Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Looking at the comments full of accusations and insults, Veronica was filled with worry.
She wasn’t worried about herself, after all, severing ties with her family was her own decision. But she was afraid that it would affect the Reed family.
The Reed family had helped her too much, and she didn’t want them to be criticized because of her.
On the other hand, Mason didn’t care about the online comments and said to Veronica, “Don’t worry, everything will be fine.”
The Reed family had naturally made full preparations for these possible situations. Afterwards, some posts appeared online, mainly about the Barlow family’s borrowing situation in recent years and the help that the Reed family had given to the Barlow family in the past.
They also made a clear comparison between the Barlow family’s initial situation and their situation after receiving help from the Reed family.
Some people who had lent money to the Barlow family even appeared online, saying that Mr. Barlow and his wife had been borrowing money and seeking investments everywhere under the guise of the
Reed family, and had cheated many people. They also refused to repay the money and claimed that they had a relationship with the Reed family, which made many people who had lent them money but had no power, afraid to demand repayment.
In short, the unethical things that Archer and Rosalind had done were all exposed online.
Even some of Rosalind’s friends said that Rosalind played cards all day long, and that the Barlow family’s wealth was originally enough for them to live a comfortable life, but Rosalind had lost all of it on the card table.
Archer, on the other hand, frequented those places of pleasure and had many affairs with various women.
Some people even revealed that Veronica had moved out of the Barlow family four years ago and had been living alone in a small apartment left by her biological mother. Over the past few years, she had been working hard to pay for her tuition and living expenses while studying and doing part-time jobs.
In contrast, the rest of the Barlow family had been going in and out of high-end places, buying various luxury brands. On Lionel’s birthday, Archer and Rosalind’s son, they even rented out an entire nightclub and spent millions of dollars!
These pieces of negative information kept being exposed online.
As a result, the direction of public opinion gradually began to reverse. Many people believed that the
Barlow family was simply sucking the blood of the Reed family.
It was bad enough that they were sucking blood, but they were also damaging the reputation of the
Reed family. Cutting off ties with Veronica and the Barlow family was indeed the right decision. It was really unlucky to have such family members.
For a while, the Barlow family became the target of public criticism.
As a result, the Reed family didn’t have any negative news. After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, there was no need to maintain such a relationship.
Many people even applauded the Reed family online, saying that such in-laws should not be indulged.
Otherwise, if this kind of parasite is allowed to continue, the entire Reed family may be dragged down in the future!
Veronica looked at the reversed public opinion online and finally confirmed that things didn’t develop in the terrible direction she had imagined.
“Now you can rest assured,” Mason said.
“Do you think my father and stepmother will be willing to live like this?” Veronica still felt uneasy.
“After this incident, they won’t be able to cause any more trouble. In the future, no one will dare to lend them money. If they don’t want to have a miserable future, the best way is to live a down-to-earth life,”
Mason said.
Veronica couldn’t imagine what it would be like for her father and stepmother to live a down-to-earth life, but her half-brother was still young. Because of her father and stepmother’s behavior, he ended up like this.
If her brother could really work hard and succeed in the future, she would still be willing to help him.
“Okay, don’t think too much about it. The trial will start in a few days, and there will probably be many reporters surrounding us again. During this time, don’t go to school. Wait until the storm passes,”
Mason said.
“Okay,” Veronica obediently agreed. She knew that she had become a hot topie now, and if she appeared in public, she would be surrounded by people.
Fortunately, the Reed family was big enough. Even if she stayed in the Reed family, she wouldn’t feel bored. There was a dedicated cinema, entertainment room, study, and so on in the Reed family mansion…
In addition, Grace took the time to explain to Veronica some things to pay attention to in court, as well as how to answer questions briefly and avoid falling into some traps.
“However, the fact that Daniel committed a crime is already very clear, and the chain of evidence is sufficient. You just need to answer truthfully, and don’t worry too much about anything else,” Grace said.
“What sentence will Daniel receive?” Veronica asked.
“Most likely, he will receive a life sentence, and there is a small chance he will receive the death penalty,” Grace said.
“Death penalty?” The moment these two words entered Veronica’s cars, her body trembled.
“Can’t bear to hear it?” Grace asked.
Veronica shook her head. “Not really. If it weren’t for Mason risking his life to save me, I would have died long ago. Daniel no only wanted my life, but also Mason’s. I don’t feel any sympathy for him. It’s just that hearing about the death penalty gives me a strange feeling.”
Grace touched Veronica’s head, knowing that there were some things this child had to digest on her own.
“The law will judge fairly, and everyone has to take responsibility for what they have done,” Grace said.
Soon, it was the day of Daniel’s trial.
