Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
His eyelashes fluttered but did not move, and the hands he had pressed against the back of her hands slowly loosened.
Little by little, her fingers ran from his eyebrows to his eyes to the bridge of his nose and then to his lips.
His lips were good-looking. His slightly thin lips looked. somewhat cold, S**y, and seductive. When his lips curved and smiled, they easily stirred her heartstrings.
“You said you’re afraid you’ll repeat your father’s mistakes and lose control of your destiny. Can I take it to mean you’re afraid that I’ll betray your feelings just like your mother did to your father?” she spoke softly like a sweet violin, saying the words with no resentment or anger-only the calm after a storm.
However, her calmness made him frown.
She had also been this calm when they were in her rental house the last time. She was so calm that it made him flustered.
“Even when I told you I loved you and wouldn’t leave you, and
His brow’s furrowed even more.
“You said you love me and want to be with me, but when you said you’ll give me your life, it’s because you still think that I might betray you… Just like how your mother betrayed your father,” she continued saying.
Struggle flashed across Jason’s eyes. “As long as I… believe you, will you love me and get back together with me?”
Grace said lightly, “What makes you think I’ll love you again even if you’ll believe me? Maybe you believe me now, but you won’t believe me in the future. Besides…”
She took back her hand, her finger gently pointing to her heart. “This used to love you, but not anymore.”
His pupils shrank as his face turned pale instantly.
He said hoarsely, “Then tell me what it’ll take to make you love me again. I’ll do anything you ask me to do.”
As long as she would not be this disappointed, as long as she could love him again!
Grace said calmly, “No way! Jason, you were never a mon can afford to love. Even if you believe me now, you still won’t believe me someday. You’ll stop loving me at will again. The only one you believe is yourself!”
His lips quivered. “You don’t believe me?”
She smiled faintly. Her eyelashes lowered slightly, covering the bitterness in her eyes. “Yeah. I don’t believe you, so I don’t love you.”
Their love was ruined beyond recognition, and it could never be the same again!
Grace let out a long breath once she left Reed Residence. When she said those last words, all the expressions on his face seemed to fade away.
He did not prevent her from coming out, but as she got out of the mourning hall, she could not help but look back. She saw how lonely and fragile his back looked as he stood before his father’s tablet.
It was as if he was the only one left in this world.
There seemed to be a dull ache in her heart.
She told herself, ‘Don’t feel sorry for this man. It has never been my right to feel sorry for him! Besides, we’re two horizons that shouldn’t be crossed!
‘It’s just going back to square one!”
The next day after work, Lina came to see Grace. They found a diner and ordered food.
“Did anything happen between you and Jason yesterday? Did he give you any trouble?” Lina asked with concern.
Grace hesitated a little before saying, “He wants to start over with me.”
“What?” Lina was surprised, her eyes widening in surprise. “Start over? Do you mean… getting back together as a couple?”
“Yeah,” replied Grace.
Lina immediately gritted her teeth. “Jason… has no shame. at all. He was the one who wanted to break up, and now he wants to get together with you? Isn’t this torture?”
Lina was the only one in Emerald City who dared to call Jason shameless.
Grace was amused by her best friend’s expression and became less depressed.
“It can be torture,” said Grace.
She shook her head. “No, there’s no way we can get back together.”
Just then, the waiter served their food. Grace lowered her head and began to eat in silence.
Lina’s expression had changed from indignation to hesitation. “Grace, have you gotten over Jason?”
Come to think of it, Grace was so sad and distressed when
Jason broke up with her. Could she have gotten over Jason in just a few months?
“Yeah,” Grace replied softly.
“Did Jason give you a hard time?” Lina asked again.
“Not yet,” said Grace.
‘Now… Lina was worried about what would happen next. Even if Grace was unwilling, a man like Jason had many ways to force Grace to date him!
Grace said, “Alright, don’t worry about me! How much more trouble can he give me?”
She had already lost enough, and there was only so much more she could lose.
Grace laughed at the thought. One would become more and more fearless when they lost enough.
It was because there was nothing left to lose!
“If Jason is giving you a hard time, I’ll get Hadwin to come up with some ideas!” said Lina. After all, she did not want to see her best friend suffer.
Speaking of Hadwin Stephenson, as if reminded her of something, Grace said, “By the way, can you ask Hadwin Stephenson for a favor and find out if there was someone behind the three thugs who were sent to the police station yesterday?”
Lina was stunned. “Do you suspect that someone intentionally asked those three people to create trouble?”
“I just suspect it,” said Grace. She was suspicious because she saw the three thugs showing no fear when they walked into the police station. It was as if they were not worried about what would happen next.
Lina replied, “Okay, I’ll ask Hadwin to check it out. How’s it going with Kyla? How’s her business?”
“I called her this morning. She said business is slowly picking up, and no one’s bothering her anymore,” said Grace.
“That’s good!” Lina was finally at ease.
After dinner, Lina drove Grace back before she went to
Hadwin Stephenson.
“Do you feel better?” In the study, Hadwin Stephenson put down the documents he was reading and went to Lina.
“I’m fine today. It’s not as painful as yesterday,” she said.
He frowned slightly. ‘Does that mean she’s still in pain today?”
“When will the pain go away?” He had never thought about the pain women suffered during their period. Now, he began to worry because of her.
“Don’t worry. Usually, the pain will go away tomorrow,” said
Lina.
“Well… Why don’t I help you rub your tummy again?” he asked.
Therefore, Lina sat on the couch comfortably.
Seeing this, Hadwin Stephenson could not help but smile and ordered the servant to make another cup of brown sugar ginger tea through the internal landline. Then, he went to Linal and sat down beside her. His long fingers touched her tummy and rubbed it gently.
“You’re good. It’s so comfortable to have you rub my tummy. I should have let you rub it every time I had my period before this,” she said. She spoke of her period without blushing.
Hadwin Stephenson was a little speechless. She was the only one who could make him do such a thing. “Did you see Grace today?”
She said, “Yeah. You know what? Jason wants to get back together with Grace. Isn’t it shocking?”
However, there was no sign of surprise on Hadwin. Stephenson’s face as if he had expected it.
“Aren’t you surprised?” Lina wondered.
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