Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Hadwin Stephenson said coldly, “Grace, I don’t have to tell you that. What happened between Lina and me is none of your business! I can forget about the slap today, but that doesn’t mean you can do it again. If you do it again, I won’t let you off easily even though you’re the mistress of the Reed family!”
With that said, Hadwin Stephenson dragged his suitcase and left the VIP lounge.
Grace bit her lip slightly and turned to look at Jason. “Was I too pier 103.
impulsive just now? I just wanted to find out what happened, but..”
Hadwin Stephenson’s indifference toward Lina made her boil with anger. She lost control of her temper and slapped him!
Jason said, “You just care too much about Lina. Besides, judging from Hadwin Stephenson’s behavior, nothing will change even if you slap him.”
When Hadwin Stephenson heard Lina’s name, there was immense sadness in his eyes!
In Jason’s opinion, it was not that Hadwin Stephenson did not love Lina and dumped her. It was more like Lina had hurt him so badly that he was greatly disappointed.
“But judging from what Hadwin Stephenson just said, it seems that Lina was the one who caused the problem between them.
Lina wants both of them to have nothing to do with each other. Hadwin Stephenson is only doing what she wants. You should ask Lina if you want to find out the answer,” said Jason.
Grace sighed. “Then I’ll wait for Lina to calm down first before asking her…” As they were on the topic, she said with difficulty, “There’s no point in asking again. Judging from Hadwin Stephenson’s attitude earlier, he doesn’t care about Lina at all. Lina might not be happy even if they got back together.”
“Perhaps… it’s not that he doesn’t care but he cares so much. that he was badly hurt,” Jason said thoughtfully.
“What do you mean?”
“Lina probably hurt Hadwin Stephenson more,” said Jason.
“How is that possible? How could Lina hurt Hadwin Stephenson? Lina is now lying on a hospital bed. We have no idea if she can even keep the baby in her belly!” said Grace.
Jason did not argue with Grace on this issue and just said, “I’ll contact Municipal Women’s Hospital and ask them to save the baby in Lina’s belly no matter what.”
“Yeah, okay,” said Grace as she nodded. She only hoped nothing would happen to the baby in Lina’s belly. Even though Lina had decided to separate from Hadwin Stephenson, she could feel how much Lina cared about the baby in her belly!
In the evening, Grace received a phone call from her mentor, Old Lawyer Watts. He was happy for her upon learning that she had found her missing child.
Old Lawyer Watts said on the phone that he wanted to come to Emerald City to see the three children, especially Jasper. Old Lawyer Watts had watched her grow up. He adored her as if she was his own granddaughter. After Grace returned to Emerald City, the old lawyer missed Jasper very much.
“My wife is coming with me,” said Old Lawyer Watts.
“Mrs. Watts is coming too?” Grace was surprised. After all, It was not easy for Mrs. Watts to walk long distances due to the condition of her leg. Hence, she never liked to go to other places.
“Yes, she’s been going on about seeing your three children these days and has prepared presents for them,” said Old Lawyer Watts.
“Okay, I’ll pick you up at the airport!” said Grace. After finishing the call, a pair of arms wrapped around her waist as a soft voice rang in her ear. “Who are you going to pick up?”
“My mentor and his wife are coming to Emerald City. I’m going to pick them up,” said Grace.
“I’ll go with you,” he said.
“No, I can go alone if you’re busy with work,” she said.
He insisted and said, “I’ll go with you. They’re your mentor and your mentor’s wife. Don’t you always say how grateful you are to them? They’ve been good to you and Jasper. In that case, I’m also grateful to them!”
Grace leaned against Jason’s chest and muttered, “Yes, they were very kind to me and Jasper. If it weren’t for them, my life there would have been much harder. I almost ruined my mentor’s reputation not long ago. I’m quite embarra**ed about it.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll repay your mentor and his wife. I can give them anything they want,” said Jason.
