Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
After Martin Weiss’s bodyguards ‘taught’ Mr. Lambert a lesson and left, Neal Reid slapped Jacqueline Bowman, sending her staggering and almost crashing into the wall nearby!
Jacqueline Bowman’s face was burning, but she dared not speak. She only felt terribly aggrieved.
She previously helped Kyla when they were in prison! However, Kyla repaid her in such a way! How ungrateful. She could not accept it!
On the other hand, Kyla and Martin Weiss had reached the restaurant’s entrance. Martin Weiss said, “You haven’t eaten anything yet, have you? Why don’t we find a place nearby and grab something to eat? I’ll send you home later.”
Then, he seemed to recall something and added, “I can have the driver take you home. I won’t get in, and…”
“Your hand…” Kyla’s eyes fell on Martin Weiss’s right hand, which was bandaged. When he entered the private room, there were no traces of blood. His bandages were white, and she could see some blood oozing faintly.
”
He followed her gaze and looked down at his hand. He said, “It’s nothing. I guess the wound tore open,” he spoke nonchalantly as if it was only a minor issue.
Kyla recalled how Mr. Lambert had rushed at her in the private room and how Martin Weiss knocked him down to the ground.
That was probably how his wound tore.
The bloodstain on his bandages was getting darker, and it was gradually expanding.
Kyla suddenly said to Martin Weiss, “Get in.”
“What?” He froze.
“Get in the car. I’ll accompany you to the hospital first. You need a doctor to tend to the wound on your hand again,” she said.
Seeing that he was still standing blankly where he was, she took his wrist, took him to the car parked in front of them, and said to the driver, “Go to the hospital!”
The driver hesitated for a moment. Seeing that Martin Weiss was silent, the driver started the car and drove toward the hospital.
Martin Weiss seemed to finally come to his senses. She was sitting beside him, and they were sharing the same car.
“Thank you for today,” said Kyla.
Martin Weiss paused before saying, “You don’t have to thank me.
You probably got into such an awkward meal because of me.” He could see that they were trying to use her to get him to join their meal so that they would have the opportunity to talk business with him.
However, these people did not know the real nature of their relationship, or they would not have said such things before he came or forced her to make a call to him.
“Those people didn’t do anything to you, did they?” he asked with concern.
Kyla shook her head. “They only spoke harshly. They did no real harm.”
“The next time this happens, just call me and let me take care of it,” said Martin Weiss.
Kyla said nothing in response.
Martin Weiss then asked, “Is that woman in the private room your friend?”
“I knew her from prison. We shared a cell. When the other inmates bullied me, she didn’t. She would also help me out sometimes, so I owed her a favor,” said Kyla.
However, she did not expect Jacqueline Bowman to be so calculating.
When Martin Weiss heard her talk about her time in prison, his heart could not help aching. ‘Yes, I sent her to prison and didn’t know just how much she suffered there until I looked into it afterward.’
However, the results of his investigations might just be the tip of the iceberg. He might still be clueless about some of the more painful and torturous incidents. After all, he only looked into the matter two years after she was released from prison.
Even so, when he found out about the beatings and humiliations she received in prison, it even terrified a man like him. He had no idea how she survived it all while pregnant.
“I’m sorry. I’m sorry…” muttered Martin Weiss, his eyes heavy with regret.
Kyla paused before saying indifferently, “I don’t want to discuss who’s right and who’s wrong in whatever’s between us. I just hope we can end all our grudges and return to our peaceful lives.”
Martin Weiss could not help smiling wryly. ‘Yes, return to our peaceful lives. It’s what she wants the most, right? And I owe it to her!’
“Okay. If you want peace, then I’ll give you peace. I’ll return to L City after you give birth to the baby. I’ll hand over the branch company in Emerald City to someone else, so you don’t have to worry that I’ll affect your normal life,” said Martin Weiss.
Kyla looked somewhat blankly at Martin Weiss. What he said was what she wanted to hear. He would leave Emerald City after the baby was born. Then, she and he might only occasionally see each other in regards to their children. She could live in complete peace.
However, why did her heart feel empty because of what he said?
Looking at her in a trance, he seemed to recall something and added, “If you’re worried about the divorce, just give me a call. I’ll come to Emerald City and divorce you whenever you want.”
Kyla pressed her lips together. In truth, she had not been thinking about it at all.
‘Yeah, he’ll leave Emerald City after I give birth to the baby. Maybe the next time we’ll see each other is when we’re getting divorced.’
Once they reached the hospital, Kyla accompanied Martin Weiss to the emergency room. The doctor redressed Martin Weiss’s wound and told him not to hold any heavy objects with his hand for the next few days.
The doctor said, “Don’t take it lightly just because it’s a superficial wound. Your wound will only get worse if you delay the recovery. It might not just be a superficial wound by then. Don’t eat any stimulating food. That way, your wound can heal faster.”
After coming out of the hospital, Martin Weiss said, “Would you like to go for a meal? I can sit at a different table. I won’t disturb you.”
Kyla turned to look at the man beside her. The man was so wary around her. It was different from his calm overbearingness from when they were in the private room.
His wariness made her feel as if something was pressing against her heart.
“No thanks. Let’s just share a table,” said Kyla.
Martin Weiss seemed surprised, but a smile appeared on his face afterward. “Okay.” It was like a gift to him that she was willing to eat at the same table as him.
‘Is it because the cut on my hand burst open when I was punching someone for her today? Is it compassion or an apology? Is that why she’s willing to dine with me?’
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.