him. If he gets closer, he can kiss her lips.
Those lips seem to have some kind of magic, attracting him to touch them.
He wants to possess her!
Even if she doesn’t have any feelings for him, he still wants to possess her.
But a pair of hands lifted up and pressed against his chin, stopping him from getting closer. “Lawrence, what do you want to do? I don’t have those kinds of feelings for you!”
“Even if you don’t have those feelings, it doesn’t mean we can’t kiss, right?” Lawrence said. “Imagine if that thing didn’t happen back then, and we grew up together. If you continued to like me, maybe you and I would be together now instead of you and William. In that case, isn’t it natural for us to kiss?”
He still remembers the feeling of kissing her, even though she was unwilling and struggling at the time.
But he can’t forget that wonderful feeling.
Perhaps because he can’t forget, he wants to experience it again even more.
“It’s impossible. Even if we grew up together, I would still love William,” Jasper said.
Her denial made Lawrence’s eyes even deeper.
The next moment, he forcefully pulled her hands away and leaned down to try to kiss her lips.
“Lawrence… don’t do this!” Jasper avoided his lips.
“But I want to!” he insisted. He wanted to kiss her and prove that she still had feelings for him.
Why was she so determined to say that even though they grew up together, the person she loved was
William? She clearly liked him so much back then!
Little did she know, he had been comforting himself with these assumptions for years.
Jasper kept dodging, but now Lawrence had grabbed her hand. and pressed her body against his.
Even though she tried to move her head left and right, she couldn’t really escape.
Just as his lips were about to touch hers, suddenly, the sound of the lab door opening rang out, followed by hurried footsteps.
Before Jasper could react, a force had pulled her away and a fist swung towards Lawrence.
Jasper only saw Lawrence stumble backwards, and she was free from his grasp.
“Jasper, are you okay?” William asked nervously, holding onto her shoulders.
“I… I’m fine,” Jasper gasped, only then realizing that William had entered the lab.
Another person had entered the lab with William, someone who clearly knew Lawrence. Seeing
Lawrence being pushed back, he hurried over and asked, “What’s going on between you and Jasper?”
Jasper looked at the person, she didn’t know him, but he accurately called out her name.
But that wasn’t surprising, after all, at Stanford University, many people knew her.
entered campus, she became a celebrity because of it.
“We’re just catching up. Jasper and I have known each other since we were kids, we have a deep history,” Lawrence explained.
Is that so? The person seriously doubted it.
When he opened the door just now, he looked like he was about to force a kiss.
Speaking of which, was it him who came to open the door here, or was it a senior he knew who called him and asked him to come here in a hurry, saying that Mr. Barlow was urgently looking for someone who could open the laboratory door?
William had naturally heard of this person’s reputation.
He was the heir of the famous Barlow Group in Deer Capital, and also the boyfriend of Jasper from the
Reed family.
It was a hot topic on campus that these two were dating.
As a result, when he rushed to the laboratory, he saw Mr. Barlow standing outside the laboratory door, looking worried, angry, and anxious… all kinds of emotions mixed together.
And when he saw what was happening inside the laboratory through the glass door, he was almost shocked.
So he hurriedly opened the laboratory door and saw Mr. Barlow rushing over and punching Lawrence, causing him to stagger backwards.
At this moment, William hugged Jasper and turned his head to stare fiercely at Lawrence, “How long are you going to hurt Jasper? Do you understand how much pain she has gone through these years, and how happy she was to know that you were still alive?!”
Just thinking about the scene from carlier, William felt like he was burning with anger.
At that time, he could only watch through the glass door, but he was powerless to do anything.
He regretted not insisting on accompanying her into the laboratory carlier. He should not have allowed her to be alone with Lawrence.
Lawrence was dangerous. Although he knew that Lawrence had an unusual feeling for Jasper, no one could say for sure whether he would do something dangerous at this time.
After all, when Lawrence encouraged Daniel to do what he did to Veronica and Mason, it represented
Lawrence’s prejudice and hatred, far more than one could imagine.
Lawrence sneered, his jealousy undisguised in his eyes.
Yes, he was jealous of William, jealous of this man who had better luck than him. William was just a criminal’s son, and even his mother had a grudge against the Reed family. But after becoming an orphan, he became the young master and sole heir of the Barlow family, and could be with Jasper.
In contrast, he also had a grudge against the Reed family, and after becoming an orphan, he was also adopted by a wealthy family. But now Jasper no longer even likes him.
In the first half of his life, he had similarities with William, but why were there such big differences in the end?
“Pain is only because of guilt, and happiness is only because I can alleviate her guilt by being alive,”