Chapter 533 – The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)

Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)

Grace was shocked. A charge for attempted rape seemed to have nothing to do with Chase Harper. Could a person like him do such a thing? He was at the hospital, helping to get copies of reports.

It just did not make sense!

Therefore, Grace got back to the ward to whisper the matter to Kyla Corbyn after finding out which police station Chase Harper was taken to. She said, “Kyla, I’m sorry. I was supposed to help Nelson discharge, but now, I have to go to the police station to find out what happened to Chase Harper.”

“You should go. My mother and I can handle the discharge procedure,” Kyla Corbyn also said anxiously. Similarly, she did not believe Chase Harper would do such a thing.

Nelson did not know what was going on. He kept asking what ‘detain’ was, and Kyla Corbyn could only muddle through by saying something else.

Chase Harper was still being interrogated when Grace arrived at the police station. She learned from the police that there were witnesses and surveillance cameras on the scene. If they managed to find the surveillance footage and it was as what the victim and witness said, then Chase Harper would be charged with attempted rape.

“I want to see Chase Harper,” said Grace. She wanted to meet Chase Harper no matter what and find out what happened.

“He’s still being interrogated. If there’s enough evidence, the police will detain him according to the laws and regulations. Visits are not allowed if they’re not necessary,” the policeman replied.

Grace bit her lip and suddenly said, “I’m Chase Harper’s lawyer. I have the right to see him!” With that, she took out her license and handed it to them.

The policeman examined it for a moment before saying, “You can see him when the interrogation is over, but only for half an hour.”

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“Okay!” Grace answered and began to wait outside.

Every minute and every second felt like she was sitting on pins and needles.

Just then, the door of an interrogation room was suddenly opened and out came a figure. She seemed to be crying and kept wiping her face with a tissue.

“Miss Lindsay, you can go back first. We’ll contact you later. You can also contact us anytime if you’ve thought of any details!”

someone said.

“Okay…” replied Stella. She saw Grace as soon as she turned her head and immediately said, “Grace, you’re not going to plead for that man, are you? Let me tell you, I’ll never forgive him for doing such a thing. It’s a good thing someone walked by. If nobody was there, then I would’ve…”

Stella sobbed at the end of her speech.

Grace felt a tingling sensation on her scalp and had a bad presentiment. “So Chase Harper was detained by the police… because of you?”

“He’s a rapist! How did you get a former colleague like that? You and him…” said Stella. Out of the corner of her eyes, she caught sight of the figure entering the police station and deliberately raised her voice as she said, “Did you say something to him that made him do such a terrible thing to me? Grace, we’re cousins. How could you do this?!”

Grace’s face was cold. Her intuition told her that something fishy was going on, and her cousin was throwing mud at her. “I still don’t know what Chase Harper has done. Are you suffering from paranoia, thinking I want to harm you?”

“I know you feel uncomfortable because I was Brian’s childhood savior. Brian’s nice to me, but he loves you. I can’t take your place. You don’t have to ask Chase Harper to do that.” Stella began to sob.

“I never asked Chase Harper to do anything,” Grace said coldly.

“Grace, it doesn’t matter if you admit it or not. It’s just… I won’t forgive Chase Harper no matter what.” Stella took it upon herself to conclude the conversation.

Grace was tired of watching Stella put on a show. What she said was enough to let her know that Chase Harper had been set up by her cousin.

However… Why was her cousin setting Chase Harper up like this? They had nothing in common!

Just then, one of the policemen said to Grace, “You must be the lawyer representing Chase Harper. You can go in and talk to Chase Harper now, but only for half an hour.”

“Okay,” Grace answered quickly, but as she was about to walk forward, a hand suddenly grasped her wrist from behind her. “You’re Chase Harper’s lawyer?”

Grace immediately turned her head and saw Brian’s face. Surprise flashed across her face. She did not expect Brian… to have left the hospital and come to the police station.

