Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
‘But if we marry for the baby, will we be happy in such a marriage?’
Lina gently stroked her belly while she was lost in thoughts.
On the other hand, Grace, who was in the hospital ward, was somewhat surprised when she learned that Jason intended to let William stay with the Reed family and accompany Jasper.
“But his relationship with the Reed family…” Grace hesitated. Although she had never wanted to let her feud with Lily impact the child, what would the child think since his mother was in prison now and likely to receive a heavier sentence? Would he hold a grudge against the Reed family?”
She was not afraid of the kid hating her, but she was scared that William would hurt Jasper, Mick, and… Mason, who would be joining the Reed family.
As a mother, she wanted to protect her children!
Jason said, “I’ll have someone keep an eye on him, of course! Jasper seems to like him. If we forcefully separate him from Jasper, maybe it’ll just make her care more about him! Don’t kids like to play with toys that have to be fought over? But if the toy is in front of her, then maybe she won’t care about it.”
“But William isn’t a toy,” said Grace.
“So what? Just take it as we’re finding Jasper a playmate. If Jasper continues to like him, then I have a way to keep the boy from hurting Jasper. If Jasper doesn’t care about the boy anymore, then I’ll send him away from the Reed family,” said Jason.
A child was not a big deal to him. Besides, William must have heard what he had said to Jasper the other night.
Grace hesitated for a moment. It was all they could do now. What she was most worried about was whether Mason would acknowledge her and Jay, as well as… the operation she had to undergo for her hands.
Speaking of which, she was not as worried about her hands. It was just that she would feel guilty and be full of remorse if the operation failed.
The next day, Jason went to talk to Dr. Russell about the surgery tomorrow while Grace took a walk in the hospital’s small park to get some air. She was accompanied by a caretaker Jason had hired for her, while some bodyguards were standing farther away, protecting her.
Just then, a figure approached Grace but the bodyguards stopped him before he got close.
“Grace, I just want to have a word with you before your operation,” Brian said slowly as he looked at the person not far away from him.
Grace said to the bodyguards, “You don’t have to stop him. Mr. Hart won’t hurt me.”
She then said to the caretaker beside her, “I want you to stand a little farther away too. I want to have a word with Mr. Hart alone.”
The caretaker looked hesitant, but at Grace’s insistence, she walked 20 or 30 meters away.
Brian walked up to Grace. “How are your hands recently?”
“They’re alright. I’m ready for the operation,” answered Grace.
Brian glanced at her bandaged hands. “Do you ever regret holding onto me that day? If you had let go, maybe they wouldn’t be in such a bad state now.”
Grace found it funny that both Jay and Brian asked her the same question.
“I won’t ever regret it. If you hadn’t pushed me away and thrown Mason to me, I would’ve fallen. You saved Mason and me, so of course, I’d save you. Even if it were someone else, I would’ve done the same thing,” said Grace.
Brian smiled wryly. “You’re still the same as when you were little. You had grasped my hand desperately back then too. I really miss that time…”
“But we have to grow up someday. People will always grow up,” said Grace, also hinting that he should let go of the past.
How could he not understand her hint?
Brian muttered, “Yeah, people will always grow up. Grace, you once said that even if I had found you sooner, you still wouldn’t have fallen in love with me, right?”
Grace froze. She met Brian’s eyes, and her heart quivered slightly.
His eyes seemed to know what she was going to say, but he still wanted to hear her say it herself. It was as if he was begging for a reason to give up.
Maybe it was a good thing for him to give up!
Grace nodded and said, “Yes.”
“You still love him even though he ignored your case for the sake of Reed group back then?” Brian asked again.
“I’m willing to forgive him because he loves me the most, and I love him the most too,” said Grace.
“Forgive?” Brian smiled bitterly. “But I’ll… never forgive him. Not just for standing on the sidelines and putting you in jail, but also…”
His voice trailed off and he did not continue. There was no point in telling her now that Jason had meddled in their affairs, causing him to mistake Hua Stella as her.
It was Jason’s fault at the beginning, but it was his own fault afterward!
“Alright, let’s stop talking about that. You have an operation tomorrow. I got this from the temple. I hope it’ll make your operation go smoothly,” said Brian as he took out an amulet from his pocket and handed it to Grace.
Grace looked at the amulet. She hesitated and said, “You didn’t have to get me an amulet. I…”
Brian said, “Consider it as easing my guilt. You aggravated the condition of your hands when you saved me. I’ll feel better if you have this amulet with you.”
Brian said as he stepped forward and put the amulet in the pocket of Grace’s hospital gown.
“Grace, I’ll pray for your operation to go smoothly. After this, I’ll be leaving Emerald City. I have a project overseas, and I probably won’t be back for a few years. But… I’ll also wish you health and happiness,” muttered Brian.
Perhaps after experiencing life and death, he was finally willing to bury some of the obsession at the bottom of his heart.
No matter how unwilling he was, what he wanted most was for her to be happy.
She had saved him twice in his life, so… it was enough. It was really enough.
He slowly raised his hands and cupped Grace’s bandaged hands.
Grace subconsciously tried to pull her hands back, but Brian said, “I won’t do anything to you. I just want to… have a good look at your hands. Grace, think of it as fulfilling my wish, okay?”
His usually indifferent voice was now full of pleading. He sounded as though there was a lump in his throat.
Grace was silent. She knew Brian was saying goodbye to her.
She did not pull her hands back. Brian held her hands, quietly looking at them. He would always remember these hands. No matter how many years would pa**, even to the end of his life, he would never forget that they… had once grabbed him so tightly.
“Grace, you love Jason in this life, but… if there’s a next life, will you-”
“Even in the next life, she’ll only be with me!” A cold voice interrupted Brian.
Brian instantly stiffened. He raised his head, looked over, and saw Jason standing not far away.
Jason stared solemnly at Brian with a touch of gloom and rage in his eyes.
“Young master Reed,” the bodyguards around them greeted.
Grace turned to look at Jason, naturally taking her hands out of Brian’s. Brian instantly found his hands empty.
Jason walked up and said to Brian, “Brian, in this life, the next one, and the one after that, Grace will still be mine! Don’t even think about it!”
Brian stared at the man in front of him. “You’re the same as before.
If you want something, you’ll do whatever it takes to get it without giving others a chance!”
“Why should I give others a chance if I want it?” retorted Jason.
The two men looked at each other, the atmosphere becoming awkward and tense again.
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