Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
“Um… the thing about you and Mick dating, it’s true, right? I read in the news that Mick was the mastermind behind getting Clarissa imprisoned,” Irene said.
“No comment,” Nancy replied with just this simple sentence. Her relationship with Irene was nothing more than ordinary colleagues, and she had no intention of sharing her personal life with Irene.
“Do you really think you’re good enough for Mick?” Irene asked again.
“Whether I’m good enough or not is between him and me, and has nothing to do with others,” Nancy replied.
“Do you know? The ugly duckling will always be an ugly duckling in the end. They think they’ve turned into a swan, but in the end, they’re just a joke,” Irene looked at Nancy firmly and suddenly said, “Nancy, you will also be a joke in the future!”
Irene’s gaze was a bit cold, completely different from before.
This coldness made Nancy feel a little uneasy in her heart.
“Irene, I don’t think I need you to judge me. Whether I’m an ugly duckling or a swan is not for others to decide!” Nancy finished speaking and walked away.
Irene stared at Nancy’s back with a cold look on her face, full of undisguised jealousy!
She used to be a joke, so… Nancy will definitely be a joke too!
Definitely!
Mick looked at the obvious handprint on Nancy’s face and asked calmly, “Who did this?”
“Francis,” Nancy replied. Anyway, even if she didn’t say anything, he would be able to find out quickly.
“Did you put medicine on it?” Mick raised his hand and gently touched the swollen mark on her face.
“I passed,” she said.
“Francis was looking for you, about Clarissa’s matter?” he asked again.
“Yeah,” he replied.
“You refused to let Clarissa go,” this was not a question, but a statement. After all, if she had agreed, there wouldn’t be a handprint on her face.
“Clarissa killed my mother and almost killed me. Why should I let her go?” Nancy said.
Mick smirked. “An eye for an eye, not bad. We really are alike in this aspect.”
But when Nancy heard this, her heart skipped a beat.
Alike? He also believes in an eye for an eye. Would he forgive her if he found out about her deception?
Nancy stared at the person in front of her, suddenly feeling an urge to confess everything to him, to tell him about her use of him and hope that he could forgive her!
“Nancy, what’s wrong with you?” Mick’s voice rang in her ear again, interrupting her thoughts.
“Nothing,” she came back to her senses and forced a smile.
His dark peach blossom eyes stared at her, making Nancy suddenly feel guilty, as if his gaze could see through all her thoughts.
“If you have any troubles or difficulties, you can tell me. There’s no need to hide anything. I promised to protect you, and I meant it. I hope our relationship can be closer, but not in a physical way. I want you to feel comfortable around me, without any burden,” Mick said.
She was stunned, only hearing him continue, “Sometimes, you always seem to have a heavy heart in front of me, making me feel like you’re close, but also far away from me.”
“I…” Nancy opened her mouth, but the rest of her words seemed to be stuck in her throat, unable to come out.
“It’s okay if you don’t want to talk now. When you’re ready to talk, just tell me. I have plenty of time to listen,” Mick said.
Nancy pursed her lips. After the Schultz family’s situation was resolved and Clarissa was imprisoned, she would confess everything to him and beg for his forgiveness.
Even if… he didn’t want to forgive her at that time, it was what she deserved!
But just thinking about it, a piercing pain spread in her heart and lingered for a long time!
A few days later, the news reported that Francis was hospitalized due to worrying about his daughter’s situation. However, there was another saying that Francis was attacked. When he was hospitalized, his cheeks were swollen and obviously beaten. It was said that he even lost a few teeth. It was unclear who he had offended.
Of course, the latter saying was just a rumor circulating online, and there were no photos or evidence to support it.
And Clarissa’s trial was getting closer and closer.
Nancy felt more and more nervous as the trial approached.
Was she nervous about whether Clarissa would receive a fair trial, or… was she nervous about confessing everything to
Mick after Clarissa’s case was over?
Both Clarissa and herself were about to be tried.
On the day of the trial, the other party did not show up. Francis unexpectedly did not attend, and Mick accompanied Nancy to the court.
When Clarissa was brought out by the bailiff, Nancy almost couldn’t recognize her.
Her face was haggard, her dry hair was tied up with a simple rubber band like straw, and she was no longer wearing designer clothes, but only the detention center’s uniform.
