Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
‘These are not enough to form a chain of evidence!
‘What can I do to get the police to re-investigate the case?’
Grace still had no idea what to do when she got down from the bus and approached the neighborhood of her rental house.
Suddenly, two men stopped her. One of them asked, “You’re Grace, aren’t you?”
Grace was shocked. Looking at the two unfamiliar faces in front of her as well as the aggressive expressions on their faces, she only found them hostile. As such, she immediately said, “No.”
Unfortunately, her denial did not make any difference. The other guy smiled and said, “She has some brains, but we’ve seen your photos. You’re definitely
Grace!”
“It’s a pity that some people aren’t smart enough and did more than they needed to!”
As they spoke, the two men attacked
Grace.
She wanted to run away, but the pair quickly grabbed onto her. As she struggled and screamed, one of the men shouted to onlookers, “My girlfriend and I are just quarreling. Mind your own business!”
The people in the neighborhood were complicated, and most were riff-raffs.
They saw it more as a joke.
As Grace was about to be dragged into the car by the two men, one of the men who was holding her was suddenly kicked to the ground. When the other man was about to strike back, he was already grabbed by the collar and knocked to the ground.
Grace was shocked. She unconsciously staggered when she tried to walk, but an arm wrapped itself around her waist.
Then, Jason’s voice rang in her ear.
“What’s going on?”
Grace turned her head and stared blankly at the face before hers. Then, she looked at the two strangers who had been subdued. She immediately came back to her senses. “I don’t know them.”
Jason frowned. “You don’t?”
“Yes,” she said, then she looked at him and said, “What are you doing here?”
“I came to see you.” As he spoke, he glanced at one of the men who was lying on the ground screaming before looking at her again. “This man said he’s your boyfriend. Is he your boyfriend?”
There was a sense of danger in his deep voice.
“I told you, I don’t know them. How can this person be my boyfriend?”
Jason smiled. “Right. That question was unnecessary.”
With that, he went to the man lying on the ground and put a foot on the man’s chest, causing him to cry out loudly.
“There are things you shouldn’t say. Her boyfriend? You’re not good enough!” His cold voice carried a bloodthirsty tone.
The man almost fainted from the pain. He shouted with all his strength, “I… I’m not, I’m not. It’s just a joke. I’m not her boyfriend!”
Grace stared blankly at Jason. The way he looked reminded her of how he had saved her on their first meeting.
He was just as ruthless then as he was now.
However, he did not seem to care about anything back then, not even his own life or death.
Now, he cared about a joke. It was as if it was intolerable for him when someone joked that he was her boyfriend.
When the man had no more strength to shout, Jason said to his men, “Go and find out what’s going on.”
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“Yes,” his men answered, quickly taking the two men away.
Jason walked back to Grace. “Did they hurt you?”
“No.” She shook her head.
He saw a few red scratches on the back of her hand. He then took her hand, asking, “Did they do this?”
She squirmed her hand uneasily, trying to pull it back. “It’s just a few scratches. It’s nothing serious.”
She suddenly stiffened when he lowered his head and his lips touched the red scratches on the back of her hand.
His lips kissed the red marks again and again. Even a few red marks made him feel distressed.
Grace felt the back of her hand where he had kissed her burning.
anything back then, not even his own life or death.
Now, he cared about a joke. It was as if it was intolerable for him when someone joked that he was her boyfriend.
When the man had no more strength to shout, Jason said to his men, “Go and find out what’s going on.”
“Yes,” his men answered, quickly taking the two men away.
Jason walked back to Grace. “Did they hurt you?”
“No.” She shook her head.
He saw a few red scratches on the back of her hand. He then took her hand, asking, “Did they do this?”
She squirmed her hand uneasily, trying to pull it back. “It’s just a few scratches. It’s nothing serious.”
She suddenly stiffened when he lowered his head and his lips touched the red scratches on the back of her hand.
His lips kissed the red marks again and again. Even a few red marks made him feel distressed.
Grace felt the back of her hand where he had kissed her burning.
“You always make me worry. You’re always so vulnerable,” he muttered, his deep and cold voice making her shudder before she gradually calmed down.
She and he should never have been so close. Even if he had saved her today… “Mr. Reed, thank you for saving me today. I’m going home now.”
As she spoke, she made an effort to withdraw her hand.
However, he held it firmly and said, “Call me ‘Jay’.”
“This is inappropriate, Mr. Reed. We-”
“Call me Jason.” He insisted. “Or do you want to hang out with me here?”
Grace bit her lip and glanced around from the corners of her eyes. Many people were looking sideways at them right now. If they stayed here, there was going to be a video of both of them put up online soon.
“Jay!” she blurted out the word with difficulty.
The next moment, he was smiling faintly.
Joy replaced the danger and fury in those beautiful peach blossom eyes…
Grace watched Jason walk into her rental house and wondered if she should move.
However, on second thought, even if she did move, he would still be able to enter her house at any time.
“What do you want?” said Grace as she glared at Jason.
“Are you going to cook dinner?” he asked, looking at some of the vegetables she had bought from the market earlier.
“Yes,” she said.
“Make it for two. I’ll have some too,” he said.
She paused before saying,” I only bought enough vegetables for one. I don’t have enough to make dinner for two. If you’re hungry, you can eat in a restaurant or order takeout.”
“I want to eat your cooking. If there aren’t enough ingredients, tell me what else you need and I’ll just get someone to buy them.”
Grace was silent. Knowing him, if he really decided to do something, then he would make it happen.
The difference was just the process.
‘It’s just a meal. I’ll just treat it as I’m thanking him for saving my life today,’ she thought to herself. Then, with a long sigh, she turned to him and said,” Alright, got it. I’ll make dinner. It’ll probably take half an hour.”
With that, she turned and went into the kitchen to cook dinner.
Grace expertly washed and chopped the vegetables before cooking them.
On the other hand, Jason was looking at her slender figure quietly.
It was as if by looking at her like this, he could feel satisfied again.
These days when he was alone in the empty Reed Residence, his mind was full of her. Every night, he had to sleep in the bedroom that she used to sleep in with the blanket she used and the clothes she did not take with her.
This way, it would feel as if he was holding her in his arms.
Like someone dying of thirst in the desert, even sniffing her residual scent on these objects made him feel as if he could still breathe.
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