Chapter 399 – The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)

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She pulled back her fingers which were now warm from his lips.

However, she knew that the warmth would never belong to her.

“Jay, I want to forget you, and I will forget you. Please consider how I took you in and was nice to you… when we were dating. Please don’t disturb my life anymore, alright? I know my place and I’ll leave you alone.”

As she said this, she looked away before walking past him. At last, she whispered,

“Goodbye, Jason.”

It was like saying goodbye to the time she had spent with him.

He immediately trembled. His hands tightened instantly while his eyes were fixed on the spot where she had been standing as if she was still standing in front of him.

‘She wants to forget me, and she’ll forget me?’

Even though her voice was calm, there was a clear sense of determination in it!

Bang!

Suddenly, he raised his hand and punched the car hard!

“Master Reed!” cried out the driver in a mutter. However, only a twisted gloom came over the handsome face of the high and mighty man in front of him.

Grace went back to her house and collapsed into bed, exhausted.

She was so tired that it was as if she had fought a hard battle today.

However, she had made it clear. Surely, Jason would not appear in front of her again.

After all, he was such a proud man.

‘Sis… She did not expect to hear him call her ‘Sis’ again today. It reminded her of the life she had after bringing him back to the little rental house.

Life was hard, but it was sweet.

She really felt like she had a family again back then.

However… She had no family after all.

“Jay, I’m sure I can forget you,” Grace muttered to herself, ‘I’ll forget about Jay and keep in mind that there’s only Jason in this world!’

He was a man who was very respected in Emerald City and had nothing to do with her.

She had a sleepless night.

Grace went to the office the next day with two dark circles under her eyes only to find her desk covered with yellow roses.

Grace was shocked. After taking a hasty look, there were probably hundreds of yellow roses covering her entire desk.

When the other colleagues saw her, they approached her with a gossipy and ambiguous look while asking, “Grace, who gave you so many yellow roses?”

“You’re not really Jason’s girlfriend, are you? This many yellow roses may cost at least tens of thousands of dollars.”

“Hey, didn’t Grace tell us that she’s not Jason’s girlfriend?”

“Then some rich man must be pursuing her. Wow, that’s so enviable.”

Grace saw a card among the roses.

When she opened the card, there was a sentence written inside. ‘Miss Cummins, please accept my apology. If you wish to ask for any compensation, you may do so.’ It was signed by Curtis Row.

Grace was momentarily stunned but then understood what was going on soon enough.

Since Stella had told him that they were cousins that day and Stella was now a frequent companion of Brian, Curtis Row was afraid of offending her because he wanted to be friends with Brian.

Therefore, he hastened to apologize to her.

However, Curtis Row did not know that she and Stella were not close at all.

Stella used to dislike her in many ways, and now that Stella had taken her place, she might be even more displeasing to her.

Grace called the receptionist and asked her to dispose of the roses.

The receptionist divided the roses into bunches and distributed them to everyone in the company. They were free roses anyway, so many people were happy to receive them. Only Andrea Schwartz’s face was gloomy as if someone owed her millions of dollars.

‘Could it be that… Grace and Jason didn’t break up? Is that why there was someone to foot the bill for her at

Drunken Days and someone to send her roses today?

‘But if they didn’t break up, why is Grace so badly dressed? Even the bag she usually carries to work is an outdated design from several years ago! Besides, it definitely looks old!’

At the thought of this, Andrea Schwartz’s eyes glimmered and she came up with another plan.

Not long after, Grace was called into Lawyer Carter’s office.

“You have a boyfriend?” Lawyer Carter asked straight out. After all, he said at the start of his job search that women with boyfriends or families were not eligible for the job.

“No,” replied Grace.

“Then those roses today…”

“It’s Curtis Row. I went to ask him for his signature the other day. He was held up by something and made me wait for a long time. I think he wanted to apologize, so that’s why he sent the roses,” said Grace.

Lawyer Carter was a bit surprised by the answer, but since Grace mentioned Curtis Row, it was unlikely for her to lie. Therefore, Lawyer Carter stopped asking and handed her a document.

“This is a vehicular crime case. Go to the parties involved and investigate the evidence as well as their testimony,” said Lawyer Carter.

Grace opened it and flipped through it.

It was a case about a car accident. The victim was still in a coma in the hospital, and the person who caused the accident refused to pay the compensation and kept putting it off by saying they had no money. Now, the victim’s family was going to sue the perpetrator.

Lawyer Carter took the case. Of course, he was going to get to the bottom of what happened, and gathering relevant information was one of her tasks as an a**istant.

Grace responded and walked out of the office.

Upon coming out, she saw Andrea Schwartz peering around. Grace did not bother to pay attention to her.

When Andrea Schwartz saw Grace coming out with the document and looking through it after getting back to her seat, disappointment flashed in her eyes.

She told Lawyer Carter about the roses Grace received today during a casual chat, leading the conversation to the topic of her possibly having a boyfriend.

However, she did not expect Grace to pa** safely. ‘Did she tell Lawyer Carter that she doesn’t have a boyfriend and Lawyer Carter believes her?’

‘Are Grace and Jason together?’ Andrea

Schwartz felt like her head was about to explode from her frustration about this question.

Grace went to the hospital in the afternoon to meet the victim’s family. Her clients were the victim’s parents.

To Grace’s surprise, she met Chase

Harper in the hospital.

It turned out that the victim was an employee at Chase Harper’s dealership and had been in a coma for more than a month.

Grace knew from the victim’s parents that Chase Harper often came to the hospital.

After collecting relevant information, Grace and Chase Harper left the hospital together.

“I didn’t expect you to be Baldwin’s lawyer,” said Chase Harper.

“Not really. I’m just a paralegal now.” Although she had a lawyer’s license, her current job was only to a**ist lawyers.

“You’ll be a barrister sooner or later! I watched the news and know that you’ve reversed your case. You were wronged back then. Congratulations on your vindication,” said Chase Harper.

“Thank you,” said Grace.

“Poor Baldwin. He’s a fine young man who’s now stuck in the hospital. His parents might not have been compelled to seek a lawyer if it hadn’t been for the staggering daily medical bills and the perpetrator’s delays in paying them compensation. You can also call me if you have any questions about the case.” Chase Harper sighed.

“Sure,” replied Grace. According to the information she collected, Chase

Harper’s car and Baldwin’s car were driving one behind the other at the time of the accident.

One could say that Chase Harper was the first witness when the accident happened!

She could ask Chase Harper if she wanted to learn more about the details of the case.

“Want to join me for dinner? It’s almost time anyway,” said Chase Harper after looking at the time.

“No thanks.” Grace declined with a smile, clearly keeping her distance.

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