Chapter 562 – 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)

That night, one of the trending searches was ‘Was the crown prince’s woman beaten?’

The sight of Stella arrogantly throwing a tantrum at the gate of Brian’s mansion with a swollen face was utterly hideous.

There was a ton of speculation in the comments below. There was also speculation that the crown prince had beaten Stella himself.

Stella’s face became contorted as she looked at the trending news about her. Such a photo was a stain on her life, and she feared she would be laughed at even if she became the best actress.

She quickly called her manager and asked him to take the post down.

However, she immediately got her manager’s reply. “We can’t remove it. Several parties are making it viral!”

“Who… Who’s trying to harm me?” Stella fumed.

The manager said, “Many people are jealous of you because of the resources Young Master Hart gave you.” Besides, Stella often offended people! If it were not for the fact that she had the crown prince behind her, she would be so miserable right now.

The manager disdained Stella. If it were not for the crown prince, he would never even have bothered with an actress like Stella! She did not have the looks nor the acting skills. She even lacked social graces and had a low EQ. She always behaved like a nouveau riche, wanting people to flatter her. She would use the crown prince to oppress others when things did not go her way.

Therefore, the manager was not that sincere in helping Stella now that this was happening!

“Why don’t you talk to Young Master Hart and ask him to help you take it off the trending list?” the manager said.

This suffering Stella was going through could not be easily described. If she could find Brian, would she be listening to the manager’s nonsense? The trending post would have been long gone! Therefore, she could only mumble, “I’ll… look for him later.”

When the call was over, Stella was so angry that she trembled and slammed her phone to the ground.

Those wanting to see her make a joke of herself could just wait and see. It was her birthday party tomorrow, and Brian would be there! She wanted those people to open their eyes wide and see that she was the most glamorous person!

In a quiet room, Brian looked at the documents his subordinates gave him.

“Young Master Hart, this is the information we’ve found. Miss Cummins did develop a fever shortly after you were hospitalized. She was sent to the hospital in Emerald City. According to that year’s medical records, she had many scratches and bruises on her body when she had a fever. The hospital even called the police as they suspected that Miss Cummins was abused. The police were able to find the relevant files.”

Brian’s eyes were fixed on a photo in the file. It was a photo of the injuries on the little girl’s body that the police had taken so they could use it as evidence if it was indeed abuse.

In the photo, the little girl had two large bruises on her knee, including an obvious scratch on her left knee. Although it was no longer bleeding, the new skin that had grown after was still a shocking sight.

Even after all these years and though the old photo had yellowed, the injuries on the little girl’s knees were still vivid in his eyes.

Brian’s eyes turned red. ‘The scar… It’s her. It’s really her!’

She had gotten those injuries when she stumbled and fell to her knees again and again while carrying him on her back through the thick forest!

Back then, he had said, “Stop carrying me. Put me down. I… I can walk by myself!”

“Your leg hurts so much that you can’t even walk. How can you walk by yourself? I’ll be fine. I’m strong, so I’m sure I can carry you down the hill!” She had spoken with feigned nonchalance. Even though one of her knees was grazed and covered with blood, she said nothing and never complained.

She was indeed strong enough to carry him down the hill and met adults there. It was then that he found out her knee was covered with blood.

“Sorry…” he had said as he wept. It was as if he did not know what else to say other than that.

“Don’t cry! It just looks scary. It doesn’t hurt that much.” She comforted him as she wiped his tears.

‘How could the little girl… be Grace?

‘Why did I mistake her for someone else?’

Brian lowered his eyes and stared at his right hand, which… had held that bloody knee back then. His fingertips had also been stained with her blood!

‘That was… the blood she had shed for me…’

He had fallen in love with her, but why did he miss her again and again? He even missed her last cry for help from him!

‘If… I hadn’t mistaken her for someone else!

‘And… if I hadn’t been blinded by jealousy…

‘If Stella hadn’t taken Grace’s place, I would’ve investigated more and verified things more carefully. Then everything might have been different! What a fool I was!

‘If I at least had the heart to check the information carefully, I wouldn’t have missed out on Grace!’

At that moment, Brian felt nothing but a piercing pain that almost left him breathless.

Grace went to the firm the next day. She had not been back at the firm for several days now. Although she had asked for leave with Lawyer Carter, it was inappropriate to keep asking for leave.

Besides, she was now pregnant with triplets. She might not be able to complete a lot of work that followed. One usually could not carry triplets to full term, and they would be delivered early through C-section. Therefore, the remaining time she could work in the firm till her pregnancy was limited.

Grace told Lawyer Carter about her pregnancy as soon as she returned to the firm.

“You’re pregnant?” Lawyer Carter was surprised.

Grace said, “Yes, triplets. They’re three months along now. I’l try my best to finish the work on hand now, but I’m afraid it’ll be difficult for me to finish some of the newer work. You’ll need to hire a new a**istant. I’m so sorry!”

She felt very sorry. After all, she had only been working in the firm for a short time, but now she was suddenly pregnant and unable to complete many tasks. Lawyer Carter would have to hire a new a**istant because of this, which would also trouble him.

Lawyer Carter only laughed and said, “Congratulations, you’re the first person around me to have triplets! It’ll be tough.”

“Yeah, I’m mentally prepared for that,” said Grace.

“Do you plan to come back to the firm after delivering the babies?

If you’re willing to come back, I’ll keep your position on hold,” said Lawyer Carter.

Grace looked at him gratefully at that. Lawyer Carter had been willing to give her a chance when she was having trouble finding a job, and now, he was even willing to keep her position on hold.

“Thank you, but it’s alright. After all, I still have a lot of things to take care of after delivering the babies. I’m afraid it’ll be a long time before I can go back to work, even if I want to,” said Grace.

“Okay then. You can contact me if you ever want to re-engage in legal work.”

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