Chapter 720 – The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)

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After paying the money, Lina put her phone away and held out her hand to Hadwin Stephenson. “By the way, I heard you’re going to marry Miss Jackson soon. Congratulations, I hope you can grow old with her!”

Hadwin Stephenson’s expression changed slightly, and he said in a hoarse voice, “Are you… giving me your blessing?”

“Yes.” Even though they had broken up, she still wanted him to be happy.

He stared at her outstretched hand with a complicated look. A long time pa**ed before he reached out and took her hand.

He did not want to let go of his grip now. Even a handshake like this caused him great pain.

He tightly held her hand as his face grew paler and paler.

Lina noticed that something was wrong with Hadwin Stephenson. “What’s come over you? Your face…”

He suddenly let go of her, staggered a step back, and caught his breath before saying, “I’m alright.”

4 ppm je ges Tag 3/4 Lina looked at him suspiciously and saw that he seemed to be all right besides looking a little pale. Therefore, without saying another word, she turned and walked to the door. She pulled it open and went out.

Hadwin Stephenson stayed in the room alone. He put the hand that he had used to shake her hand in front of him. He looked down, and his gaze fell on his trembling hand.

‘Is it an extravagant hope… to even touch her now?

‘Am I going to go on like this all my life?’ The moment she left the room, he even wanted to stop her to ask her to give him a little more time.

If she would only give him a little more time, he would find a way to solve all the problems and give her a future.

However… what he wanted to say got stuck on the tip of his tongue.

It was not yet the end. He could not drag her down again no matter what. He could not repeat his mistakes. All that mattered to him was that… she was safe!

Hadwin Stephenson picked up the clothes lying aside and went into the bathroom to clean up the mess on his body.

Her scent seemed to linger in the bathroom, and he’yearned

However, when he walked out of the bathroom, he saw Katherine Jackson sitting on the couch with a meaningful smile on her lips. “It seems you still can’t get over your sweetheart. You saved her today, but it’s a pity you can’t be with her no matter how reluctant you are.”

“I just happened to be pa**ing by and helped her out. Now that I’ve decided to marry you, don’t worry about it,” Hadwin Stephenson said lightly.

“That would be best.” Katherine Jackson got up and walked over to Hadwin Stephenson. “You should know how much I’ve done for you. I helped you regain control of the Stephenson family and persuaded my parents to let you keep your position as president after we marry and merge our companies. Lina can never do what I’ve done for you. She can never have your back or help you with anything.”

She was the only one who could help him.

Katherine Jackson put her arm around Hadwin Stephenson’s neck as she spoke.

Hadwin Stephenson’s body stiffened slightly, and his eyes. glimmered a little. However, he did not push her away this time.

Satisfaction flashed through Katherine Jackson’s eyes. ‘I’ll eventually conquer him…’

“Hadwin, only I can help you. I can get you to the top, fight with you, and won’t let others look down on you. Lina will only get in your way,” Katherine Jackson said confidently.

Hadwin Stephenson’s eyes darkened.

‘Lina, Lina… Can she wait for me a little longer? If only she’ll give me some time, just a little more time…

Grace and Jason went back to Reed Residence and cleaned up the filth all over their bodies. Grace also thoroughly checked Jason’s body to make sure there was nothing wrong with him before feeling relieved.

“Don’t defend me so recklessly next time. Fortunately, what they threw today were only eggs, vegetables, and joss paper. If they had thrown sulfuric acid, the consequences would be unimaginable,” said Grace.

She still shuddered at the thought of what had just happened. Especially when he desperately protected her in his arms to prevent those things from hitting her.

She had felt helpless at the time. He was protecting her, but she could not do anything.

It was not a good feeling.

Jason said, “Even so, it’s better for those things to hit me than you. Grace, I’m your husband, and it’s natural for a husband to protect his wife.”

“But…”

“You and the kids are the only people I’ll protect, so no buts. If one day you can protect me, will you stand by and do nothing?”

