Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
The conversation between the two women reached Tina’s ears.
Tina suddenly froze.
The name Kit, she had been deliberately trying not to think about it during this time.
Because every time she thought about it, it would cause her immense pain.
It made her feel torn apart.
She used to see Kit as the only person she could rely on, but in the end, she discovered that it was a huge lie!
However, his kindness towards her was genuine.
He rescued her from the village, cared for her, and even saved her during the car accident!
But his deception made it difficult for her to let go.
If the accident hadn’t happened, would she have lived her whole life under that lie as long as she didn’t recover her memory, not even knowing that her parents were still alive?
She wouldn’t know who the true father of her child in her belly was.
Her entire early life had been woven by Kit’s lies.
She had thought that this name would gradually fade away with time.
These days, she had indeed been trying to do that.
But she never expected to hear news about him here.
Disabled?
He, who was once an idol star shining on the stage, had become disabled?
Was it because of that car accident?
Was it because he saved her that he became disabled?
Tina’s mind was a mess.
As she walked out of the restroom and returned to her seat in the restaurant, Tina’s mind was still occupied with thoughts of Kit.
“What’s wrong with you? Your face looks so awful. Are you feeling unwell?” Chandler asked with concern.
Tina replied reluctantly, “I suddenly feel a bit tired and want to go home and rest.”
“Alright, I’ll take you back after dinner. Your body is still in the recovery period, so you really shouldn’t overexert yourself,” Chandler said.
Tina nodded absentmindedly, lowered her head, and continued eating her food, unaware that
Chandler’s gaze toward her had changed.
After finishing their meal, Chandler accompanied Tina back to the Stephenson family’s house. When
Tina was about to enter the front door, Chandler suddenly hugged her. “No matter what troubles you have, you can confide in me. I’ll do everything I can to help you solve them.”
“Why are you suddenly saying this?” Tina said uncomfortably.
“I just don’t want you to have any worries,” he said.
Tina paused for a moment, her head resting against his chest, feeling enveloped in warmth.
“Thank you,” she whispered softly.
However, her troubles were something he couldn’t solve!
After saying goodbye to Chandler, Tina went back to her bedroom and opened her phone, searching for news about Kit.
Sure enough, in no time, news about Kit’s disability caught her eye.
It was said that Kit now lived alone in an apartment he had bought in Stasas, with one hand disabled and weak muscles.
Some people had seen pictures of Kit going to the hospital for rehabilitation.
Although the person in the pictures was wearing a fisherman’s hat and a mask, covering themselves up completely.
But Tina could still recognize Kit at a glance in the pictures!
There were several pictures where one of his hands could move, but the other hand just hung by his side, unless a healthcare professional helped him lift his arm, it would just hang there.
Did his hand really become disabled?
Tina stared blankly at the pictures on her phone, a pain that was hard to put into words surged up.
It was like sharp needles constantly pricking at her.
It turns out that Kit, this person, still caused her pain!
The online discussion about Kit’s disability became a hot topic, but it only lasted half a day before people started to cool down the topic. Some speculated that it was Kit or his fans who intentionally cooled down the topic.
But Kit no longer cared about how others discussed him.
One arm was useless, he couldn’t even perform simple lifting movements, and his fingers couldn’t even grip anything.
Originally, all he had left was this body, and at least his body was still relatively healthy. But now, even this body had flaws!
Fortunately, when he met Tina, his body was still fine, at least letting Tina see the good side of him.
He was doing rehabilitation at the hospital’s rehabilitation center. The doctors said that with rehabilitation, his arm and fingers might regain some functionality, at least being able to lift a little and grip simple objects.
Now, he only had his left arm intact!
But he had no regrets about his hand becoming like this to save Tina.
As long as Tina was safe and sound…
When Kit returned to the apartment, he saw his father sitting on the sofa.
This was normal, his father also had a key to the apartment. After he came back, he didn’t change the locks, so naturally his father could come in.
“How pathetic!” Edmond mocked as soon as he saw Kit.
Kit remained indifferent. He had long been used to his father’s ridicule.
However, he didn’t expect his father to suddenly appear in front of him again. “Do you need something?” he asked.
“Do you regret it?” Edmond continued, “For a woman, you gave up your career, searched everywhere for her, and now you’ve become disabled. Do you regret it?”
“There’s nothing to regret. It was my own choice,” Kit said with a faint smile.
Yes, he never regretted it in his heart!
“You’re still being stubborn?” Edmond frowned displeased. “Do you think your savings are enough for your rehabilitation treatment and future livelihood? As a disabled person, how will you earn a living?”
“That’s my own business, you don’t need to worry about it!” Kit said.
He was well aware that his father had no fatherly affection for him, only exploitation.
“If I weren’t your father, do you think I would want to interfere in your affairs?” Edmond said angrily. “I can offer you a way out now. If you just listen to me and behave, you can live a good life.”
As Edmond spoke, he placed a contract in front of Kit.
“This is a contract I drafted for you. There’s a widow who owns a business, living alone now that her children are grown. She’s looking for someone obedient and willing to be by her side. She saw you before and found you attractive, despite your disability. If you’re willing to accompany her for three years, she’ll give you 50 million dollars after that. With that kind of money, your future can be very promising.”
Edmond pretended to have Kit’s best interests at heart.
But Kit found it laughable. “So what do you gain from all this, dad?”
“What are you saying?” Edmond responded angrily.
“If there’s no benefit for you, you wouldn’t have come to me,” Kit said coldly, staring at his father.
Edmond didn’t pay much attention to Kit’s attitude.
“You’re my son, don’t you think I want you to live well? The way you are now, someone is interested in you. You should be grateful. If you serve that woman well, it will benefit both of us. Isn’t that a good deal?” Edmond said without a trace of guilt.
“Serve her?” Kit suddenly laughed. “Unfortunately, I don’t want to serve anyone anymore.”
Once, he had sacrificed his pride and dignity to climb up the social ladder. He thought that as long as he could earn enough money, he wouldn’t have to fear anything and wouldn’t have to worry about returning to a life of nothing.
Now, he had some money, a house to live in, and could eat well every day. Compared to his days in the orphanage, life was much better.
But ironically, he still felt like he had nothing.
There was a void in his heart, a terrifying emptiness. He didn’t even know why he continued living every day.
“You don’t want to serve anyone anymore? Are you still thinking about that woman from the
Stephenson family?” Edmond mocked. “Unfortunately, no matter how well you serve her, what good does it do? She still abandoned you, and now what have you gained? Nothing. She’s living well, while you’re disabled.”
“That’s my own business, and it’s none of your concern!” Kit responded.
“Alright, it’s none of my concern, huh? Well, I’ve said everything I wanted to say today. You better serve that woman obediently, or else you never know when your other hand might end up like your right hand,” Edmond threatened.
Kit knew his father was trying to intimidate him. Perhaps for both him and his father, serving that woman would maximize their interests and make them wealthier in the future.
But he didn’t want to live like he did before.
“We don’t need to discuss this anymore. I also hope to never see you again,” Kit coldly refused.
“Alright then, so you won’t listen to me at all, huh? Well, don’t think I can’t control you anymore,”
Edmond said, raising his hand as if to strike Kit’s face.
Instinctively, Kit closed his eyes, prepared to endure the blow.
He was already accustomed to this kind of thing.
As long as he endured, his father would eventually leave after venting his anger.
However, the expected slap never came.