Who would have thought that Clarissa, who was once so glamorous, would end up like this?
In court, Clarissa naturally denied everything and claimed that it was Nancy who intentionally jumped out and hit her car while she was driving, and that she had no intention of committing murder.
However, the lawyer that Mick hired was the best criminal defense team in Emerald City, with an unbeatable record.
Naturally, they refuted Clarissa’s claims one by one, making all of her defenses seem weak and ineffective.
The final result was as expected.
Clarissa was sentenced to 20 years in prison, which meant that her best years would be spent behind bars. By the time she was released, the world outside would be a different place.
As the police took Clarissa away, she glared at Nancy with resentment and shouted, “Nancy, don’t get too cocky. Do you think you’ve won? You’re just a dog who relies on others. In the future, you’ll be even more miserable than me. When I get out of prison, I’ll still be the Schultz family’s princess. I’ll make sure to see what kind of person you’ve become!”
Her words were like the most vicious curse.
Nancy frowned, but before she could say anything, Mick coldly looked at Clarissa and said, “After 20
years, when you’re released, the Schultz family may no longer exist.”
“What?” Clarissa was dumbfounded.
But Mick didn’t pay any attention to Clarissa and just took Nancy’s hand, saying, “Let’s go back.”
“Okay,” Nancy replied.
Before leaving, she glanced at Clarissa, who had turned pale.
In front of the powerful Mick, Clarissa, who had once been a nightmare to her, was nothing more than a clown.
The two arrived at Mick’s villa, and Mick said to Nancy, “Get a good night’s sleep. We have court today, and you didn’t sleep well last night.”
“Sleep here?” Nancy asked.
“Yes, sleep here. Before you sleep, you can take a good shower and I’ll prepare some fresh clothes for you,” Mick said.
Although Nancy had stayed at Mick’s villa before, she had never taken a shower or slept there.
However, after hearing his proposal, she felt the exhaustion in her body and did not refuse his kindness.
After the servant prepared the water, Nancy walked into the bathroom.
In the large bathtub, warm water flowed, and as she immersed her body in the water, she became a little drowsy.
Mick was wrong. It wasn’t that she didn’t sleep well last night, but that she hadn’t slept well for several days.
These days, whenever she thought about the upcoming court date, she became so nervous that she couldn’t sleep well. Now that Clarissa was in jail, it was her turn next…
Unconsciously, Nancy leaned her head against the edge of the bathtub, her eyelids gradually becoming heavy, and finally closed as she fell asleep…
After a while, someone lightly knocked on the bathroom door, and when there was no response, they opened it. Mick walked in and looked at Nancy, who was already asleep in the bathtub. He couldn’t help but smile and say, “What happened? She fell asleep.””
He took the towel next to him, squatted down, and carefully lifted her out of the bathtub.
He covered her body with the towel to prevent her from catching a cold.
The person in his arms seemed to feel his presence and nuzzled her head against his chest.
She was like a small animal, making people feel sorry for her.
Mick placed Nancy on the bed, dried her body with a towel, and was about to dress her when she suddenly murmured,
“Mick…”
“Hmm?” He thought she had woken up, but when he looked, her eyes were still closed. Obviously, she was still asleep.
He chuckled and dressed her.
She was like a obedient puppet, letting him dress her as he pleased.
Mick had always thought he had enough self-control. In the past, there were women who tried to seduce him, even stripping naked in front of him. But he had no interest in them. and would just throw them out!
But now, facing Nancy’s body, he felt a growing heat and his blood seemed to be gathering in a certain part of his body. Even the simple act of dressing her seemed like a form of torture.
If he hadn’t known she was asleep, he might have…
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Thinking of this, Mick couldn’t help but mock himself. When did he become so unable to control himself?
It took him a while to change her clothes, and then he let out a long sigh of relief.
Just as he was about to get up and go to the next room to take a cold shower, his body suddenly froze.
It was because her fingers had unknowingly grabbed onto his clothes.
He bent down and carefully tried to pull her fingers apart.
Her muffled voice suddenly sounded, “Forgive me…please…you must…forgive me…”
He couldn’t help but smile. She still had her eyes closed, obviously still in a dream.
What did she dream about that made her say such things. even in her sleep?
“Okay, I forgive you,” he murmured.