Chapter 234 – The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)

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She had something important to do today, but in the car, she was somehow relaxed.

“Sure,” said Grace. Speaking of which, it had really been a long time since she watched a TV series.

She had no opportunity to do so in prison and no mood to do so after she got out of prison. The fatigue of working every day seemed to almost wear her down.

Even though she was working in the small restaurant and only finished work at nine o’clock at night, she still had an hour or two for leisure time before going to bed. Since she did not have to wake up as early in the morning as she did when she was working at the Sanitation Service Center, she was living a more balanced lifestyle.

Jason, who was sitting in the front row, looked impa**ive as he heard this, but his eyes glistened.

As for Hadwin Stephenson, when he heard Lina Sweeney recommending The King’s Lover, he was immediately speechless.

Lina Sweeney had been telling him how good it was and how touching the plot was all this time. Of course, the most important thing was how handsome the male lead was.

According to Lina Sweeney, the male lead was simply the best spokesman for someone who was good-looking, powerful, but tragic! She only wished to travel into the TV series and comfort the male lead, which made Hadwin Stephenson angry and helpless.

He was angry that he was jealous of an actor and even a mere TV role. However, he could only accept it because of Lina Sweeney.

If he pressured her, she could take it. If he was nice to her, she would push her luck and he could do nothing.

However, Hadwin Stephenson suddenly felt a little more relaxed when Lina Sweeney said that Grace was also Howell Webb’s fan.

It seemed that he was not the only one to feel bitter!

Jason and Hadwin Stephenson took turns driving the car, each driving half the way. By the time they reached the detention center in S City, it was already past nine o’clock.

Hadwin Stephenson already had everything arranged, so they went into a room next to the meeting room.

There were several large screens in the room, which showed images of the meeting room. They could see what was going on inside and hear the conversations of the people inside.

After a while, the mediator came into the room where Grace was. Grace told him the key questions she had come up with and communicated with him about how to ask the questions.

He was clearly experienced and had already thought of many questions without being reminded by Grace.

Grace was glad that Hadwin Stephenson found a good mediator to a**ist her.

After communicating with Grace, the mediator went to the meeting room next door and waited. Soon, the police came with the witness whose last name was You.

When Grace saw the witness, she stared at the screen. Of course, she recognized the face. This man had testified in court that she drank alcohol on the night of the accident. Even when she said she was wronged and asked the man to recall hard, the man insisted that he had seen her drinking. He then described the incidents like they actually happened.

Of course, he was only one of the witnesses. There were so many that their testimonies and physical evidence formed a whole chain of evidence she could not argue.

Why… Why…

Back then, she kept asking herself this, but no one could give her an answer.

Could she finally get an answer today?

The mediator was talking to You Lei right now. He talked about how to resolve this issue so that the impact of this issue could be minimized.

With his skills, the mediator steered the conversation from compensation to the house You Lei now lived in as well as his family.

However, no matter how he asked, You Lei insisted that his house of five million was bought with the money he made when he helped his friend with his business.

“I paid for the house with my life. How can I possibly sell it? No way, I don’t have a million for them! I don’t have more than 100,000 bucks!” said You Lei.

“Did you buy the house with clean money? Those people know you have such a house. If you don’t pay them more and they find out you got it illegally, you’ll only lose a lot more when you’re just trying to save a little.”

You Lei’s eyes flickered with guilt as he said, “What do you mean by clean? I’m usually upright and honest. What is it that’s not clean?”

“By the way, I went to your parents’ house yesterday to talk to them about you. They were both talking in Emerald City’s dialect. Are they from Emerald City?” the mediator said casually.

“Yes, they used to live in Emerald City.”

“You used to live in Emerald City too? Why did you settle in S

City? Emerald City is better than S City,” the mediator said as if they were having small talk.

“Big cities have a lot of pressure. Although it’s smaller here, it’s a comfortable place to live.”

“That’s true.” The mediator smiled and suddenly said, “I almost forgot. The man you wounded asked me to ask you about Miss Atkinson. He said that if you’re not afraid of being exposed, you’d better pay the money as he requested, or he’ll tell the world.”

You Lei’s face turned pale, though he seemed to be trying hard to hide it. “Miss Atkinson… I don’t know what he has to expose, but I was a witness in a case where the victim had the last name Atkinson. She was quite a famous socialite in Emerald City who died a tragic death. That’s why you shouldn’t drink and drive. If it hadn’t been for a woman who drank and drove, Miss Atkinson wouldn’t have been killed in the car accident.”

As though unwilling to recall, You Lei shook his head. Then, he looked as if he was puzzled. “Why did the man I fought mention Miss Atkinson for no reason?”

“I don’t know. Maybe you can ask him once you’re out?” asked the mediator.

They talked for a while longer, but he could not find anything useful from You Lei.

Finally, the mediator went to the next room and said to Grace and the rest, “I’m sorry.”

“It’s fine.” Grace smiled a little. The outcome was exactly what she had expected. After all, it was just one meeting. How could it be so easy?

However… You Lei said he earned the money for the house by helping his friend with his business. If she could find out where the money for this house came from, could she find out who was the person who wanted to frame her?

Grace thought to herself. After the mediator left, Hadwin

Stephenson, as if he had read Grace’s mind, said, “I’ve checked the source of the money for this house. It was a guy who deposited five million into his account, and the guy was a friend of his, but we still need to check why he deposited five million to You Lei. After all, it has been three years, and his friend is now abroad.”

“Did he really help out his friend’s business? So he got some bonus or reward from his friend? Did he need that much money, though? Besides, You Lei was only a regular employee back then. How much money could he make for his friends?” Lina Sweeney sneered.

“We need to check this further,” said Hadwin Stephenson.

“All right, I’ll have it checked out,” said Jason before looking down at Grace. He continued saying, “I’ll have people look into it next. You don’t have to worry. If you really want to clear your name, I’ll clear your name for you.”

He could clear her name with the truth hidden as long as she could be satisfied and happy.

Grace stared at Jason, a little dumbfounded. Did he really believe she was innocent and would find all the evidence for her?

“Hey, that’s great! With Mr. Reed’s help, Grace’s case will definitely be reversed!” Lina Sweeney exclaimed happily.

If the local tyrant of Emerald City wanted to help someone reverse a case, it was sure to be a success!

Besides, Grace was innocent! Whoever was behind it was sure to be found out!

Lina Sweeney, relieved from her gloom, brightened up. “It’s almost noon. Let’s have lunch together.”

Grace nodded, and the four of them walked out of the detention center before getting into their car.

Lina Sweeney was busy going through the list of recommended food in S City and found several restaurants to try. Then, she asked Grace to choose one. The two men had no objections, so Hadwin Stephenson drove up to the restaurant.

It was a local specialty restaurant here in S City, and it had a long-established reputation. Four of them got out of the car and asked for a private room before they started ordering.

Of course, Lina Sweeney did most of the ordering, but she based her orders on the recommendations she read online.

As Lina Sweeney had ordered by referring to her phone, she looked at the 20 or so dishes. There were only four of them, so she embarra**edly said, “It seems we’ve ordered a little too much.”

“You can order anything you like. We rarely come here, so we might as well try more of this place’s specialties,” said Hadwin Stephenson.

Lina Sweeney was immediately at ease again.

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