“Why did you leave the hospital? Did the doctor allow you to come here?” she asked. The gauze had been removed from his head and body yesterday, but he was supposed to stay in the hospital for at least a few more days.

“Are you going to represent Chase Harper?” he asked instead of replying to her question.

“He’s my friend, and I believe he’s innocent,” said Grace.

Stella, who was nearby, interrupted immediately, “Do you think I’ve wronged Chase Harper? He’s an animal! If the pa**erby had come a little later, he would’ve gotten away with it! Grace, even if he’s your friend, couldn’t he have done such a despicable thing? Why do you trust him so much?”

“Because I know sometimes the evidence doesn’t tell the whole truth!” Grace answered unhesitatingly.

However, her affirmation made Brian frown. Just then, the police officer urged Grace. “Hurry up, don’t waste our time.”

“Okay! Right away!” answered Grace. She pulled her hand out of Brian’s and sped into the interrogation room.

Brian stared at Grace until the door of the interrogation room was closed. He looked down at the hand he had just held her with as if thinking of something.

Stella’s voice rang in his ears. “I didn’t expect that Grace would rather believe in Chase Harper than me. Why would I start a rumor about a man raping me? Don’t I have any shame? How could

Grace do this?”

Stella sobbed repeatedly. She grabbed Brian’s arm. “Brian, you’ll believe me and get me justice, right?”

Brian turned his head and looked at Stella who was weeping in front of him. His voice deepened, and he said, “I’ll help you get justice if you’ve really been wronged or hurt.”

Stella sniffled. “I… I knew it. You’re still the Bryn from our childhood, and you’ll protect me!”

Brian pursed his thin lips, and his eyes seemed to darken. “I told you not to call me ‘Bryn’ anymore. It’s just a childhood nickname.”

His body seemed to be instinctively repulsed to hear the woman in front of him call him ‘Bryn’. It was as if it would shatter something he held dear.

A flash of embarra**ment came across Stella’s face, and she tried hard to suppress it. “Okay… Brian, I’m just going to call you Brian from now on. Thank you, Brian. Thank you for protecting me as you promised when you were a child.”

She deliberately mentioned ‘their childhood’ many times to get him to take her side in this matter no matter what!

Grace went into the interrogation room. The police’s interrogation was over. Chase Harper’s complexion appeared extremely bad, and he seemed to be at a loss.

When he saw Grace come in, he frantically said, “Grace, I… I didn’t do anything like that, and I don’t know why that woman would set me up like that!”

Chase Harper was dumbfounded. After all, such an emergency was not what he could handle.

“Take your time and tell me what happened. Don’t panic! I’m representing you now, and I’ll help you with your case. You can change your lawyer later if you find someone more suitable,” said Grace, rea**uring him first.

Chase Harper finally calmed down. “Thank you, Grace!”

After about half an hour, the information Grace got from Chase Harper was that he was helping to get the report when Stella appeared beside him. She said that she had sprained her foot and asked him to help her to her car that was in the open-air parking lot of the hospital.

As Stella was carrying many things and looked pitiful, Chase Harper helped her carry the heavy things to the parking lot.

Stella then asked Chase Harper to put the things in the backseat and even said that she could not see things clearly. She asked Chase Harper to turn on the flashlight with his phone to light the space for her. Without thinking further, Chase Harper got into the car.

The next thing he knew, Stella closed the car door and put on a show of attempted rape.

The witness was the person who came to pick up the car. There were five security guards in the parking lot, all of whom saw Stella jumping out of the car with a frightened look on her face while clutching her torn clothes.

Half an hour pa**ed quickly. Grace frowned after listening to what Chase Harper told her.

The current situation was indeed unfavorable to Chase Harper, which meant… Stella had probably thought it through and planned it. It was not improvised.

However… Why did Stella do it?

This was what Grace could not understand!

“Grace, I… I heard from the police that they’re going to detain me and I have to go to jail if I’m convicted, possibly for at least one or two years. I…” Chase Harper’s face was full of fear.

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