Chapter 169 – 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

As if taking notice of her gaze, he looked up at her. “Are you thinking of me? Or Lina Sweeney?”

Of course, she was thinking of Lina. She just had an occasional flash of thought about what he had said before.

However, looking at her now, she had a feeling that she could not tell the truth.

Although he looked so gentle now that he seemed harmless, if she offended him, then…

She was a little afraid to go on. She must not offend him because she was still counting on him to help her find Lina.

Just then, Jason’s phone suddenly rang. The ringing of the phone was particularly clear in the room.

Grace’s eyes immediately fell on the phone Jason had left on the coffee table. It was already 11 p.m. It was already so late at night. Could the caller be the person Jason ordered to help investigate

Lina’s whereabouts?

Jason glanced at the caller ID on his phone, answered the call, glanced at Grace’s eager expression, and turned on the speaker.

A man’s voice sounded from the phone. “We’ve found her, Young Master Reed. Lina Sweeney was taken away by Hadwin Stephenson. She should be at Hadwin Stephenson’s house in Crescent Bay now.”

Jason frowned slightly. “Hadwin Stephenson?”

“Yes, there’s no mistake. Hadwin Stephenson himself captured her today,” the man said.

“All right, I see.” Jason ended the call, looked up at Grace, and said, “When did Lina Sweeney get involved with Hadwin Stephenson?”

Grace looked confused. “Hadwin Stephenson? Who is he?”

“He’s the chairman of Stephenson Group, the current patriarch of the Stephenson family,” Jason said. Then, he looked somewhat strangely at Grace. “Don’t you know who he is? Have you never heard Lina Sweeney mention him before?”

Grace shook her head. She was certain that she had never heard the name Hadwin Stephenson from her best friend.

However, she did know that Stephenson Group was not a local enterprise. They had corporations in Emerald City and was a famous shipping company.

Why was Lina a**ociated with this Hadwin Stephenson? What puzzled her more was that the man earlier had said that Hadwin Stephenson captured her himself.

Did that mean that Hadwin Stephenson was actually in the Maybach she saw today?

She thought her best friend had been kidnapped, but now it seemed to be a different case.

“Then… I’ll go find her!” Grace turned sharply, intending to follow the address she had just heard to find her best friend.

“Do you think you can get in there?” Jason said lightly.

“…” Grace suddenly stopped in her tracks and hesitated before saying, “Then… I’ll talk to the police first and ask them to take me with them.”

“In that case, I can guarantee 100% that you won’t get in.” Jason smiled gently and slowly walked up to Grace. As though looking at a naive child, he said, “Do you know what Hadwin Stephenson is like? There are 100 ways he can keep you from seeing your friends.”

Grace naturally did not know what Hadwin Stephenson was like, so she could only look at the man in front of her.

Jason explained. “Hadwin Stephenson was originally an illegitimate child of the Stephenson family who was left abroad. His father had a lot of sons. Many of them were born out of wedlock, only two of them weren’t. How do you think a bastard who was not taken seriously could get to where he is now?”

Grace’s heart sank. Jason did not say much, but she more or less understood what Hadwin Stephenson was like.

A bastard like him could not become as successful as he was now without some scheming.

When she was a lawyer, she had also heard about how some rich. families would fight over property as well as some of the means and dark secrets that were unimaginable to ordinary people.

Grace looked at Jason. “Then… can you help me?”

He glanced at her. “Hadwin Stephenson won’t kill your friend.”

“I know, but…” Grace bit her lip. She was still worried. She would only feel at ease when she saw Lina and found out why Hadwin Stephenson had taken her. “You can help me meet Hadwin Stephenson and get to the bottom of this.”

She knew only too well what the name Jason meant in Emerald City.

He was the only person she could ask for help from. If he would just help her…

He narrowed his eyes. She was begging him just for Lina Sweeney.

She had also begged him in front of the police station earlier. It was as if she could do just about anything for Lina Sweeney.

Just because Lina Sweeney always helped her with her case? His mind flashed through the words she had spoken of Lina Sweeney.

She was now begging him for Lina Sweeney because… Lina Sweeney was her lifeline? A lifeline she could not let go?

“Yes, I can take you to Hadwin Stephenson, but… why should I help you? I’ve helped you find out Lina Sweeney’s whereabouts, and I’ve also told you that Lina Sweeney is not in any danger. I’m a businessman, so I’m not going to do anything that’ll cause me a loss over and over again,” Jason said darkly.

