Chapter 345 – The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)

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There was a flash of rage in Jason’s eyes. Then, he pressed hard with his fingertips.

An ordinary person would have let go by now, but Brian clung to Grace’s hand as if he were trying to hold on to the most important thing in his life.

There was a suffocating atmosphere in the air.

The three’s unusual state had already caught pa**ersby’s attention, many of who recognized Jason and Brian.

The two men, who held sway in Emerald City, were now having a dispute over a woman.

Of course, a scene like this would make people curious and surprised.

Stella Lindsay saw what happened when she came out of the bathroom to look for Brian.

The moment she heard Brian asking Grace, “Who the hell are you?”, Stella Lindsay only felt as if her heart was about to stop.

A chill rose from the soles of her feet.

‘Why did Brian ask Grace that?

‘Brian keeps holding Grace’s hand even though Jason is trying to pull him away. Brian refuses to let go!

‘Why the hell is that?’

Stella Lindsay’s mind was filled with questions.

Then, she hurried forward and said, “Brian, what’s the matter? Why are you holding Grace’s hand?”

Unfortunately, no one paid her any attention. The three looked at each other while Stella Lindsay looked like an outsider.

She was immediately overwhelmed with embarra**ment, especially when so many people were watching them.

“I’m Grace,” a clear voice replied Brian. “Mr. Hart, can you let go now?”

Brian did not let go. “Why did you say that… Why?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Grace frowned.

“You said you won’t let go. You said you’ll take me up there and that I must hold on to you!” Brian’s usual cold voice was so eager right now. “Why did you say so?”

Grace stiffened. ‘The little girl in my dreams… Said these to the little boy. Did I… Say them out loud just now?’

“I was just having a headache and was dazed by the pain, so I said something that even I don’t know myself. Maybe I was afraid of falling and grabbed you, but I accidentally said the opposite,” said Grace.

‘Is that so?’ Brian pressed his thin lips together tightly, but his heart was still full of doubt!

“Brian, I’ll say this for the last time, let go! Otherwise, don’t blame me for breaking your hand!” Jason’s voice was harsh.

There was no doubt that a man like him would keep his word.

However, Brian was unwilling to let go just like that. He felt that if he let go now, he would lose something important.

“Brian, what’s the matter? No matter what Grace has said, you don’t have to keep holding on like this. Are you really going to have your hand broken?” Stella Lindsay said hastily.

Only then did Brian seem to notice Stella Lindsay. Sadness immediately flashed in his eyes.

‘What’s wrong with me? Stella is right here. What else do I suspect?

‘Or should I say… What am I hoping for?’

Brian’s fingers finally let go little by little, and Grace quickly pulled back her hand.

With a gloomy face, Jason carried Grace in his arms.

“Jason, I can walk by myself,” Grace said quickly.

“You just had a headache. It’ll be better if I carry you to the car,” Jason said as he strode off toward the fair’s exit.

Brian watched on until they disappeared from his sight. Then, he lowered his eyes and saw the red marks on his wrists.

It was the spot where Grace and Jason had gripped him so tightly earlier, but he only felt the pain in his wrist now.

“Brian, are you alright? Does it hurt?” Stella Lindsay looked at

Brian’s wrist with pain, then said with indignation, “That Jason is way out of line. If he did break your hand, I’d even sacrifice my life to get justice for you.”

She spoke as if she was so brave and was willing to do anything for Brian.

However, in Brian’s ears, her words sounded funny.

When he was facing Jason, Stella dared not ask Jason a question!

Is this woman really the girl who sacrificed her life to save me when we were little?’

Brian turned to look at Stella Lindsay and said, “Stella, when you and I were in the hills when we were kids, I almost fell off a cliff once and you held my hand tightly. Do you remember what you said back then?”

Stella Lindsay became nervous immediately.

‘How could I remember? I’m not the one who did it! Besides, when we were little, Grace did not tell me in detail everything they had said to each other.

‘Furthermore, even if Grace had said it, I just listened and didn’t keep it in mind. How would I remember it after all these years?’

However, in the face of Brian’s inquiring eyes, Stella Lindsay could only smile awkwardly and say, “It’s been so long, I’ve kind of forgotten. However, I do remember saving you in the end, right?”

Brian smiled faintly. “Yes, you saved me.”

‘Why has she forgotten what she said to me but Grace was able to say it?’

Grace was carried into the car by Jason.

The car drove toward Reed Residence.

Inside the car, Jason rubbed the red marks on Grace’s wrist gently and asked, “Does it hurt?”

“It’s much better now,” said Grace.

Brian did not hold her hands very hard. On the contrary, she held Brian’s hands with a stronger grip.

“What about your head? Does it still hurt?” he asked again.

She shook her head. “The pain’s gone.”

“Why were you with Brian?” he asked in a casual tone, but when the question escaped his mouth, he could clearly feel her body stiffening.

“I just happened to meet him. Then, I almost fell, so I grabbed his hand by accident. After that, I had another headache…” she tried to explain to him what had happened, lest he would misunderstand her.

“Were those things you said to him really nonsense?” he asked again.

She was stunned. Her voice seemed to be stuck in her throat, and she could not get the words out!

‘Nonsense? It wasn’t nonsense. It was what the little girl said to the little boy in my dreams.

‘However, how am I supposed to answer that question?

‘I don’t want to lie to him, but I don’t want him to misunderstand the situation before I find out the truth.

“Why, is that a hard question to answer?” Her silence made him raise his head slightly. His dark bright eyes just stared at her.

“I… Was so dazed by the pain that I can’t even remember what I said,” said Grace. This was true.

As for the rest, she might have to wait until she found out the truth before she could give him an answer.

“Is that so?” he muttered as he continued to rub her bruises. “However, your hand gripped his so tightly just now, even with the headache.”

“It was just an unconscious grip because I was about to fall, so it was like grasping a lifeline…” she explained eagerly.

However, the more she explained, the more his face darkened.

“When did Brian become your lifeline?” he asked. When she uttered the word ‘lifeline’, panic had crept into his mind.

The image of her gripping Brian’s hand flashed before his eyes again.

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