Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
“Then… I’m going home.”
He spoke again, “I’ll have someone escort you.”
It was only after Grace had left the president’s office that Jason went back to the coffee table and picked up the unfinished apple.
The apple had been nibbled a few times before, and the skin was a bit uneven, but she had peeled it for him.
“Grace, it would’ve been so great if you had said yes,”
muttered Jason as he ate the apple in his hand one mouthful at a time.
‘The apple is still sweet, but why is my mouth full of bitterness?’
Kyla Corbyn took Nelson out of the listening cla** with a slight smile on her face.
Nelson was getting better and better. When he communicated with others, if they did not pay attention to the hearing aid he wore in his ear, they would hardly notice the difference between him and a normal child.
The teacher there also said that he could come to cla** less often now.
He could go once a week.
As long as her son could live like a normal child, Kyla Corbyn was satisfied, and all the pains she had suffered would be worth it.
Suddenly, the little one stopped in his tracks. Kyla Corbyn was stunned as her son had stopped at the entrance of a huge shopping mall.
They had to take a bus back to the small restaurant, which was 50 meters away from the shopping mall. The little one stopped before they got to the bus stop.
“Why’d you stop?” asked Kyla Corbyn.
Nelson said, “It’s Aunty’s birthday. I want to buy a present for her.”
“I’ve already bought it,” said Kyla Corbyn. When Grace came to interview for the job, she wrote her birthday on the profile, so she had noted it down.
A few days ago, Nelson saw the birthday present she prepared for Grace and asked out of curiosity. Therefore, she told her son that the 22nd of this month was his Aunty Grace’s birthday. When the time came, she would give it to her as a surprise.
She did not expect her son to take Grace’s birthday to heart.
Come to think of it, Grace was so kind to Nelson. How could
Nelson not take it to heart?
Children were always simple and direct. They would get close to whoever was kind to them.
“I want to choose a present for Aunty myself,” the little one said seriously.
Kyla Corbyn could not help hesitating as she heard this.
‘Grace has given Nelson so much help. Without Grace’s help, Nelson wouldn’t have gotten such a good hearing aid so soon. It’s only normal that he wants to choose a gift for Grace.
‘However, the mall is crowded, and we’d be spending a lot of time outside to choose a present.
‘The longer we stay out, the more risk there is!
‘After all… Martin Weiss should still be in Emerald City these days.
‘If we bump into Martin Weiss… Kyla Corbyn’s body could not help but tremble at the thought of this.
Even after so many years, even though her heart was already dead, every time she thought of the man, some kind of pain would spread in her body.
The person she loved most had brought her the deepest pain.
Now, she was trying her best to hide from him!
“Mommy!” Nelson looked up with longing in his eyes, and she could see how much he wanted to pick out a present for his favorite aunt.
Kyla Corbyn hesitated for a moment before nodding anyway. “All right, but choose quickly. We have to go home early.”
“Sure!” replied Nelson as he nodded obediently.
Kyla Corbyn took her son by the hand and walked into the `mall.
The first floor of the mall was mostly occupied by luxury brands. Looking at those once very familiar brand names, Kyla Corbyn felt like an eternity had pa**ed.
When Martin Weiss doted on her, he used to buy her many designer clothes and bags.
As long as she liked it, he would not hesitate to buy it for her.
At that time, she thought this was the way a man loved.
However, it turned out doting and loving were not the same. Doting could be done by treating you like an object and showering you with materialistic things at will, but it did not contain any sincerity.
However, it was too late when she realized this.
Nelson took Kyla Corbyn’s hand and approached the women’s wear counter on the third floor. The little one wanted to pick out a pair of gla** slippers for Grace.
That was because when he was in the park, he heard some little girls saying they wanted Cinderella’s gla** slippers.
“Gla** slippers are not for sale, but we can pick out a nice pair of shoes for Aunty Grace, all right?” said Kyla Corbyn.
Nelson’s delicate eyebrows wrinkled, then he reluctantly agreed.
However, when they were picking out the shoes, the little one became excited again.
Kyla Corbyn stayed by her son, looking gently at the little creature that gave her the courage to live.
Just then, out of the corner of her eye, Kyla Corbyn caught a glimpse of a figure coming down an escalator not far away.
Her body immediately became as stiff as a board.
It was… Martin Weiss!
He was dressed in a suit and tie, and his hair was as scrupulously combed as she remembered. His face was cold and handsome. Even his side profile made her heart throb with pain.
Time had been kind to him. Years had pa**ed, and he was as handsome as ever.
However, she was already covered with wounds and was no longer the same person.
As if sensing her gaze, Martin Weiss turned his head in her direction.
Almost subconsciously, Kyla Corbyn immediately picked up her son and ran for the exit pa**ageway in the other direction.
“Hey! Miss, what happened?” the sales a**istant shouted at
Kyla Corbyn for her sudden change.
Martin Weiss, who was standing on the escalator, saw nothing but a figure running away, flitting across his sight.
However, just for a moment, his face paled. Then, all the people who were following him saw President Weiss, who was known for his calm and composed manner, running speedily down the escalator and toward the exit pa**ageway as if he was crazy.
Martin Weiss’s two bodyguards naturally followed suit.
As for the people still on the escalator, they looked at each other, unable to understand what had just happened.
Martin Weiss ran almost recklessly. Everything around him seemed to have become unreal, and the only thing in his eyes was the direction in which the figure was running.
‘It’s her! It must be her!’
The figure wore dark clothes while their hair was hastily tied up. It was completely different from the figure he remembered.
However, at the sight of their back, his heart started beating so fast as if his body’s instinct was reminding him that it was her!
‘Kyla Corbyn!’
Over the years, he could not stop thinking about the name.
He thought about her tears and her resolute words!
‘The funny thing is, what makes her think that it’s all over after she was imprisoned?
‘No, it’s far from over between her and me! I want to get back what she owes me!’
However, after she was released from prison, it was as if she had disappeared from the world. Even though he had sent someone to look for her whereabouts, nothing was found.
He did not expect her to be in Emerald City!
When Martin Weiss ran from the exit pa**ageway to the first floor, he still did not see the figure he was looking for.
What he saw was the bustling crowd on the first floor of the mall.
Martin Weiss’s thin lips were pressed into a straight line, and his face looked as though it was covered with ice.
The next moment, he punched hard at the wall beside him, prompting the bodyguards who caught up with him to scream with shock.