Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
“Of course, it’s nothing if the accident happened to ordinary. people. Too bad it happened to Jennifer Atkinson,” said Jason.
Grace was shocked and immediately understood what Jason.
meant.
Jennifer Atkinson was the eldest daughter of the Atkinson family and was even the president of Atkinson Group back then. The Atkinson family had two daughters, but Lily developed her career in the entertainment industry while Jennifer Atkinson was groomed as the heiress of the Atkinson family.
Moreover, Jennifer Atkinson was Jason’s fiancée at the time.
Dexter Rios was probably afraid that the law would not sentence him to any punishment but that the Atkinson and Reed families. would harm him instead.
Figuring that out, Grace was able to see why Dexter Rios would go. to the trouble to do so.
With all this evidence in front of her, Grace knew there was a good chance that the case would be reversed once they appealed. The only problem was that Dexter Rios was probably abroad now.
Even if she did get her case reversed, it would be very difficult to bring him to justice. After all, he was now in a country where it had no extradition treaty with their country.
As if recognizing her misgivings, Jason said, “Don’t worry, even if he’s abroad, I’ll make him come back and confess his crimes.”
She was rea**ured. She knew he would do it if he said so.
After making sure there was nothing wrong with the appeal material, Grace signed her name on the document.
When it was all over, the lawyer who had previously led Grace said, “Grace, you’ve suffered a lot these years, but it won’t be long before you can recover your reputation and become a lawyer again. When that time comes, you’re welcome back here.”
Grace smiled faintly but did not answer.
When he tried to say more, Grace turned her head to Jason and said, “I’m a bit tired, Jay.”
“Let’s go, then.” Jason led Grace by the hand and left the people in the meeting room looking at each other.
Once they got in the car, Jason looked at Grace and said, “If you’re tired, just sleep in the car.”
“It’s all right.” She shook her head. “I want to have a drink somewhere.”
“A drink?” He raised his eyebrows slightly.
“Yes, I just want a drink suddenly,” she said.
“All right. Is there anywhere you’d like to go for a drink?” he asked.
“The bar. I’ve been there a few times when I was a student,” she said.
He smiled. “Sure, let’s go to the bar.”
The afternoon was not a busy time for the bar, but there were still some people there.
Grace and Jason came to an ordinary bar, the same bar Grace used to visit when she was in college. She was a little surprised the bar was still there after all these years.
After all, many of the shops around here had changed their names.
Grace and Jason took a seat and ordered some wine.
Jason opened a bottle himself and poured a gla** for Grace. “Strong alcohol will hurt your body. This red wine is more suitable for women.”
Grace raised her gla** and took a sip. She tasted a mixture of sweetness and bitterness, which after being swallowed, left a thick aftertaste in her throat.
Good wine indeed!
Grace sipped one mouthful after another, allowing the feeling of lightness to surround her.
Jason drank with her and poured more for her each time her gla**
became empty.
“Sometimes, I find fate funny, Jason,” murmured Grace, swirling the wine in the gla**.
“What do you mean?” he asked.
“You see, the evidence in my case all pointed at me back then, and I couldn’t argue against it. During those three years in prison, I spent every day thinking about what the truth of the case was, about who wanted to frame me, and how much trouble it would take to get all these witnesses and evidence to point at me…”
Grace laughed at herself as she said, “I even suspected everyone around me. I wondered who it could be and who would have such.
a grudge against me.”
Her words entered his ear one by one. They felt like at sledgehammer hitting his heart so hard that he felt his heart throb.
in pain.
She lifted her chin slightly toward him and said with a smile, “You know what, Jay? I never thought that… The person who wanted to frame me was not against me, nor was he against Jennifer Atkinson. He ruined my life by fearing some possible and perhaps even unnecessary liability!”
The three years in prison was like a lingering nightmare. It was the reason for her injuries all over her body, the reason that she lost. her career and her future, and even the reason why she could. never have children of her own!
However, all this was just because someone was afraid of getting involved, so he used her as a scapegoat!
Such a simple but ridiculous reason turned out to be the answer that took her nearly four years to get!
Jason felt more pain in his heart. This was the first time he was feeling so regretful. He regretted turning a blind eye to her. He regretted letting her go to prison when he could have given her the truth.
He did not know that one day, he would fall in love with her and all the pain she had suffered would become his pain too.
How he wished that pain was on him, not her.
“I’ll get you the justice you want, Grace. Whatever you wish to happen to those who harmed you, I’ll do it for you, so please stop feeling miserable, all right?” he said softly.
“With you around, I won’t feel miserable!” said Grace. She tilted her head back and drank the contents in her gla**. “I should be happy today. After all, I finally have the answer to what I’ve been thinking about for the past three years.”
As she spoke, she wanted to pick up the half-empty bottle of red wine to pour herself another gla**.
He put his hand on hers. “Stop drinking. Even if this wine has low alcohol content, you can get drunk if you drink too much.”
“I do want to get drunk!” she smiled and said, “Just let me drink, Jay. Let me get drunk, please?”
He pressed his thin lips together. Then, after a moment, he removed his hand, picked up the bottle, and poured her a gla** himself.
She said with a smile, “You’re so sweet, Jay.”
The wine ran down her throat through her red lips.
Her comely face gradually showed a trace of flirtation because of her drunken state.
Jason was afraid that Grace would drink too much, so he ordered some food for her to eat in case the alcohol upset her stomach.
“Why don’t you feed me?” she murmured, her almond-shaped eyes a little hazy.
Sure enough, she was drunk. If she was sober, she might not have asked him so coquettishly.
However, he welcomed this request with open arms.
Jason started feeding Grace at the bar. Cakes and steaks were cut into small pieces. If they were shellfish, they would be shelled for the meat.
He carefully prepared the food and fed her.
If anyone who knew Jason saw this, their jaw would drop. After all, when did Young Master Reed ever wait on someone like this?
This scene naturally became an attraction in the bar without them knowing.
It was already late in the evening and the bar was getting more and more crowded. Naturally, a lot of people were looking in the direction of Jason and Grace.
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