Chapter 74
\nI’ve Been There Before (Grace and Caden) novel Chapter 74<\/p>\n
Grace was forcefully pulled out of the Royal Club by Franklin.<\/p>\n
They went to a busy night fair. Franklin led her through the crowd holding her hand and the vendor’s hawking could be heard from time to time. Grace was not accustomed to walk hand in hand with someone. But Franklin seemed to have a tenacious nature. Even if, for several times, she found some excuses to take back her hand, he would smile and hold up her hand again.<\/p>\n
They shuttled in the night fair and the tantalizing aroma from the stalls around drifted into their noses.<\/p>\n
Grace walked in a slow pace, but Franklin didn\u2019t urge her.<\/p>\n
She raised her head glanced at the back of the muscular and tall man who was holding her hand\u2026 Franklin didn\u2019t urge her to walk quicker; plus, Grace even noticed that he was slowing down his pace secretly.<\/p>\n
Usually, a night fair would attract a large number of people every night. Since today was weekend, there were even more people, and among them, there were many couples.<\/p>\n
In the milling crowd, a handsome man was walking slowly and hand in hand with a plain woman.<\/p>\n
This was naturally a combination that would attract people\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n
Grace subconsciously wanted to dodge the gazes from the people who were studying her\u2026 She hated such kind of gaze very much.<\/p>\n
Could you please don\u2019t look at me?<\/p>\n
Could you please don\u2019t look at me with that kind of gaze?<\/p>\n
Those gazes seemed to penetrate through her fresh and bones.<\/p>\n
Could you please\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cLet go of my hand! Let me go!\u201d Grace desperately struggled to cast off his hand, \u201cMr. Cordon, let go of me! Please!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease!\u201d<\/p>\n
She roared desperately and huskily with all her might.<\/p>\n
Her wrist was red because of the fierce struggle, \u201cPlease\u2026\u201d Her voice was finally tinged with a trace of plead after the hysterical roar.<\/p>\n
Grace looked at Franklin, and Franklin also turned around to look at her. Suddenly, Franklin let go of her hand. But before Grace could heave a sigh of relief, Franklin held up her hand again. But this time, he held her hand more tightly. His warmth and comfort transferred from his palm to Grace\u2019s palm.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t be afraid of it. Don\u2019t care about them.\u201d As Franklin was speaking, he suddenly pulled Grace closer to himself and then hugged Grace tightly. He then raised his head and glanced around, \u201cDamn! What\u2019s the point of looking at us? Haven\u2019t you seen a loving couple hanging out together?\u201d<\/p>\n
With Franklin\u2019s loud reproach, most of the passers-by shifted their gazes.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s go. Let\u2019s enjoy our meal.\u201d Franklin held Grace by her shoulders in an overbearing manner and led her into an alley. There was a beef noodles restaurant in the alley. The decoration of the beef noodles restaurant was not as exquisite as that of restaurants outside the alley, and even appeared to be obsolete and aged. Franklin then led Grace into the restaurant.<\/p>\n
\u201cNoah, two bowls of beef noodles, please.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLittle Frank, you rarely come recently, and you\u2019re free today?\u201d The owner of the restaurant was a middle-aged man in his fifties. There was some grey hair among his black hair. He was always smiling and appeared to be kind and friendly. When he saw Franklin, he immediately put down the plates, wiped his hands on his apron, and then poured two glasses of warm water for Franklin and Grace.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho\u2019s this?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m his friend.\u201d said Grace.<\/p>\n
Franklin smiled and added, \u201cGirlfriend.\u201d He looked up at Noah, \u201cNoah, how does my girlfriend look like? She\u2019s great, right?\u201d<\/p>\n
Grace was petrified\u2026 G\u2026 Girlfriend?<\/p>\n
She blankly watched Franklin talk to Noah, who looked so kind, from time to time.<\/p>\n
\u201cNoah, Franklin was talking nonsense.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHmmm\u2026 This girl looks so beautiful. She has good facial features. But she looks too thin.\u201d<\/p>\n
Grace was stunned again\u2026 She glanced at Noah with doubts. How did Noah judge that she had good features?<\/p>\n
To be honest, Grace was beautiful three years ago. But now, her beauty had faded because of the vicissitudes of life.<\/p>\n
\u201cLittle Frank, I will go and make beef noodles for you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBosh, I\u2019m not your\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Grace wanted to explain it, but Noah had walked towards the kitchen. She was then in a daze for a long while\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cGrace, Grace, Grace\u2026 Seems like you\u2019re always absent of mind, right?\u201d<\/p>\n
The pleasant and joking voice sounded in Grace\u2019s ears and Grace finally came to her own sense. When she looked at his handsome face, a strange feeling suddenly surged in her heart. She then softly and weirdly called, \u201cLittle Frank?\u201d<\/p>\n