Grace paused. She knew she would not stand by and not do anything. She would protect him with her life.

“What’s with that man today? Does he have a legal dispute with you?” Jason asked, digressing.

“He was the defendant in one of the lawsuits I handled. He was charged for a**ault, and his lawyer was my mentor,” she said.

“Is it Lawyer Kang Milo?” asked Jason.

“Do you know about him?” Grace was slightly stunned. Then, she realized that he must have looked into her history in L City when she got back to Emerald City. She nodded and said, “Yes, that was also the first time I met my mentor. I won that lawsuit, and my mentor lost, but he wasn’t mad. Instead, he took me in as an apprentice.”

That lawsuit was a rare failure for her mentor, but Grace still felt warm when she thought of what he had said to her at that time.

“Regardless of failure, the most important thing is the pursuit of the truth. Although we lawyers should be representing our clients, we shouldn’t be ignorant and not pursue the truth.”

Her mentor was a righteous lawyer who was also highly respected in the legal world. He was someone Grace admired.

“The person today is Damian Harmon. He used to be a government staff, but he lost his job because he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. It seems that his family spent a lot of money and even took on some debts,” said Grace.

Therefore, it was not difficult to understand Damian Harmon’s hostility and resentment toward her. However, they not only targeted her today but also mentioned her mentor…

Grace instantly shuddered at the thought of it. “By the way, will today’s incident be on the news? If it affects my mentor..”

“Don’t worry, I had someone take care of it and won’t let it go viral online,” said Jason.

Grace knew that since he had said so, today’s incident would not spread even if there were some discussions online.

Even so, she still called her mentor in L City and told him about it, lest it was mentioned in front of him and he was caught off guard.

After all, she did not want her mentor’s reputation to be tarnished, especially by such dirty slander.

“Mentor, I’m sorry. I’ll take care of it. We’ve reported it to the police, and the man is also being held in custody. However, it happened downtown. Even if relevant news is deleted, I’m afraid there’ll still be some-”

“You need not be afraid of these things if you’ve done nothing wrong.!” Old Lawyer Watts’s voice sounded from the other end of the line with a strangely soothing charm. “You and I both 3/4

did nothing wrong in that case. Since we’ve chosen a career as a lawyer, we’ll always be facing these doubts. If you plan to continue working in this field, you may face more of these doubts in the future.”

“I know,” said Grace.

“But you said Jason is very kind to you on the phone last time, so I’m relieved as well. I’ll come to Emerald City next time to visit you, Jasper, and the Mick you mentioned,” said Old Lawyer Watts.

“I should bring them to L City to see you,” Grace said quickly. After all, her mentor was old now.

“Haha. Just a**ume I want to visit Emerald City too. I’ll go there as soon as I finish my cases,” said Old Lawyer Watts.

The two talked for a while longer before ending their call.

“It seems you have great respect for your mentor,” said Jason.

Grace said, “Yes, he’s a very righteous person. I won the lawsuit against him, but he was not unhappy at all. He valued the truth of the case more. He said we should protect the interests of our clients, but it doesn’t mean that we have to be ignorant and make things up to protect them. That’ll only create more injustice and victims in the world.”

Speaking of which, Grace sighed. “If only my mentor had been my lawyer that year…” Then maybe she would not have spent three years in jail.

She was only being emotional, but Jason’s heart suddenly violently contracted upon hearing it.

She had forgiven him after learning the truth of the case back then but her body had still resisted him and even hated him!

“I’m sorry,” he murmured.

Grace was shocked and immediately realized what he meant by his apology.

She thought for a moment and said, “Jay, I already forgave you for the case even though I was really sad when I found out the truth. I was heartbroken, upset, and didn’t know who I could trust.”

After a pause, she slowly raised her hands and held his face. His skin was slightly cool, and his beautiful peach blossom. eyes were staring at her right now. There was pain and regret in those eyes, just like back then.

Her heart could not help wrenching again with a tinge of pain.

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