{"id":1219,"date":"2026-09-28T12:19:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/chapter\/ive-been-there-before-grace-and-caden-14\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:19:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:19:20","slug":"ive-been-there-before-grace-and-caden-14","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/chapter\/ive-been-there-before-grace-and-caden-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 14<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve Been There Before (Grace and Caden) novel Chapter 14<\/p>\n<p>The more Grace thought about it, the more she shook her head violently, \u201cI don&#8217;t want, Mr. Shaw. I don&#8217;t want to be transferred to the P.R. Department.&#8221; Graces voice was overwhelmed with panic as she begged for forgiveness, \u201clts my fault, l know I made a mistake, please forgive me, Mr. Shaw. I have already spent three years behind bars, I have paid for it. l\u00cd you give me back my bank card, I will immediately disappear from your sight, I will go to a very far place, I promise, I won&#8217;t appear in front of you again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grace only focused on begging for forgiveness but she did not realize that Gloria, who was also there, had widened her eyes in surprise when she heard that Grace had served three years in jail. Gloria was not originally from S City and she came to S City two years ago, hence she did not know about Graces matter.<\/p>\n<p>The old employees who had been working for Caden for a longer time were all clear about Graces matter.<\/p>\n<p>Caden squinted his long and narrow eyes&#8230;She was still thinking to escape from him?<\/p>\n<p>Not appearing in front of him anymore?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHumph&#8230;\u02c6 Caden Snorted softly, grabbed his phone and ordered his man to do something. Not long after, there was a knock on the door and one man came in to give Caden a card.<\/p>\n<p>Caden slowly squatted down and locked eyes with Grace, who knelt down on the ground, while his fingers were clamping the bank card, \u201cThis bank card does not have money anymore as l just asked Kirk to transfer all of it.\u201d Grace took a look at the bank card, and then lifted her head to look at Caden, feeling dazzled.<\/p>\n<p>Caden compressed his lips and said slowly, \u201cYou want me to let you go, right?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grace was stunned. Although she was puzzled, she nodded immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you think l&#8217;m a kind person?\u201d Caden continued to ask but Grace kept silent. The man laughed lightly, \u201cThat&#8217;s right, I, Caden Shaw, is never a kind person. How will me let you off so easily?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As if Caden was talking about another person, he looked at Grace insouciantly, like a cat catching a mouse and controlling the prey in the palm. A charming smile was slowly shown on his handsome face, \u201cGrace, there isn&#8217;t a penny in this card right now, if you can earn five million&#8230; Caden shook the bank card in his hand, \u201c\u00ccI let you go as long as yo\u01b0 re able to deposit five million in this card. Is it okay?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Is it okay&#8230;? Grace looked at the bank card between the man&#8217;s fingers helplessly. Despair was written all over her face&#8230;He had no intention to let her go!<\/p>\n<p>Five million&#8230;was an amount that was too huge for her and she did not even dare to imagine! Whereas for Caden, did he lack this five million? At this moment, Grace understood that Caden was making fun of her.<\/p>\n<p>Caden stared at Grace, not wanting to miss any subtle expression on her face. His eyes lit up while his lips curled slightly&#8230;You wanted to escape? Dreamt onl<\/p>\n<p>\u201c8\u00a7plat.\u201d Caden stood up and the bank card between his fingers fell in front of Grace, \u201cGrace, I don&#8217;t care what kind of method you use. I&#8217;ll let you go whenever you have deposited five million on this card. Otherwise, you will not have freedom at all. And don&#8217;t even think about escaping from my control, as long as you are alive, [&#8216;ll be able to find you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Five million&#8230;How could she get five million?<\/p>\n<p>Panic-stricken, she turned her head and anxiously shouted at Caden who was opening the door, \u201cMr. Shaw, you are truly coercive! \u00cc am a cleaner, how am l going to earn five million?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Caden turned his body and looked down at her, \u201cGloria will transfer you to the P.R. Department. You can either make yourself a joke, or act pity, or show your stupidity or ugliness, you can do whatever you can do anyway to entertain the guests. The r\u00edch people have many quirks and you can easily kneel to others, right? You can try all means. If it really doesn&#8217;t work, you can sell your bacon.\u201d Caden curled his lips and added, \u201cBut it&#8217;s really hard to tell since you have no feminine beauty.\u02c6 Caden squinted and said, \u201cYou better look out for yourself.\u201d Grace watched Cadens upright and slender physique disappear from her sight.<\/p>\n<p>Grace turned pale with fright and her skin felt cold and clammy. Gloria who was by the side felt sorry for her&#8230; \u201cHow did you offend President Shaw?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grace turned her head and looked at Gloria, showing a miserable smile. At this moment, Gloria noticed there was a circle of bloody teeth marks on Grace&#8217;s whitened lips, \u201cYou, are you okay?\u201d Gloria asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m fine,&#8221; Grace stood up and her body was quivering violently. Gloria felt sympathetic towards her and was about to reach out to help her stand straight. But, Grace who barely managed to stand still smiled gratefully at Gloria with a pale face, \u201cThank you, Gloria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKidney, kidney&#8230;where&#8217;s the kidney?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerhaps it is donated, I don&#8217;t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even Gloria, a woman who had experienced a lot before, felt a chill going down her spine when facing Grace who said calmly that she did not know where her kidney was&#8230;How could Grace be so calm?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThats a kidney, it&#8217;s part of your body!\u201d Gloria tried her best not to denounce Grace angrily. She suppressed her voice and said as calmly as possible. How could Grace speak so calmly?<\/p>\n<p>Grace slightly curled her mouth, \u201cI know.\u201d Other than these two words, she did not utter any other words again. She only steadfastly stared at Gloria and pleaded her, \u201cGloria, please keep this matter a secret.&#8221; She did not want others to know this matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou&#8230;okay!\u201d Gloria took a deep breath to calm herself. She had always been a strict person, but this time she compromised. She still did not understand why she felt that the woman in front of her had some similarities with herself.<\/p>\n<p>After thinking about it, Gloria asked, \u201cSince you have lost a kidney, do you still want to enter the P.R. Department? You have to be able to drink if you enter the P.R. Department and even if you can, you still have to drink a few glasses when you face troublesome customers. l&#8217;lI tell President Shaw that you can&#8217;t enter the P.R. Department due to your weak body condition.&#8221; For some unknown reason, Gloria just wanted to try her best to help Grace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGloria, don&#8217;t go to find him.\u201d Grace hastily pulled Gloria to stop her. Her eyes were clearly written with pleading, \u201c&#8230;Mr. Shaw may actually know this matter.&#8221; Grace opened her palm to reveal the bank card and smiled miserably at Gloria, \u201cGloria, you have great experiences, do you think myappearance can earn me five million?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The answer was obvious. Gloria slightly trembled, as if she had understood something. President Shaw was truly torturing and humiliating the woman in front of her.<\/p>\n<p>However, it&#8217;s really too cruel&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1219","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/1219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}