Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
It was not until now that he saw her and she was really in sight that he felt alive.
It was like finally seeing the oasis in the desert and then desperately trying to get close to the water…
Grace finished cooking, took the food out of the kitchen, and put it on the small dining table. Then, she handed the chopsticks to Jason.
Jason lowered his head and began to eat. After a few bites, he looked up at her and said, “It’s delicious, Sis.”
Her expression changed. “I’m not your sis.”
“Really?” He smiled. “Isn’t it good to be my sister? I can make you the most honorable woman in Emerald City. You can have anything you want in Emerald City. No matter how expensive it is, I can get it for you.”
“What if I want you to stop appearing in front of me?” she asked.
His eyes gradually darkened. “Are you that against seeing me?” Even his voice turned cold.
“Yes.” She met his eyes and gave him a sure answer.
Only by not seeing him could she really forget him and their relationship.
His face darkened, and tension began to fill the air.
Just when Grace thought Jason might leave in a rage, he suddenly smiled again. “I really want to see you, though.
What should I do?”
She choked. She simply could not rebuke him.
“Alright, dig in. I don’t want to argue with you when I can finally eat with you. I remember you used to like eating with me. Even if I got home late, you insisted on waiting for me to eat with you,” he said.
Grace looked at Jason as he lowered his head to eat again. She felt as if something was stuck in her throat.
She had liked the feeling of having dinner with him because it felt like she was having her meal with a family member.
‘Now… Dining together seems ironic.
Grace lowered her head and picked up her chopsticks to eat. She had cooked the vegetables as usual, but she felt like she was chewing on wax.
Neither of them spoke again and there was an eerie stillness in the rental house except for the sounds of eating and chewing.
Finally, when they were finished, Grace looked at Jason. She said, “Alright, we’ve finished eating, so can you go now?”
“How about you? Have you decided? Do you want to be my sister?” he asked.
She stared at him coldly. “Jason, do you want a woman who dated you to be your sister? Don’t you think it’s disgusting?”
“Disgusting?” He suddenly extended his long arm and grabbed the back of her head. He put his face close to her eyes and said with his breath that was as fragrant as an orchid, “So what if it’s disgusting?”
He did not want to never see her again. Even if he had to use this method, he wanted to keep her by his side.
“I won’t love you, but other than that, I can give you everything you want. Haven’t you always wanted a family? Then I can be your family-the best and perfect family. Isn’t that great?” His warm breath sprayed on her face.
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His muttering voice was like the spell of the devil, making one tempted to say yes.
Grace looked at the face that was right in front of her. Back then, she had loved him so much that she would have given her whole life to this man.
She thought he would be her real family.
However, hearing the word ‘family’ again, she felt an unspeakable sadness.
Maybe, it was like he said. By being his sis again, she could live without worry for the rest of her life and gain a lot, but… all these depended on his benefaction.
Once he got tired of playing this family game, then she would be nothing again.
“No.” She gently spat out the word. Her voice was low, but she sounded
He narrowed his eyes. “Why?”
It was because that was the only dignity she had left! Though her dignity had been trampled to pieces now and it was only a patchwork of those crushed pieces, but… She did not want to be trampled on again. “Because you’re not the kind of family I want. You can be a creditor, a stranger, or my immediate boss, but there’s no way you can be my family!”
The word ‘family’ was special to her. It was what she had longed for all her life!
Therefore, there was no way she was going to let that word get trampled on here!
He stared at her with his sharp gaze that looked like a cold blade, seemingly cutting her raw.
She did not hide from his eyes but looked at him calmly as if she was silently telling him that he would never be her family.
Suddenly, he laughed out of anger. A beautiful smile appeared on the corners of his lips. “Why don’t we make a bet? I bet you’ll one day ask me to be your family and ask me to call you ‘Sis’ again.”
She could not help trembling. He said it with so much certainty as if there would be such a day!
“That’s not going to happen.” This was the answer she gave him.
After leaving the rental house, Jason walked out of the building. Terrence was already waiting nearby. As soon as he saw his boss coming out, he quickly stepped forward and asked, “Master Reed, are we going back to Reed
Residence now?”
“Yes. What did you find out from those two?” Jason replied faintly.
“We only found out that they were hired to attack Miss Cummins. They were told to keep her hospitalized for at least a while. However, they’ve only contacted the payer through phone and the money was paid directly into their account. They’ve never met.” Terrence told him about his findings.
In other words, if they wanted to find out who was behind this, they would probably need more time.
“Keep looking,” Jason said coldly.
“Yes,” replied Terrence. Then, he and
Jason got into the car together.
“Send someone to keep an eye on her so pre that she doesn’t find herself in danger again like what happened today. Also, check if she’s gotten into conflict with
anyone lately,” he said.
Terrence quickly responded again. Looking at his boss’ perfect profile as he looked out the car window, he could not help but sigh.
‘Master Reed can’t get over Grace after all!
‘I wonder what kind of magic Grace has. Master Reed can’t even get over her or let her go after the breakup!’
After a sleepless night, Grace went to work the next day with two dark circles around her eyes. She told Lawyer Carter about the results of her interview with
Elise Dean and Pansy Dittman yesterday.
Lawyer Carter agreed with her.
However, because of the lack of key evidence, they could mention it in court but whether it would be accepted was up to the judge.
It was unknown whether the police would reinvestigate the case.
“I’ll check with the police station again later,” said Lawyer Carter as he looked at Grace’s dark eye circles. “You’ve been working hard on the case. You probably haven’t been sleeping well. I’ll give you the day off. Why don’t you go home and have a good rest?”
Grace knew Lawyer Carter had misunderstood her. While it was true that she had not been sleeping well, it was because of Jason.
It turned out that it was easier to get along with Lawyer Carter than she thought, which was a relief to her.
Now that she had a day off, Grace planned to visit Kyla and Nelson. After all, it would not be long before they left Emerald City.
She did not expect to see a luxury car pulling up in front of the entrance when she reached the ground floor of her office building. A woman dressed in a high-end designer outfit stepped out of the car.
It was Stella!
Grace was somewhat surprised. Stella had now seen her and walked up to her. “Grace, what a coincidence! I was just about to come looking for you and now
I’ve run into you!”
Stella found out about her cousin working here from Curtis Row, the man she saw at the club last time. Grace was now working as a paralegal here.
‘So what if she was once the most promising rookie lawyer? Isn’t she just a little a**istant now?’ Stella sniggered to herself but continued to put on a show by pretending to display sisterly affection toward Grace. “Have you got a minute? I want to talk to you about something.”
“Is there anything we need to talk about?” retorted Grace. She and her cousin had been at odds since their childhood. Besides, she had been studying and working in Emerald City since then. You could say that they had little interaction with each other, let alone the so-called sisterhood.
“Yes, of course. If you have any business to attend to that might delay your time, I’ll explain it to your firm. I’m sure your firm will not be so unkind as to not give you any time,” Stella said smugly. She seemed to think that the firm would surely do so if she asked.
She did not know that this was all thanks to Brian. If one day she could not rely on
Brian anymore, she would be nothing to others!
Grace looked at her cousin’s boastful expression and knew that if she did not say yes, she might indeed barge into the firm later on. Therefore, she said,
“Alright, let’s find a place nearby.”
With a smile on her face, Stella immediately picked out a seemingly upscale cafe nearby and ordered two cups of the most expensive coffee.
“I know you’ve broken up with Jason, so you probably don’t have much money. It’s my treat today. Brian gave me a black card to spend as I please,” Stella said ostentatiously.
Grace was quite speechless when she saw her pretending to enjoy her cappuccino even though she did not like
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