Franklin was originally playing her hands. When hearing the words, his hand paused in the air and his ears became red. He hurriedly explained, \u201cDon\u2019t follow Noah\u2019s suit. When I was young, my parents didn\u2019t allow me to have snacks and they were very strict in controlling my diet. So I liked to come to Noah\u2019s restaurant and had a bowl of beef noodles behind my parents\u2019 back.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNoah\u2019s techniques of making beef noodles was passed down from his ancestors. It\u2019s said that the receipt was originated from the Ming and Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). And you can\u2019t have such flavor except in Noah\u2019s restaurant.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLittle Frank.\u201d A trace of smile flashed across Grace\u2019s eyes. Right at this moment, there was a trace of childishness on her, just as she preserved three years ago. Franklin was red from ears to his necks. He anxiously said, \u201cNoah is my senior, but you are not. Don\u2019t call me \u2018Little Frank\u2019 like Noah does. You can just call me Frank.\u201d<\/p>\n
Grace didn\u2019t reply.<\/p>\n
Noah put two bowls of steaming beef noodles on the table, \u201cEnjoy it when it\u2019s hot. If it\u2019s not enough, I\u2019ll add more beef and noodles in it.\u201d He then specially instructed Franklin, \u201cPersuade your girlfriend to have more. She\u2019s so thin. Little Frank, you\u2019re not a qualified boyfriend.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not\u2026\u201d Before Grace could utter the remaining words \u2018his girlfriend\u2019, she was interrupted by Franklin.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, okay, okay.\u201d Franklin smiled and urged Noah, \u201cNoah, go ahead with your own stuff. I and my girlfriend are dating, are you so cheeky to peep at us?\u201d<\/p>\n
Grace lowered her head, feeling that she herself was so despicable\u2026 On the way when Mr. Cordon took her to the restaurant, she had been wondering: If I ask for Mr. Cordon\u2019s help, and if I recommend myself to him, maybe I could sell my bacon at a good price.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you want to say?\u201d When Franklin and Grace arrived at the entrance of Royal Club, Franklin suddenly stopped Grace and asked.<\/p>\n
Grace opened her mouth, but after a moment\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cNo\u2026 Nothing. I have nothing to say to you.\u201d Originally, she intended to abandon her dignity and asked him: Would you like to buy my bacon? But right at this moment, Grace just felt that her throat was so dry and her voice was so husky that she couldn\u2019t utter those words.<\/p>\n
She glanced at Franklin, and then turned around and walked towards Royal Club hurriedly, as if she was escaping from something.<\/p>\n
But since her legs were problematic, she couldn\u2019t walk fast and dragged one of her leg forward like a clown.<\/p>\n
She dared not to look back at the man as she felt extremely ashamed in her heart: Grace James, you\u2019re really despicable! Grace James, you\u2019re really disgusting!<\/p>\n
She stood in front of a lift. With a \u2018ting\u2019 sound, the door of the lift was opened. Just as she was about to step in, she raised her head and saw a handsome man in the life, whose cold expression showed that he was extremely angry.<\/p>\n
Out of instinct, Grace stepped backward. She had a hunch that this man was extremely horrible and dangerous at this moment. The man in the lift reached out his hand and quickly dragged her into the life. Before Grace could steady herself, she was pressed on the wall of the lift by a scorching hot body; and before she could say anything, the man\u2019s passionate kisses landed on her lips.<\/p>\n
Grace\u2019s heart skipped one beat. She was annoyed and reached out to push him away. But her hands were grasped by a big hand, help up above her head, and then pressed on the wall of the lift.<\/p>\n
\u201cHm\u2026 Hmmm\u2026\u201d Let go of me!<\/p>\n
She struggled violently. But the man confined her with his tall figure.<\/p>\n
She struggled violently to dodge his kisses.<\/p>\n
He was so angry while she was so scared.<\/p>\n
The door of the lift was opened again, and those people who stood outside the lift all gasped in shock, \u201cG\u2026 Grace James?\u201d<\/p>\n
Grace\u2019s heart missed one beat as her eyes widened when she peered at the people\u2026 \u201cHmmm!\u201d She struggled even more fiercely.<\/p>\n
Caden didn\u2019t spare a glance at those people and reached out a hand to close the door.<\/p>\n
The lift didn\u2019t stop on any other floor thereafter and ascended all the way to the 28th floor.<\/p>\n
Caden squinted his long eyes at the breathless Grace, stooped down to carry her in his arms, and strode inside the room.<\/p>\n
He hadn\u2019t utter a word from the very beginning and silently threw Grace onto the bed.<\/p>\n
Grace\u2019s body bounced on the bed. When she steadied herself and propped her upper part up with her arms, she saw Caden, who stood by the end of the bed, unclasping the buttons of his white shirt quietly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1279","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/1279","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=1279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}