Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Then Mick’s voice came through the blanket and into her ears, “Nancy, I don’t usually sleep with other people. Do you understand?”
Although he said he didn’t usually do it, he had already slept with her twice.
The two of them lay quietly on the bed like this. Nancy didn’t know how long it had been before she pulled the blanket off her head and turned to look at Mick lying next to her.
The next moment, her gaze met his dark eyes.
He wasn’t sleeping, he had been watching her all along.
“Thank you…” Nancy pursed her lips and said.
“You really should thank me properly, so from now on, you need to repay me well.” Mick’s voice was calm.
“How do you want me to repay you?” If she had to repay him, at least it would make her feel a little better.
If Mick didn’t need her to repay him, she would feel even more guilty towards him.
Just now, she had indeed had a nightmare, but after she hugged him, she slowly woke up.
And what she said to him later was not an uncontrollable outpouring of fear, but something she deliberately said to
Mick.
It was just unexpected that Mick would agree not to let Clarissa get away with it.
With his words, Clarissa’s fate was almost sealed!
Soon, she should be able to see Clarissa being thrown into jail.
She should be happy that her plan succeeded and her revenge is about to be fulfilled, but at the same time, she feels guilty about Mick.
From beginning to end, she only used his affection for her,
“What do you think? How can you repay me?” Mick asked in return.
“Anything I can give, I will give it all.” Nancy said eagerly.
“Anything?” He raised his eyebrows, as if waiting for the little prey to jump down.
“Yes.” She promised that even if he wanted her body now, she would not hesitate.
“Then for the rest of your life, don’t fall in love with any man other than me.” Mick spoke up.
Nancy was stunned, blinking her eyes, as if she was a little skeptical of what she heard.
“What, can’t do it?” He asked.
“Why did you bring this up…” She asked in confusion.
“Because I don’t want the woman I like to still like other men. I don’t like to share in this matter.” Mick said.
Nancy’s expression became even more stunned. What did he mean by that sentence he just said?
Could it be… “You… like me?” She asked in a trembling voice.
“Yes, Nancy, I like you.” Mick said seriously, “So, don’t like any other men anymore, okay? In the future, stay by my side forever.”
He had no resistance to liking her.
Her car accident made him completely understand his own feelings.
“From now on, I will protect you, accompany you, and never let you feel sad or scared again,” Mick said softly. He had never really felt anything for love before, and if he never fell in love with anyone else in his life, he wouldn’t feel any regret.
But now, he felt that if he hadn’t met her in this life, it would have been a regret.
Nancy stared at the person in front of her, her nose suddenly becoming sour, and a strange feeling surged up in her heart, making her feel confused.
Can it be? Can he really like her like this?
Although she was full of calculations, he was so serious about his promises.
At this moment, Nancy felt that she was despicable to the extreme.
The next day when she woke up, Mick had already left, but he sent bodyguards to stay in the hospital to guard her room.
And on the note he left her, it said that he had some business to attend to at the company, but he would come back at night.
At night…looking at the note in her hand, Nancy suddenly felt a sense of anticipation.
Sure enough, Mick came to her hospital room to keep her company at night.
Looking at his figure standing in the room, Nancy felt warm in her heart.
Is this what it feels like to be protected?
Since her mother’s death, the feeling of loneliness had faded away a lot because of Mick’s presence.
Nancy has been in the hospital for almost a week, and Mick has been staying overnight for a week as well.
When it was time for her to be discharged, Mick suggested, “Since you’re just getting out of the hospital, why don’t you come stay at my villa to rest? You’ll have servants to take care of you.”
“No, thank you. My injuries aren’t that serious, and they won’t hinder my movements. I can take care of myself,” she declined his offer.
“Don’t you want to move in with me?” Mick asked.
“I-” Her words seemed to get stuck in her throat, unable to come out.
How should she say it? Was it because she wasn’t sure about their relationship? She felt like she was walking on a tightrope, ready to fall to the ground at any moment.
If she moved in with him now, she was afraid that her dependence on him would only grow deeper.