“My mentor won’t accept it. He’s a man of the highest integrity. He has no other hobby than studying law. He cares the most about his wife. Her leg has always been my mentor’s sore spot.” With that said, Grace seemed to recall something and said, “By the way, I’ll take my mentor’s wife to see Dr. Russell and see if Dr. Russell can fix her leg.”
“What happened to her leg?” asked Jason.
Grace said, “I think she got into an accident and hurt her knee. From then on, she limps a little whenever she walks and can’t walk long distances. It’s also difficult for her to walk up and down the stairs. My mentor keeps saying that he caused the accident and feels terribly sorry for his wife. He has taken his wife to many renowned hospitals and specialists in the country over the years, but her leg isn’t getting any better.”
“When they’re here, take her to Dr. Russell. I’ll find some specialists to examine her leg as well,” said Jason.
Three days later, Jason met Old Lawyer Watts and his wife when he accompanied Grace to the airport.
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Jason recognized Old Lawyer Watts at a glance. After all, he had investigated everything Grace did in L City before. Hence, he received a lot of information about Old Lawyer Watts as well, but his wife… He remembered that there was a photo of her included in the information, but he had only glanced at it at the time and had no impression of her.
Mrs. Watts did not look old. She was almost in her 60s but looked like she was just about to hit her 50s. Standing next to Old Lawyer Watts in a simple and elegant modified Tang suit, she looked much younger than her husband.
“Hello, I’m Jason. I’ve heard about you from Grace for a long time but haven’t had the chance to meet you until now. Thank you for taking care of Grace,” said Jason as he extended a polite handshake to Old Lawyer Watts.
When he reached out his hand to Mrs. Watts, she did not reach out her hand and just kept staring blankly at him.
Jason narrowed his eyes slightly. “What’s the matter? Is there something wrong?”
“Oh, n-nothing.” Mrs. Watts turned pale and quickly reached out her hand to shake hands with Jason.
However, she let go as soon as she shook his hand. It was as if she was afraid of something.
For a moment, the atmosphere became a little strange.
“Mentor, Mrs. Watts, the car is parked outside. Let me take you there,” said Grace as she quickly smoothed things over.
“Okay… Okay, let’s get in the car first,” said Old Lawyer Watts as he took his wife’s hand and walked forward.
Jason stepped out to catch up. He glanced at the hand he had just shaken with Mrs. Watts before staring thoughtfully at the figure walking in front of him.
‘What is Mrs. Watts… afraid of?’ Her hand was obviously trembling when he shook it!
Old Lawyer Watts and his wife had already booked a hotel. They did not want to stay in Reed Residence, hence Jason and Grace sent them there and planned to have dinner with them in a famous hotel in Emerald City.
The triplets were all present for dinner. Besides the triplets, Veronica Barlow and William also came.
Veronica Barlow was here because of Mason. Speaking of which, Mason stuck to Veronica Barlow like taffy. Except when Veronica Barlow went to school, Mason would follow her wherever she went.
It had become more obvious-especially after Mason’s identity was exposed.
Grace had consulted a psychologist and understood that the child was suffering from emotional distress. In some ways, he had imprinted on Veronica Barlow.
It was because Veronica Barlow was the only one who protected Mason back then. The little one instinctively depended on her.
On the other hand, William came because of Jasper Reed’s insistence.
Old Lawyer Watts looked at the triplets with joy and handed out red envelopes to the children. Meanwhile, Mrs. Watts took out three braided bracelets with gold longevity locks.
“It’s for the three children’s safety,” said Mrs. Watts.
Old Lawyer Watts said, “My wife weaved these three bracelets herself. They took her almost a month to finish.”
Grace could see that the weaves were different from what she usually saw in the commercially sold bracelets. Mrs. Watts’s weaving pattern appeared very complicated.
“Thank you, Mrs. Watts,” said Grace as she took the three bracelets and let the three little ones wear them.
As there were only three bracelets, Mrs. Watts prepared two more red envelopes and gave them to Veronica Barlow and William respectively.
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