Chapter 223 – The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)

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However, the scene made her feel that the rumor was perhaps true.

Furthermore, judging from their level of intimacy, she could not just be his girlfriend; they were probably lovers.

The secretary left in a perplexed manner, while Grace, whose nails were getting trimmed, tried to guide Jason through the process, “Hey, not too deep but not too far out either. A little deeper in and don’t forget the side… Yeah, cut a little bit more there…

After a while, Grace was finally done with quiding Jason through her nail trimming process.

Consequently, Grace felt tired from the whole ordeal, and it would have been much easier for her to cut her nails on her own.

However, the other party seemed to have gotten addicted to trimming nails as they looked at Grace’s other fingernails before starting to trim them one by one.

After everything was done, Jason said in an unsatiated tone, “When your nails grow in the future, I’ll help you trim them. again.”

“…” Grace felt somewhat speechless for a while.

It was still noon, and if Grace went to the hospital to visit Nelson, it would still be a tad bit too early.

Hence, while Jason returned to his desk to deal with his company’s affairs, Grace took out her mobile phone and began to scroll through information on a web page.

Out of the blue, a trending topic caught her attention; it was about Evelyn, and it touted her as a winner in life as she had obtained both love and a successful career.

It also stated that Evelyn had decided to attend the GF dinner that would be held in Emerald City with Brian. The people who would attend the dinner were the top CEOs in Emerald City. Therefore, the news was also a means to state that Evelyn had dispelled the rumors about her breakup and her relationship with Brian was actually still standing strong.

In the trending topic, several pictures of Evelyn endorsing products as well as photos of her as the cover girl of fashion magazines could be found.

It was undeniable that the amount of support Evelyn had was strong, but… Grace’s eyes turned gloomy unconsciously. Anyone could tell that the support Evelyn was getting was all coming from Brian.

Once Brian broke up with her, her future would certainly not be as bright as it was now. Additionally, people like Brian hated being pestered.

At the very least, Grace had seen how ruthless Brian could be when she saw the way he treated his ex-girlfriend after being hara**ed by the latter

Where would Evelyn end up in the future?

Grace scoffed at the thought of it. Whatever that would happen to Evelyn, whether it was her rise or downfall, it had nothing to do with her. Evelyn had treated Grace as a sister before and used to help her find ways to gain support in her career. However, when Grace was imprisoned, she no longer received the same affection because of how her family treated her.

Grace continued to scroll through the webpages and she skimmed through them. After a while, she began to feel slightly drowsy. Thus, she leaned her body against the sofa before gradually closing her eyelids.

When Jason lifted his head, he noticed Grace lying on her side.

on the sofa with her eyes closed; she was asleep.

Therefore, Jason stood up and tiptoed toward Grace. Her sleeping face at that moment was quiet and tranquil. Furthermore, her curled eyelashes had cast a shadow on her eyelids.

Jason looked at Grace’s sleeping face obsessively as if looking at her would give his heart a sense of peace and satisfaction.

Nevertheless, after a while, Jason took a blanket from the lounge next to him and gently used it to cover Grace.

He used to think that wanting someone would be a straightforward thing for him. However, he now realized that he did not want to use any power to win over the heart of the one he wanted to be with; he wanted her to be with him willingly. Her words, the look in her eyes, and her actions could cost him a sleepless night.

“When will you fall in love with me? How long will you keep me waiting?” he murmured. The only response he got was the silent air that circulated the office.

When Grace opened her eyes, she awoke to a familiar ceiling. In an instant, she quivered and abruptly sat up, trying to recover from her daze.

She… She actually fell asleep!

“You’re awake? Would you like to sleep a little longer?” Jason’s voice sounded.

Grace was startled and looked up at Jason. “I…I fell asleep. Why didn’t you wake me up.”

“You were sleeping so soundly, so I wanted you to sleep a little longer,” Jason replied.

“But, I said I was going to visit Nelson. I overslept…” Grace said as she picked up her phone and checked the time.

Fortunately, it had just turned 3 in the afternoon, so it was not too late for her to go.

“There’s still time to go to the hospital, I’ll accompany you there right now,” Jason said as he got up and put on his coat. Then, he walked toward Grace.

Grace nodded and thought about the way she had slept earlier; it must have messed up her hair. So, she took out the hairbands on her hair and grabbed a handful of hair before hurriedly retying her hair into a ponytail.

Grace did it extremely quickly, and the whole action only took her five to six seconds to complete.

Jason witnessed the whole scene and was slightly stunned. “Do you always fix up your hair that fast?”

“Not really. I used to take half a day to do it and then when I

was in prison…” Grace stopped halfway through her sentence.

Her past of being in jail was not a fond memory for both of them.

“I’m sorry,” Jason said dimly.

“No… It’s nothing. You’re not the reason why I was sent to jail,”

Grace hurriedly responded, trying to resolve the uneasiness at the moment with a relaxed tone. “Although life in prison.

was quite bitter, it still allowed me to see people’s true nature. I now know who are the ones that are genuinely kind to me, and the ones who merely have masks on their faces.”

Otherwise, it was possible that she would still be immersed in self-righteous love and affection.

Jason’s eyes darkened imperceptibly. He said to Grace, “Are you not afraid that I’m also wearing a hypocritical mask in front of you?”

Grace stared at Jason for a moment before laughing. “I have nothing now. Is there a need for you to wear a mask? If you are, you’d have a reason for it. Nevertheless, I don’t think there’s any reason for you to do so.”

“Yeah, you’re right.” Jason smiled faintly and took her hand as he said, “Alright, let’s go.”

Grace did not know that his biggest goal was for her to love him. He was afraid that once she found out some of his secrets, she would leave him.

Hence, he swore he would never let her find out some of the things that had happened. He would bury all of them up…

Grace and Jason arrived at the hospital and found Nelson’s ward.

The ward was better than Grace had imagined. It was a single ward, and it was spacious.

However, Nelson seemed to have fallen asleep by the time they arrived at the ward. Thus, Grace placed the toys she had bought specifically for Nelson on the bedside table in hope that Nelson would see them as soon as he opened his eyes.

When Kyla Corbyn saw that Jason and Grace had come to the ward together, she was slightly taken aback.

Although she had always known Jason’s name, she had never really seen him. Furthermore, there were almost no photos of Jason online, so it was difficult for ordinary people to know what he looked like.

Even though she had always been with Martin Weiss since the beginning, she had never seen Jason because the Weiss family and the Reed family never had any business deals. Now, she had bumped into Jason twice in just two days.

It seemed as if he was constantly by Grace’s side.

Kyla Corbyn recalled Jason’s warning to her, and she looked at Graces’ gaze while feeling puzzled. For people like Grace to be loved by someone like Jason, she contemplated whether it was a misfortune or a blessing.

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