Chapter 154 – The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)

Filed to story: My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Novel by Anastasia Marie

The lunch box was certainly not as good as the dinner prepared by the chef at Reed Residence, but she ate without any burden or constraint.

This was unlike when she ate with Jason at Reed Residence. She always seemed to be bound by something. A heavy sense of oppression often made her feel like running away.

In conclusion, she could not see through this man. Even if he said that he could be her Jason, she did not know what was the truth and what was a joke.

It was also possible that what happened to her in prison previously had made her fear him. She… was afraid of him.

She feared that she might accidentally annoy him, and he would make her go through that hell again!

Shaking her head, Grace stopped herself from thinking more of it. After eating the food in her hands in a hurry, she took the bus and went back to her family’s home.

However, it was no longer her home.

Grace rang the doorbell, and a moment later, it was Evelyn who opened the door.

“There you are, Sis.” Evelyn looked like a gentle lady, not at all as domineering as when they first met on set.

Grace glanced lightly at her and entered the house.

Melinda Riley greeted her warmly. “Here comes Grace. Your dad and I were just talking about you.”

“Here, sit down first,” Tony Cummins said.

Grace sat down and asked directly, “Where are you going to move Mom’s grave to?”

“There’s no hurry,” Tony Cummins said and waved. “Let’s talk about you and your sister first. I’m going to be a peacemaker for you two today. No matter what has happened before, you’re still sisters. As an older sister, you must take care of your younger sister.”

Grace frowned slightly. “I just want to know where you’re going to move my mother’s grave.”

Tony Cummins was upset. “Didn’t I already say that we’ll talk about this later? Let’s talk about you and your sister first.”

“Sis, if I’ve done something wrong, don’t take it to heart. I apologize.” Evelyn looked sincere.

However, Grace was defensive.

The more Evelyn was acting like this, the more problematic it was.

Sure enough, what Tony Cummins said next also made Grace understand what Evelyn’s purpose was.

“Alright, you’ll always be sisters. You can’t hurt each other over a man,” Tony Cummins said to his eldest daughter. “Brian is your sister’s boyfriend, Grace. You can’t mess with your sister’s relationship. Besides, aren’t you close with Jason now? Then you shouldn’t get between your sister and Brian.”

Grace suddenly realized what this was all about.

“I’m not interested in what’s going on between her and Brian. I just want to know where you’ll be moving my mother’s grave.”

Grace repeated her question once again.

Tony Cummins fumed. “Are you refusing? Do you really want to get between Evelyn and Brian? I’m telling you, if you ruin

Evelyn’s relationship, don’t think about paying respects to your mother’s grave for the rest of your life!”

Grace stared coldly at her father. “It’s not up to me to refuse or not. If Brian really likes her, no one can take him away from her. If Brian isn’t serious about her, she won’t be able to keep him no matter how hard she tries!”

“What do you mean?” Melinda Riley was anxious. “Are you cursing our Evelyn because you won’t be able to marry Jason? Our Evelyn is not like you. She’s innocent and has no criminal record. She’s going to be the best actress someday, not like you.”

“Since you think she is different from me, let her conquer Brian on her own,” Grace said coldly.

She did not quite understand why Brian chose Evelyn as his girlfriend in the first place. Was it really out of love? It seemed not. If it was, he would not have let Evelyn kneel on the set in front of so many people.

Even though it was Jason’s idea, but with Brian’s background, he did not have to fear Jason!

Besides, Grace had seen how Brian treated his ex-girlfriends. Maybe sentimental people were actually the cruelest. She did not think Evelyn would really be Brian’s last girlfriend.

“I only came here today on account of the relocation of my mother’s grave! You can give me the grave relocation documents and the household register. I will move my mother’s grave myself,” Grace said. As a matter of fact, her household register had not been removed from the family.

However, if she did move out, she did not know where to put her household register. She did not have any real estate in Emerald City, and she could not put herself under the

Sanitation Service Center’s collective household register. As for her grandmother’s… Her first uncle and the rest would probably think that she was trying to split the relocation money and would not agree at all.

Suddenly, Grace felt so isolated because she did not even have a place to stay.

“All you talk about is your mother! You don’t want anything good to happen to your sister. You sure are your mother’s good daughter!” Tony Cummins said angrily and stormed straight into the room. Moments later, he came out with a photo album.

Grace shivered. That photo album was… her mother’s photo album. It contained many photos of her and her mother!

She saw Tony Cummins take out a lighter and lit the album on fire. “Since you don’t want anything good to happen to your sister, I don’t need to give you this photo album. Your mother wouldn’t have wanted a daughter like you!”

The album burst into flames, and Tony Cummins threw it straight onto the tiled floor.

Grace almost let out a scream. She pulled her sleeves over her hands to try and swat out the flames as best as she could.

It could not burn. It could not!

The photos inside were all memories of her and her mother! The photo album could not be burned like this!

Grace did not even know how long she screamed for. She only kept beating the flames with her hands even though they were burning her.

At this moment, she was just like a madman!

The way she looked left Tony Cummins, Melinda Riley, and Evelyn horrified.

Finally, when the flames were out, Grace looked at the burnt album and realized that her face was full of tears.

She staggered, held the album in her arms, and looked up coldly at the man she was supposed to call her father.

This man could treat the relics of his wife so carelessly… This was the belonging of a woman whom he had made a lifelong promise to. It became obvious now that her mother was no longer in his heart at all.

The so-called love would dissipate without even the smallest trace left.

Grace’s pretty and elegant face was a mess that was soaked with tears, but her almond-shaped eyes were still staring at him coldly.

Tony Cummins was slightly taken aback by her daughter’s stare, but he managed to keep his posture by saying, “You…

Why are you looking at your father this way? I’ll burn the album if I want to. What can you do about it?”

Grace burst out laughing, but her eyes grew colder. “If Mom was still alive, she would surely wonder why she married a jerk like you!”

“Is that what you should be saying right now?” Tony Cummins raised his hand in anger and slapped Grace hard in the face.

Grace stumbled backward. She quickly regained her footing while the tattered photo album remained clutched in her arms.

“You’re not worthy to be her husband! If you had any affection.

for her, you wouldn’t have burned this album!” Grace said sarcastically.

She staggered out of the Cummins family’s house, clutching her photo album.

The three people in the house looked at each other.

“Why did you burn it like that? What if she hadn’t put out the fire, and it really burned her? Wouldn’t it have been fatal?”

Melinda Riley said with trepidation.

“It won’t burn that easily.” Tony Cummins was still angry and felt that his authority as a father had been disrespected. “If it did, she would have brought it upon herself!”

“Isn’t she with Jason now? Do you think she’s going to complain to Jason and get even with us?” Melinda Riley said anxiously.

“Don’t she dare!” Tony Cummins said, glaring. “After all, I’m still her father. Get even? If she dares to get even, I’ll make sure she never finds her mother’s grave!”

Nearby, Evelyn lowered her head. Her eyes were gleaming a little. She was just feeling sorry that the fire had not burned Grace!

 

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