Chapter 961 – The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)

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“You picked up William without saying a word. I’m calling to ask for an explanation, of course,” said Jason.

 e I “Young master Reed, if you didn’t want me to pick him up, wouldn’t have been able to pick him up, would I?” asked Philip Barlow.

Both men were sensible enough that some things could be left unsaid.

“My wife, our two children, and I are planning to go to Deer City soon and visit you. You’re not going to say no, are you?” said Jason.

Philip Barlow was silent for a while. “I don’t want my son to return to Emerald City before he even gets familiar with Deer City.”

“Don’t worry. Since he’s a member of the Barlow family, he should stay in Deer City, of course. I’ll just be bringing the children there to visit him. Nothing will change,” said Jason.

Then Philip Barlow said, “Okay, come over anytime.”

The two men ended the call after setting a date.

Philip Barlow came out of the study, looked at the time, and went to the piano room.

He knew that his son should be practicing in the piano room at this hour.

His son’s piano talent was even better than he had expected. Even a famous pianist in Deer City whom he had found for his son had said that he had great talent after listening to his son’s performance. Although he was a little weak at emotional expression, he was still young, after all.

Besides, his mastery of piano skills was far beyond his peers.

If it were not for the fact that his son was the sole heir to the Barlow family, Philip Barlow would focus on nurturing his son’s piano talent.

However… what the Barlow family wanted was someone who could inherit the Barlow family and lead the Barlow family to greatness in the business world-not a pianist.

He could let his son play piano for a few more years, though. After all… he could treat it as a hobby.

Philip Barlow gently pushed the door to the piano room open and saw William’s small body sitting in front of the piano. He was playing a tune with a blank expression.

However, compared to his expression, the tune was a cheerful one. Philip Barlow was amazed by how his fingers moved on the piano keys.

He wondered what kind of expression William would show if he heard that Jasper was coming to visit him.

William was probably willing to leave the Reed family only because Jasper had hurt him.

However, Jasper was coming over now. He wanted to see how important she was to William. It would not be a good thing if she was too important.

During the weekend, Jason and Grace took Mick Reed and Jasper to Deer City.

It took two hours by plane to arrive at Deer City’s airport. It was almost noon when they arrived in Deer City.

Jasper was full of anxiety during the entire trip. She was hoping to see William as soon as possible. She had even written an apology card, on which she wrote many things to express how sorry she was.

She must apologize properly and ask William whether he wanted to return to the Reed family’s house with her.

 e She would be very nice to him and would never misunderstand him again.

Jason and Philip Barlow did not meet up at the Barlow family’s residence but the most luxurious restaurant in Deer City that was owned by the Barlow family.

When Jason and the rest arrived, someone immediately came up to them and said, “You must be Mr. Reed and Mrs.

Reed. Mr. Barlow asked me to wait here for you. Please come with me.”

The person took Jason and the rest to a private room. They respectfully opened the door.

However, when Jason, Grace, and the rest went in, they found that Philip Barlow was the only one in the private room. William was not there.

Jasper Reed’s expression, which had been full of expectation, instantly sank. “Where’s William? Why isn’t he here?”

Jasper asked anxiously.

“William has a class today and can’t come, but he knew you were coming and asked me to take good care of you,”

Philip Barlow replied to Jasper with a smile.

Jasper said, “Where is he having his class? I’ll go to him. I have something to give him in person, and I want to apologize to him. I… I found out he didn’t push Nelson down the stairs but saved him instead. Otherwise, Nelson would have been shot with an air gun.”

Philip Barlow raised his eyebrows and looked at Jason and Grace.

Grace then told Philip Barlow about what exactly had happened. “It’s a misunderstanding. Everyone misunderstood William. I came over to talk to William about this, and the two children want to apologize to him as well.”

Philip Barlow smiled slightly and said, “It’s good that everything has been cleared up. I’ll tell William that you apologized when I get back.”

With that said, he looked at Jasper Reed. “If you have something give to William, I can pass it to him.”

‘Pass it?’ Jasper froze for a moment before shaking her head. She wanted to hand her apology card to William in person.

More importantly, she wanted to see William.

“Uncle Barlow, I want to see William. Tell me where he’s taking his class. I… I’ll go and find him!” Jasper pleaded with him. Her big almond-shaped eyes were already a little wet with anxiety.

Philip Barlow gazed at the little girl in front of him. She was pretty but not exactly stunning. However, his only son cared very much about this little girl.

‘Does my son long for this kid because she… showed my son kindness when he was at his worst?

‘It seems a little dangerous.’

Then, Philip Barlow said slowly, “Let’s just say that William doesn’t wish to see you right now. I had arranged for him to come here with me today, and I helped him take a day off from his class, but he would rather go there than come here. You needn’t go look for him.”

Jasper widened her eyes with surprise on her face. “1le… He doesn’t want to see us?”

“Yeah, even though you’ve found out you misunderstood him, what’s done is done. He’s upset that he was misunderstood, so he doesn’t want to see you for a while. How about this? I’ll ask him if he wants to meet you after some time. If he wants to meet you, I’ll bring him to Emerald City to meet you. What do you think?” Philip Barlow spoke kindly, looking just like a kind uncle.

Jason narrowed his eyes, understanding that Philip Barlow was trying to cut off contact between the children so that their affection for each other would fade naturally. When they saw each other less, they would be less important to each other.

Speaking of which, Philip Barlow had the same idea. Neither of them wanted their children to be close with each other.

Jasper looked shocked and was at a loss for words for a long time. Grace hugged her daughter, feeling sorry for her. Then, she looked at Philip Barlow and said, “Why don’t you let me talk to William, Mr. Barlow? Maybe he’ll be willing to meet us afterward.”

“I don’t think that’s necessary. William might be a child, but he’s sensitive. He might need some time to recover from this injustice. I don’t want him to suffer any emotional damage if you were to bother him too much. He’s my son, and I should protect him, right?” said Philip Barlow.

“But we mean no harm, Mr. Barlow! We just want to tell him the truth and apologize to him,” said Grace.

“I’ll tell him the truth and send him your apologies. I suppose that should be enough,” said Philip Barlow before getting up. “I’ve ordered some specialties of Deer City. You should try them since you don’t come here often. I have other things to attend to, so I won’t be joining you. You can talk to the restaurant manager if you want to explore Deer City. He’ll arrange a tour guide and transport for you.”

Philip Barlow walked out of the restaurant once he finished talking.

Grace did not expect the trip to Deer City to end like this.

Jasper looked up pitifully. “Daddy, Mommy, boo-hoo… William doesn’t want to see us. Is he still mad at me? Are you sure we won’t get to see him?”

Grace was just about to say something when Jason spoke first, “Maybe next time. We’ll ask William if he would like to see you after Uncle Barlow conveys your apology and William’s anger has subsided. Won’t that be better?”

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