“If you feel more comfortable in your rental, it’s okay not to move in. Just let me know if you need anything, okay?” Mick’s words relieved Nancy.
After returning to her rental and after Mick left, Nancy went to her mother’s memorial and prayed with her hands together.
“Mom… I survived this time, and Mick promised to make Clarissa pay for what she did. Your revenge is finally fulfilled. Clarissa will go to jail, even if the Schultz family has power, they will fall this time!”
As she spoke, Nancy’s eyes became moist.
“But… Mom, why am I still so sad? I used Mick’s feelings for me to take revenge. I don’t have any feelings for him, but I lied. to him and said I liked him. Mom… What should I do? Should I confess to him? Will he forgive me?” Only her voice floated in the air, and everything else was silent.
The following days seemed to return to the days before Nancy was hospitalized. She worked at the hotel every day, met Mick for dinner after work, and then Mick would send her back to her rental.
On weekends, they would go out to watch a movie, go shopping, or stay in his villa to read books and watch TV
shows.
These days were like a dream.
In this dream, she often has the illusion that she is dating
Mick.
Or rather, they are dating, but it feels like they are walking on a mirror that could collapse at any moment. Perhaps it will shatter completely in the next moment.
In addition, there is one more thing: Clarissa has been charged with murder and will soon be on trial.
This is also big news in Emerald City. It is said that the Schultz family has been trying to use their connections to save their daughter.
But anyone who knows a little bit about the inside story understands that Mick is the one who will prosecute Clarissa. So who would dare to help the Schultz family?
Helping the Schultz family is equivalent to offending the Reed family.
Moreover, this time Clarissa’s guilt is conclusive, and there is no possibility of overturning the case.
When Nancy was at work, Francis came directly to the hotel to find her.
As soon as he saw Nancy, Francis put on a remorseful expression. “Nancy, I know that the Schultz family mistreated you and your mother. Clarissa has been your sister for so many years. Can’t you consider the sisterhood and not let her spend her best years in prison?”
“Didn’t she also disregard sisterhood and plan to kill me?”
Nancy said bluntly.
“That was just Clarissa’s momentary impulse. She is not a bad person…”
But before Francis could finish his sentence, Nancy interrupted him. “Not a bad person? So after pushing my mother off the balcony and killing her, she can feel no guilt? Not a bad person? She was determined to kill me. As for the so-called sisterhood, she would slap me and insult me at the slightest provocation during these years with the Schultz family. I never felt like she treated me as a sister!””
Francis’s face immediately became ugly. “So, you’re not planning to drop the charges?”
“This is a criminal case. It is impossible to drop the charges,” Nancy said. “Moreover, when you do something wrong, accepting legal sanctions is only natural, isn’t it?”
“Fine, you ungrateful wretch! The Schultz family raised you with so much effort, and this is how you repay us?” Francis angrily raised his hand and slapped Nancy.
A red mark immediately appeared on her cheek.
The father and daughter from the Schultz family really are alike! Nancy coldly looked at Francis. “If what you said to me today is all you have to say, then you can leave now. The next time we meet, it will be in court.”
“Do you – do you believe I’ll kill you?” Francis threatened.
He used to look down on his stepdaughter, but now she dared to talk to him like this.
“Do you believe that if you touch me again, the Schultz family won’t exist in Emerald City anymore?”
Nancy bluntly countered with a threat.
Francis’s face changed. He thought of Mick backing Nancy up and gritted his teeth before leaving in anger.
Nancy touched her still burning cheek and estimated that it was swollen. She would need to apply ice later.
However, as she turned around, she unexpectedly saw Irene walking out from the corner.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to eavesdrop. I happened to hear your conversation when I walked over here, so… um, sorry for coming out.” Irene immediately apologized.
“It’s okay,” Nancy said.
After all, this was a public area and not just her own space.
Just as Nancy was about to leave, Irene suddenly asked, “The last thing you said to that man, was it because of Mick?”
Nancy paused and squinted at Irene.