{"id":1368,"date":"2026-09-28T13:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/chapter\/ive-been-there-before-grace-and-caden-163\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T13:09:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:09:00","slug":"ive-been-there-before-grace-and-caden-163","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/chapter\/ive-been-there-before-grace-and-caden-163\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 163"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 163<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve Been There Before (Grace and Caden) novel Chapter 163<\/p>\n<p>Grace James had waited for Caden Shaw\u2019s trust for so long that she was already despairing. \u2018Caden Shaw, since you have been reluctant to trust me for too long, you\u2019d better never trust me!\u2019 Grace thought like this.<\/p>\n<p>Caden\u2019s trust was useless for her after she had been hopeless for too long.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s late, Mr. Shaw. It\u2019s time for you to sleep.\u201d Grace said indifferently.<\/p>\n<p>The man stood by the bed, and stared at the woman who turned her back to him. He was in a daze&#8230; He felt part of his heart was dug out mercilessly.<\/p>\n<p>She was even unwilling to care about her image in his eyes.<\/p>\n<p>She even didn\u2019t care about his distrust, so definitely she ignored his trust.<\/p>\n<p>Caden stood straight by the bed, and his eyes were full of daze&#8230; He was wondering why she had changed so much after years.<\/p>\n<p>This woman was lying so close to him, but why he felt she was far away from him?<\/p>\n<p>She even tried to hard to meet him abroad years ago. The long distance couldn\u2019t stop her love for him. She was as fever as the moth to the flame. So&#8230;it was him who had burned her down?<\/p>\n<p>The different counties didn\u2019t stop them, but the bed made them become the most familiar strangers to each other?<\/p>\n<p>Caden\u2019s calm face expressed a little bit of anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>He had never thought that the woman, who he could see whenever he turned back, no matter how far he left and where he had gone, would be disappeared one day when he suddenly turned back again.<\/p>\n<p>Was he too&#8230;overconfident?<\/p>\n<p>Too ruthless?<\/p>\n<p>Was it him who had worn down all the woman\u2019s love for him?<\/p>\n<p>Grace lay on the bed, and looked indifferent, but actually her face was full of tears.<\/p>\n<p>Always, she was too weak in front of him.<\/p>\n<p>Caden, standing by the bed, numbly gazed at the woman\u2019s back. He was always calm and had no sense of love, but now his mind was in chaos.<\/p>\n<p>The quilt suddenly sank down.<\/p>\n<p>Grace clearly felt on a source of heat. Her first reaction was to wipe away her tears on her face. She couldn\u2019t let him find the damned tears!<\/p>\n<p>However, she was unable to be faster than the man. Caden suddenly rolled over and pressed himself on the woman\u2019s body. He stared at the woman under his body. The woman raised her hands to cover her face, tightly and hurriedly.<\/p>\n<p>Caden was puzzled. He reached out his hands to pushed her arms aside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, her refusal couldn\u2019t stop his will to push her arms away&#8230; Why did she cover her face so tightly? Was she even unwilling to let him see her face?<\/p>\n<p>There was a flash of sorrow in Caden\u2019s eyes. He insisted on pushing her arms away, but Grace today was too stubborn. Caden was so anxious that he aggressively grabbed her wrists, and suddenly pulled her arms down. He shouted. \u201cLook at my&#8230;\u201d Face&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>He finally drove her arms away, but her tears stunned him.<\/p>\n<p>The man\u2019s eyes were like substantial. Grace awkwardly turned her head aside, under his gaze.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou&#8230;\u201d Looking at the woman dumbly, and gazing at her wet eyelashes and red eyes, he was in a mixed mood, sorrowful, and pleased. \u201cYou\u2019re&#8230;crying?\u201d She was crying&#8230; Did it mean that under her indifferent expression and numb mask, in her deep heart, she still loved him?<\/p>\n<p>Grace bit her lips. \u201cIt has nothing to do with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018My tears are not for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That was what she wanted to tell this man.<\/p>\n<p>However, the sudden smile appeared on the man\u2019s handsome face. He suddenly lowered his head and lightly kissed her lips. \u201cGrace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He even didn\u2019t feel satisfied, so he kissed once more. \u201cGrace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He called her name every time when he kissed her soulfully.<\/p>\n<p>Grace was in a daze&#8230; Could she trust him?<\/p>\n<p>Could she?<\/p>\n<p>Grace forced herself to give up on her soul and the no much dignity. She lured the man in front of her like a devil, while she kept brainwashing herself.<\/p>\n<p>It was okay, and it would all be fine.<\/p>\n<p>Since in his eyes, she was already as degraded as the dirt, she shouldn\u2019t have cared about anything. As long as he wanted, she should be even more degraded. She should forget any of her dignity, since she had already been arrested in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe&#8230; He would lose his interest, when he thought she was too cheap.<\/p>\n<p>So be it. He had better leave her alone, to let her decay and mildew.<\/p>\n<p>Grace began to perform harder. Though her voice was broken, she tried to call him coquettishly. \u201cMr. Shaw&#8230; Don\u2019t you really want me?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She knew she must look dirty now, and she knew in this man\u2019s eyes&#8230;no, in everyone\u2019s eyes who could watch her look now, she, Grace James, was a commodity whose value could be measured with money.<\/p>\n<p>She knew this!<\/p>\n<p>So what?<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, she didn\u2019t care about this.<\/p>\n<p>Grace\u2019s fingers swept over Caden\u2019s throat. Caden\u2019s dark and cold eyes turned bright. He looked down at this woman, as if he had known everything.<\/p>\n<p>Caden stopped dodging like before, but reached out his hand to grab her hand that was touching his collarbone. \u201cWho taught you all of these actions?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His deep voice was grave. \u201cHuh?\u201d Only one word could lure women to commit a crime. His flirting tone easily zapped Grace\u2019s efforts. He was even much better at flirting.<\/p>\n<p>Grace\u2019s complexion changed a little bit. \u201cMr. Shaw, You&#8230;you should remember my job. I don\u2019t need anyone to teach me these actions. Maybe&#8230;those guests in Dong Huang Club taught me all of these.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Caden held Grace\u2019s soft hand, and played it in his huge palm. Then he said in a slow tone. \u201cYou misunderstood my meaning. I mean, your actions and skills are too verdant.<\/p>\n<p>If you really learned those actions from the guests in Dong Huang Club, I have to say they are not skilled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grace was stunned&#8230; Did distant Mr. Shaw also do well in flirting?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you know how to flirt skillfully?\u201d The man said this gracefully, while he played her fingers. \u201cCome on.\u201d All of a sudden, he pulled her into his arms. \u201cLet me teach you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1368","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/1368","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=1368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}