Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
It was funny. He had done everything for her, but it was all for nothing. Perhaps the fact that she was still alive was already the greatest blessing he would ever receive. What more could he ask for?
Hadwin Stephenson stayed quietly in the car. He was still looking in that direction even when Lina’s figure had long disappeared from his sight.
Sometime later, his phone rang and he answered the call. “Mr. Stephenson, Miss Jackson left Emerald City today. We’ve also talked to the media here. No one from the media will bother Miss Sweeney again from now on.”
“Okay, keep an eye on the Jackson family and observe who’s going to help them,” Hadwin Stephenson said coldly.
“Okay,” the subordinate answered and ended the conversation.
Hadwin Stephenson put the phone away. ‘The Jackson family… Even if he could give the Jackson family a way out as he had promised, he was only making them boiling frogs.
He would make sure the Jackson family went down the path of destruction!
Time slowly went by. Hadwin Stephenson had no idea how long he had stayed outside her neighborhood. However, Hadwin Stephenson’s eyes suddenly turned cold when another car drove inside.
‘That’s… Anthony Sherman’s car!’
He had seen the car before and remembered the car’s number plate.
Anthony Sherman has come to see Lina! That man and Lina..! When he thought of her and Anthony Sherman together, a surge of jealousy filled his chest, almost suffocating him.
Hadwin Stephenson opened the door and got out of the car.
Step by step, he walked into the neighborhood and came to Lina’s apartment building.
He had been here many times. He had gone to her house to chat with her parents and have dinner together.
That time, he had felt the warmth of an ordinary family for the first time. Though they were not that well off, the family was happy. One did not have to plot against each other, let alone observe others and speculate what was going on in their heads.
‘Has Anthony Sherman taken my place?
That man would replace him. He would be with Lina and even marry her and start a family with her…
Hadwin Stephenson’s handsome face instantly distorted at the thought of it. Jealousy, pain, struggle, and conflict were all over his face.
Anthony Sherman was relieved when he walked out of the Sweeney family’s house. When he called Lina and learned that she had safely gotten home, he immediately hurried over to see her.
Fortunately, the incident had died down. Lina’s life should also be able to resume to normal now.
“Anthony Sherman… you can just tell me if you think it’s inappropriate for us to be in touch. It’s okay.”
He thought of what Lina had privately said to him in the Sweeney family’s house. A faint smile flickered in his eyes.
He found the woman brutally honest sometimes.
She was already 33 years old but still exuded a child-like innocence.
Maybe that was why he had wanted to keep in touch with her after their blind date.
“We can continue talking to each other. You’re also the victim in this incident.”
“Do you believe that Hadwin Stephenson and I did nothing in the hotel?”
“I do.” That was the answer he gave her.
Yes, he believed her. Knowing her character, she would have told him directly if something was going on between Hadwin Stephenson and her.
Anthony Sherman’s mind flashed back to the time he met Hadwin Stephenson.
‘Their relationship is already history to Lina, but what about Hadwin Stephenson? Is it history to him? Especially now that Hadwin Stephenson and Katherine Jackson have broken off their engagement!’
Anthony Sherman could not help stopping when he got out of the elevator. It was because he saw a figure standing not far away… Hadwin Stephenson!
‘Why is Hadwin Stephenson here?”
Anthony Sherman looked at him in shock. The two men just looked at each other from a distance without speaking.
After a while, Anthony Sherman suppressed his shock and walked forward step by step. Just as he was about to pa** by Hadwin Stephenson, the man suddenly asked, “Anthony Sherman, are you going to be with Lina?”
Anthony Sherman stopped and turned to look at Hadwin Stephenson. “That’s personal. I’m not obliged to tell you that, Mr. Stephenson.”
Hadwin Stephenson was the president of Stephenson Group and even the final winner after the fiasco with the Jackson family. The difference between the two men was striking, but Anthony Sherman was calm and composed when facing him.
“What if I must know?” Hadwin Stephenson asked coldly.
“Mr. Stephenson, are you threatening me?” asked Anthony Sherman.
“So what if I am?” asked Hadwin Stephenson. The jealousy in his eyes was obvious.
Anthony Sherman was silent. He knew he would be throwing straws against the wind if he wanted to go against Hadwin Stephenson. Hadwin Stephenson had countless ways to make him tell him if he really wanted to know.
‘And the jealousy in Hadwin Stephenson’s eyes… Is he jealous וסטו זpie er of me? Is it because of Lina?’
Convict!
However, Anthony Sherman had never expected to become the object of Hadwin Stephenson’s jealousy.
Anthony Sherman said, “Mr. Stephenson, if you still have feelings for Lina, then I’m not the one you should ask this. It’s Lina. Even if I intend to be with Lina, it won’t work if Lina doesn’t choose me. Similarly, if you still have feelings for her but she doesn’t choose you, you can’t be with her either. It’s all up to Lina.”
Hadwin Stephenson pressed her thin lips together tightly. “I’m only asking if you’re going to be with her.”
Anthony Sherman sighed. It seemed he could not leave if he did not provide him an answer. “Lina is a good woman. If we like each other, I naturally want to be with her.”
“If you can love her enough to do anything for her, then you deserve to be with her. Otherwise, you have no right!” Hadwin Stephenson spoke as if it was a warning.
“What’s the matter? If I don’t love Lina enough to do anything for her, are you going to stop me from being with her, Mr. Stephenson?” asked Anthony Sherman.
Hadwin Stephenson did not reply, but his cold expression already gave away the answer.
“Mr. Stephenson, can you do anything for Lina? If so, then you can pursue Lina again. I told you, it’s all up to Lina,” said Anthony Sherman.
However, Hadwin Stephenson’s expression instantly changed after saying that. He grabbed Anthony Sherman’s collar and glared at him. “You know nothing. Do you think I…”
He stopped speaking.
Hadwin Stephenson loosened his grip in despair. The eyes that were full of jealousy instantly became gloomy. “You’d better be loyal to Lina. Otherwise, I’ll make your life a living hell. I, Hadwin Stephenson, mean what I say!”
With that said, Hadwin Stephenson turned around and left.
New Book: Returned To Make Them Pay
On her wedding anniversary, Alicia is drugged and stumbles into the wrong room—straight into the arms of the powerful Caden Ward, a man rumored never to touch women. Their night of passion shocks even him, especially when he discovers she’s still a virgin after two years of marriage to Joshua Yates.