Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
His soft voice sounded almost gentle and casual, but his eyes were staring at her, not letting any subtle expression on her face slip from his gaze.
Grace pressed her lower lip. “There’s nothing to regret. Since I’ve made my decision, I won’t regret it.”
‘Besides, even though I’ve told him, I still can’t give Brian what he wants. After all, the man I love was…’ Grace’s eyes darkened at the thought.
She loved him so much back then. What about now? Did she still have affections for him?
“What’s on your mind?” he asked as his fingers grabbed her jaw suddenly. He did not like the sad and lonely look in her eyes. It was as if there was something he could not grasp.
“Nothing,” said Grace.
“I want to hear the truth,” he said, narrowing his eyes.
She hesitated for a moment before finally saying, “I’m just wondering what kind of feelings I have for you.”
His dark peach blossom eyes narrowed. He stared at her, and those thin lips of his parted lightly. His voice spoke with a hint of hoarseness, “Then tell me, what kind of feelings do you have for me?”
“I don’t know.” Grace raised the corners of her lips with self-mockery. “After all, I used to love you. However, too many things happened afterward and it seems that those feelings have been torn apart. I don’t know what kind of feelings we’ll have for each other. But I’ll do my best to be a good wife and mother no matter what.”
After a pause, she spoke with a certain longing in her eyes, “If it’s possible, I hope… we can be like a family. After all, we have three children now, and I don’t want it to look like we’re not on good terms in front of them.”
She still wanted to give her children a warm home.
Jason pondered. ‘Family… But what I want is more than just family.
I want more…’
“What’s the matter? Do you only want to be my family?” he suddenly asked ironically.
Grace replied, “Yeah. Can I?”
He stared at her. “So you don’t love me anymore, do you?”
She was stunned, not knowing how to answer all of a sudden. ‘Do
I not love him anymore? Not… really. After all, I loved him so
deeply. Even… when he wanted me to love him again after we broke up, I was touched and thought of starting all over again.’
However, after everything that had happened, she did not think that she and he could ‘start over’.
“Whether you do or not, we can find out by giving it a try,” he said and kissed her on the lips.
Somehow, there was a surge of anger in his heart that quickly spread. Why was he so upset when she said she only wanted to be his family? Her silence now made him even angrier.
Was he angry because she was not denying it?
He was even angry at himself for caring so much about her silence. Why was he so reluctant? What was he expecting?
“Um…” Caught off guard, Grace’s eyes widened as she stared at the face close to her.
‘He’s kissing me?’
The touch on her lips felt so real, but she felt like she was in a trance.
His fingers were holding her jaw tightly, not allowing her to evade him, and his lips were a little cool, which was so different from hers.
His kiss was also domineering. It was absolutely overbearing, but with a gentleness and longing from before.
Grace could only feel her heart beating faster and faster. At this moment, she somehow did not want to struggle or resist it anymore.
She slowly closed her eyes and went along with his kiss. What happened in the past suddenly recurred to her. It turned out some feelings were unforgettable even though it had already been a year.
She told herself to forget about it, but she had not forgotten anything.
When the kiss was finally over, Grace opened her eyes and stared at the person in front of her.
“Why didn’t you resist me?” his voice muttered.
She did not know how to answer him because even she did not have the answer to it.
“Because you want to be my family, so even if I kiss you or do more intimate things to you, you can put up with it for the sake of the children?” He frowned slightly, and there seemed to be a touch of displeasure in his eyes.
She only married her for the children, but he did not want her to do it all just because of the children.
His fingers caressed her neck as he spoke, and they slowly went down…
She came back to her senses and seized his hand, saying, “You said you wouldn’t touch me without my consent!”
He smiled faintly. “I said I wouldn’t touch you, but… it’s only during your pregnancy. Do you wish that I won’t touch you for the rest of your life? Or do you plan for us to be a couple who treat each other as guests forever?”
She was silent.
His fingers slipped under her clothes, and her body shuddered. Suddenly, that familiar queasy feeling returned.
Almost unconsciously, she pushed him away. She ran into the bathroom and threw up by the sink.
“Blaargh… Blaargh…” The sound of vomiting kept coming from the bathroom.
Jason stood where he was, staring blankly at the palm of his right hand with her body temperature still on his fingertips…
With a faint hint of self-mockery at the corners of his raised lips, he walked to the bathroom door step by step. He stood quietly as he watched her throw up heavily while bent over the sink.
After some time, Grace was almost done throwing up. She took a breath and gargled. When she looked up, she found Jason. standing by the bathroom door.
“It happened all of a sudden-” She had barely begun speaking when he cut her short.
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