Although the trial was not open to the public, it still attracted a large number of reporters. These reporters had been waiting outside the courthouse early in the morning, just waiting for the Reed family to appear.
After all, in Emerald City, anything related to the Reed family could become big news.
Veronica looked at the crowd of reporters outside the a little nervous.
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“Don’t be afraid, stay by my side later,” Mason said beside her.
When the car stopped and the door opened, Mason held Veronica’s hand and walked towards the main entrance of the courthouse.
The surrounding reporters kept surging forward, but fortunately, they were stopped by the Reed family’s bodyguards, the courthouse security personnel, and the police.
Veronica followed Mason’s footsteps and walked forward.
His hand was warm, and she looked straight at his broad back, as if as long as she followed him, she wouldn’t have to be afraid of anything.
Inside the courtroom, it was much quieter than outside.
Veronica finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“Just stick to the facts when you answer the questions later. If you’re not sure, you can choose not to answer,” Mason reminded her.
“Okay, I know,” Veronica replied.
Before this, Auntie Grace had already told her what kind of questions might be asked.
Of course, if they asked about Daniel’s motive for the crime, it was inevitable that they would bring up their high school days. Her relationship with Daniel as his ex-girlfriend, and the fact that Mason had given Daniel a large sum of money to break up with her, would all be mentioned.
This made Veronica a little nervous.
If she had realized her true feelings earlier and hadn’t dated Daniel, then none of this would have happened.
In court, Veronica saw Daniel again.
He looked similar to when she saw him in the detention center, but he appeared slightly cleaner and tidier.
In court, Daniel kept his head down and obediently answered the judge’s questions.
However, in his answers, he didn’t intend to harm Veronica, he just wanted to scare them, and he didn’t know there would be such dangerous consequences.
As for his motive, Daniel naturally revealed everything that happened in high school.
But on this issue, he always saw himself as a victim, feeling that he was being used by Veronica and
Mason, and that they had disrupted his life and led him down this path of no return.
When it was Veronica’s turn to answer the judge’s questions, she answered them truthfully. When the defense lawyer asked if what Daniel said about their past was true, Veronica’s lawyer stood up and protested, saying that this question was irrelevant to the case and Veronica didn’t need to answer it.
After all, no matter what happened between the three of them during high school, it is an undeniable fact that Daniel committed a crime and intends to kill someone.
In the end, Veronica doesn’t need to answer this question.
Standing at the defendant’s seat, Daniel looked at Veronica with resentful eyes and shouted loudly,
“Why don’t you answer? Are you afraid of revealing your affair with Mason in public? You used to call each other brother and sister, but now you’re lovers. You played me for a fool. Who knows what kind of illicit things. you did back then? Maybe you’ve already slept together…”
Before Daniel could finish his words, he was already silenced and suppressed by the bailiff.
The trial was also temporarily adjourned.
Veronica said to Mason, “I’m sorry.”
“You don’t need to apologize for this,” Mason said.
“Maybe after today’s trial, these things will be reported by the media,” Veronica said worriedly.
“Even if it’s really reported, I’ll find a way to suppress it,” Mason said. “I don’t regret what I did back then. If I didn’t do it, maybe we would have missed each other.”
After pondering for a moment, Veronica said, “I think even if you didn’t do that, we wouldn’t have missed each other. Dan feelings for me were not that deep, and my feelings for him w just a young crush. We have too many differences in our values. Even if we were together, we would probably break up after a
“But I don’t want you to spend more years with him, I don’t want your feelings for him to grow stronger, and I don’t want him to occupy too much space in your heart,” Mason said, feeling
“It’s just a hypothesis,” Veronica said. “In my heart, there’s only you.”
He was finally satisfied.
Half an hour later, the trial continued, and Daniel’s emotions seemed to have calmed down, but he kept staring at Veronica and Mason with resentful eyes.
In the end, the verdict came and Daniel was sentenced to life imprisonment.
But as the prison guards were taking Daniel away, he suddenly turned towards Veronica and Mason and said, “I curse you both. You will never be happy in your lives. One day, you will abandon each other and suffer more than I ever will! I’ll be waiting in prison for your news! Hahaha…hahaha…”
Daniel laughed maniacally, and although the laughter disappeared with him, the disgust it brought lingered on
Veronica.
After returning from the court to the Reed family, Ver exchanged a few words with them before retreating to h bedroom.
Although she knew that Daniel’s words were just his way of venting and his so-called curse was baseless, she couldn’t shake off the uncomfortable feeling in her heart.
Just then, the door opened and Mason walked in, holding a cup of milk. “You don’t look too good. I heated up some milk for you. Have a sip.”
Veronica took the cup and drank a few sips of the warm milk, which eased her discomfort a little.