The voices of the conversation gradually faded away, and the two people should have walked away.
Jasper breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, then raised his hand and slapped Lawrence hard across the face.
The slap made Lawrenceâs face turn to the side, and a clear red mark appeared on his face.
âYouâve gone too far!â Jasper glared at Lawrence.
âGone too far?â Lawrence turned his head and stared at the person in front of him again. âWho is the one who really went too far?!â
âI know I did something wrong in the past, and Iâm sorry for that. Iâve been trying to make it up to you.
You can choose to forgive me or not, but that doesnât mean you have the right to do this to me!â Jasper said.
âI donât have the right? Then William does, right?â he said with a nasty tone.
âOf course he does, heâs my boyfriend!â Jasper said.
Her words seemed to anger him even more, causing him to grip her shoulders tightly. âJust because heâs the son of the Barlow family? If he wasnât, if he was just a child of a criminal with nothing, and his mother had even committed an unforgivable sin against your mother, would you still let him be your boyfriend?â
âIâve said before that the grudges of the previous generation are the business of the previous generation. My parents have never wanted to pass on the grudges of the previous generation to me!â
Jasper said seriously. âSo who Williamâs mother is and what she has done wonât stop me from liking him. Even if he has nothing, my answer is still the same.â
âWhat a touching speech. I wonder if William would be moved to tears if he heard you say that,â
Lawrence mocked. âBut youâve only been dating him for a short time. Are you sure youâll always like him? Are you sure youâll never change your mind?â
Jasper remained silent. It was easy to say âyesâ to being sure, but no one can predict the future. She was used to Williamâs company and enjoyed doing intimate things with him, which made her feel very moved.
However, she and William had only just started dating, so she was still figuring out her feelings for this kind of romantic relationship and trying to understand what place William held in her heart.
âWhy arenât you saying anything? You canât be sure that youâll never change your mind, can you?â
Lawrence said.
âThe word âforeverâ shouldnât be used lightly,â Jasper said. âI like William, Iâve liked him for many years, thatâs why Iâm dating him. I want to take it further, to like him more, to understand him, to see if we have the possibility of growing old together.â
Her voice was calm and even a little flat, but it only made the anger in his heart grow stronger.
Grow old together?
She wants to grow old with William? They can be happy for a lifetime?
Then what about him? What kind of miserable life will he have?
âYou said you wanted to compensate me, was that sincere?â Lawrence suddenly said.
âOf course it was,â Jasper said.
âThen Iâll give you a way to compensate me. If you can do it, I wonât hate you or the Reed family anymore from now on,â he said.