Chapter 709 – 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)

While they were waiting in line, the sound of a slap suddenly rang out. Then, a female voice could be heard saying in a tone full of disgust, “How could you scratch Lil Tian? Don’t you know who you are?”

Grace looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was a well-dressed woman carrying a bag that cost at least 10,000 dollars. She was glaring at a little boy in front of her. From Grace’s point of view, she could only see the little boy’s back.

He was wearing old clothes and was about the same height as Mick and Jasper but noticeably thinner.

The woman… must have slapped the little boy earlier. Strangely, he did not cry or make any noise. He did not even raise his hand to touch his cheek.

On the contrary, another chubby little boy standing beside the woman was crying and shouting, “Ouch, Mommy! Ouch! He hit me just now. Mommy, send him away, okay?”

“Who has the nerve to send him away? Mason belongs to our family too. No one can send him away!” Another little girl 3/

stood in front of the little boy, looking like a hen protecting her chick. “If you dare send Mason away, I’ll leave with Mason and I’ll take my mother’s inheritance with me!”

The woman instantly got mad as soon as she said that. “You darn girl. What do you mean by your mother’s inheritance? What do you think your mother left you? Your father earned everything!”

“The lawyer told me my mother left it for me! It’s mine!” the little girl shouted.

“You…” The woman’s eyes were full of hatred. She raised her hand to slap the little girl.

Just then, the little boy, who had been very quiet, suddenly roared at the woman like a wild animal. If the girl had not held him back, he would have pounced at the woman.

The children’s father, who was standing at the side, hurriedly said to the woman, “Alright, alright. How can you take a child’s words seriously? We came out to have some fun today. Why get mad?”

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict!

“Control your daughter! What does she mean by her mother’s inheritance? We agreed that everything in the family would go to Lil Tian. Lil Tian is your flesh and blood. Your daughter will go to another family when she marries one day,” the woman snapped.

“That’s enough. People will make fun of us if you go on!” The man comforted the woman.

The little girl turned around and put her hand on the little boy’s face, which was slapped. Her face was full of distress as she asked, “Does it hurt?”

Grace did not see the little boy’s expression but saw him shake his head, presumably telling the little girl he was not in pain.

Looking at the siblings, Grace could not help but feel distressed.

From the conversation earlier, it was obvious that the woman was the two children’s stepmother. Her biological child was the chubby one called Lil Tian.

The girl and boy must be the children the husband had with his ex-wife.

The two seemed close. When the little boy was slapped by his stepmother, the little girl stood up for him and tried her best to protect him. When the stepmother wanted to slap the little girl, the little boy suddenly turned aggressive.

However… the children were too young! They would probably suffer in a family like this.

One could tell by the way the little girl and the little boy were dressed. They did not seem to be children of the same family compared to the way Lil Tian was dressed.

The little boy seemed about four or five years old, while the girl was about seven or eight years old. Children their age needed responsible guardians.

Grace could not help but think of herself. She had a hard time when her mother died, and her father later married another woman. Fortunately, she had her grandmother to protect her.

Her stepmother would also put on shows for others, so it was not too hard for her at the time.

Not all stepmothers in the world were evil and there were many kind stepmothers, but this woman here was not a kind one.

“Mommy, why would she go to another family? Will I go to another family too?” Jasper asked with a puzzled look.

Grace rubbed her daughter’s little head. Before she could answer, Jason said, “No, never. You’re my and your mommy’s baby!”

Mick Reed said solemnly, “I won’t get rid of you.” His tone made him sound like an overbearing brother.

Jasper smiled again but her smile disappeared soon after. “The little sister is so pitiful. Will she be thrown out? The brother too?”

“They won’t,” Grace said, “Don’t you see the little sister protecting her little brother? He won’t be kicked out of the house.”

“Yeah, just like how Brother protects me!” said Jasper Reed. Her little face was relieved of worry, and she began to look around happily again.

However, Grace could only sigh. Every family had their own set of problems. However, at least the brother and sister had each other to rely on.

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At noon, Grace and the rest found a restaurant in the amusement park to dine in. The two little ones were a little tired from playing, so they had great appetites.

After the meal, they made a racket about playing in the restaurant’s playground.

Many children were playing in the playground. Grace said to Jason, “I’ll take the two kids there first.”

She headed toward the playground with the two kids, holding each in one hand.

Jason stared at their figures. There was a rare look of gentleness in his eyes. They were his most important family members, and he would only ever show them his gentleness.

Perhaps the only thing he was worried about right now was…

the real reason she left him back then.

‘What if… she left me because she couldn’t accept me? What should I do? Should I find a way to make sure she never recovers that memory or…

Grace let the two children play in the playground while she watched from the fence outside. She also told the brother and sister to take care of each other.

The two little ones responded. Then, Jasper ran over to the slide, happily holding her brother’s hand. Grace looked at the two children playing inside with a smile. However, she could not help being stunned when her eyes caught sight of the other two figures in the corner of the playground.

One of them was the same little girl she had just seen. She was crouching in front of the little boy as if telling him something.

The little boy was also crouching on the soft mat, looking at the little girl with his dark eyes.

At that moment, Grace looked blankly at the little boy not far away. She seemed to be struck by something.

He was a beautiful child, but he had a somewhat sallow face as if he were a little malnourished. He looked thinner than the average child.

Even so, Grace could see that his features were very delicate. They looked vaguely familiar to hers. It was as though she had seen his face somewhere before.

‘Does the child look like a celebrity?!

However, what surprised her was that the little boy’s eyes seemed hollow like a bottomless ice lake. His little face showed no expression as if he knew neither sadness nor happiness.

His eyes and expressions reminded her of the first time she met Jay. He was just like this boy back then.

However… Jay was an adult, after all. This was just a child. It was just that it seemed there was no childlike innocence left in him.

Although the child’s eyes gave a hollow feeling, he seemed to be listening to the little girl very carefully.

As the two children were close to the other side of the fence, Grace unconsciously moved her feet toward them from outside the fence.

Then, she heard the two children saying…

“Mason, are you sure you don’t want to play? It’s fun. Look, everyone’s playing. Let’s play too, shall we?”

The little boy was still silent, looking at the little girl without moving.

“Then… Why don’t you play with me? I want to play. Mason, accompany me!” The little girl thought for a moment before taking a different approach.

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