Grace bit her lip as her face grew pale. What could she give him for his help?

She did not have any money.

As for what she had learned over the years, they were even more useless to him. The team of lawyers in Reed Group was more experienced than she was.

The only thing she had now was herself.

Her penniless self was all she had.

Grace dropped her eyes and got down on her knees to kneel before Jason. “I beg you. Take me to see Hadwin Stephenson. I want to see Lina with my own eyes.”

His black eyes stared at her kneeling figure. His face was full of shock and… anger.

“Do you know what you’re doing?” He glared at her, his chest heaving

He knew very well that she had pride of her own in her heart. Even when she was ridiculed, she still wanted to maintain her small, trampled dignity.

Otherwise, she would not have refused him repeatedly.

However, she was now willing to kneel for Lina Sweeney, so… did this mean that Lina Sweeney was more important than her you’ll bring me to Lina and make sure that Lina is safe, then I’ll do whatever you want.”

This was the only thing she could give.

He stared at her with a look of uneasiness that he did not even notice.

“What if I refuse?” His voice was as cold as ice.

Her body quivered, then she slowly raised her eyes to look at him.

He pressed his thin lips tightly and just stared at her.

Her face grew pale, and she took a deep breath. “All right, I see.”

Then, she got up, turned around, went out of the room, and headed toward the exit of the house.

When she could not strike a deal with the only thing she could trade, then the rest was up to her.

She did not ask for more because she knew that when people were reluctant to agree to some things, to ask again would only be a disgrace.

Just like when she had begged the judge to believe her in court.

and when she begged those people to let her go in prison…

As a result… she became a joke.

Just as Grace reached the door, suddenly a hand grabbed her arm and pulled her out, dragging her all the way to where the car parked.

Grace stared blankly at Jason, unable to react for a moment.

Jason opened the car door and almost threw Grace into the pa**enger seat before slamming the door shut. Then, he got behind the wheel.

“Fasten your seat belt,” he said, his face livid as he started the car.

Grace quickly fastened her seat belt and watched with some wonder as Jason pulled the car away from Reed Residence. He drove in the direction where Hadwin Stephenson was said to be

Was he taking her there?

However, his face was livid right now. His thin lips were tightly pressed together, and his eyes seemed dark and hazy, signifying his displeasure.

Grace opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but she was afraid that if she said anything now, she would annoy him even more. That would be bad.

In the end, nothing was said.

Now, the most important thing was to see Lina and find out what was going on.

‘Then I shall wait for Jason’s anger to subside before… thanking him,’ Grace thought to herself.

When their car got to Crescent Bay, security stopped them.

“Tell Hadwin Stephenson that Jason wants to see him. Ask him whether he’s going to meet us,” Jason said, straight to the point.

Besides, even if the security guards did not recognize Jason, the Bentley he was driving was recognizable to those who knew.

about cars. It was a car that cost nearly ten million dollars. It was beyond the reach of the average person.

Therefore, one of the guards started contacting their captain….

Now, in the mansion at Crescent Bay, Lina Sweeney was staring anxiously at the man in front of her. She had no idea that he would drag her into the car in broad daylight and confiscate her phone. before turning it off.

It went without saying that Lina Sweeney could imagine how anxious her best friend would be right now, but she could not even call Grace.

Right now, she had no access to her phone at all.

Plus, her parents might be trying to get a hold of her too. If they called her and found her phone to be switched off, her parents would probably be worried.

She was now as anxious as a cat on hot bricks while the mant seemed to enjoy watching her in a panic.

Lina Sweeney’s heart suddenly ached when she saw his expression. That was not how he looked at her back in the day.

Back then, he clung on to her just like a little cute puppy. He would always give a shy and uneasy smile, scratch his head in embarra**ment, and pull at her clothes, acting as cute as an innocent child.

However, now… She had not seen him for more than three years.

He was almost unrecognizable to her now. Though it was the same face and though his features still looked like it was made by God, his aura had completely changed. It was like a cute puppy dog… that had turned into a little bad wolf.

Uh, no. A big bad wolf!

“Can I have my phone back? I need to call my friend and my parents.” Lina Sweeney once again repeated what she had said many times before.

He, however, gave a half-smile and asked, “Are you in a hurry?”

 

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