Chapter 182
\nI’ve Been There Before (Grace and Caden) novel Chapter 182<\/p>\n
\u201cWitness?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes. Witness.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf there\u2019s a witness back then, how come I didn\u2019t know about that?\u201d Grace replied with a sharp mind. She needed clarification as it was a big deal to her. Mrs. James sighed and stared at her. \u201cYou know this person too. And the person\u2019s family did not wish to disclose the matter that the person has witnessed such an obnoxious thing like rape to everyone.\u201d There was another meaning in her words and Grace understood it. If she knew that person and the person\u2019s family did not wish everyone to know about that, then there was high chance that\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cWhich family does the childe come from?\u201d She cut straight to the point. It was difficult to regain their tenderness towards each other as mother and daughter in the past when they had experienced so many things. \u201cIt\u2019s not a childe. It\u2019s the second mistress of the Donald family.\u201d Light dawned on Grace at once. It was a \u2018she\u2019! That would explain why she did not receive any news back then. The reputation would be bad if the mistress of a noble family had witnessed such an obnoxious crime scene. It was not an ordinary crime scene as it was the shameless harassment of a few men towards a woman!<\/p>\n
Grace could not accept the truth on the other hand the moment she was enlightened. \u201cYou said the fact that she has witnessed the crime was made one of the evidences to declare me being guilty.\u201d She chuckled. \u201cMrs. James, let me ask you. What on earth has she witnessed that it became one of the evidences that decide for my imprisonment? Did the second mistress see me at the crime scene?\u201d Her chest slightly raised and she tried hard to maintain her composure. Grace, you said you wanted to be rational instead of emotional. Why are you being so disappointing that your emotion fluctuates?<\/p>\n
\u201cHasn\u2019t President Shaw told you about this?\u201d<\/p>\n
The corner of Grace\u2019s lips curved into a light smile. She obviously knew the answer and there was no need for her to ask. Would she still be ignorant regarding the second mistress until now if Caden had told her about that before? She then stared at Mrs. James who was in front of her, who was her biological mother. There was no need for her to act dumb.<\/p>\n
Mrs. James then coughed. \u201cSo\u2026President Shaw really didn\u2019t tell you. Oh, how could he not tell you such an important thing like this?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, why didn\u2019t you tell me such an important thing like this?\u201d Grace continued and there was an awkward look on Mrs. James\u2019s face. She muttered. \u201cWell\u2026we thought President Shaw has told you everything. Who would have expected this?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo! I trust you, Grace. Your father and I all believe that you\u2019re innocent. It\u2019s just that we didn\u2019t dare to step forward and oppose President Shaw as we didn\u2019t have any evidence and were intimidated by President Shaw\u2019s power. Yet now that President Shaw is being nice to you and you have become his wife, and those gangsters who have committed the crime have shown up in City S once again, as long as we find them, we could definitely find out the truth from them and prove that you\u2019re innocent.\u201d<\/p>\n
Grace had the urge to laugh. What did she say? She said that they believed she was innocent? It was just that they did not have the evidence back then? She shook her head and reckoned laughing could not even eliminate her rage and disappointment. \u201cMrs. James, it\u2019s windy here, I\u2019m feeling tired now,\u201d she said and turned, ready to leave. Mrs. James panicked and grabbed her arm from behind. \u201cWait up! Grace.\u201d Grace was not prepared for that and she turned without speaking. Yet her look had represented her words, asking \u201cis there anything else\u201d.<\/p>\n
Mrs. James grasped her hand with her gaze softened down. She pleaded with a guilty look. \u201cGrace, we really want to help you this time. Both your dad and I feel very guilty for not helping you back then and let you suffer so much. You were once the mistress of the noble family, the sweetheart of the James family, yet you were bullied at a place like that. Your dad cares for his pride and has become a joke in Shanghai after what happened to you; therefore he was that\u2026cruel to you after you\u2019re in trouble. Yet your dad did feel guilty and he always tries to make up for you. This time, God has finally given him an opportunity due to his love for his daughter. Grace, do\u2026trust us this one time.\u201d Mrs. James\u2019s eyes went teary and she held her hand tightly, reluctant to let go. She was afraid that she would run away when she did.<\/p>\n
Grace gazed at Mrs. James for a while and did not go all teary. She doubted that the couple would feel guilty and sorry for her. Any pleasant talk would appear frivolous and amusing in front of the inhumane ordeals she suffered in these three-years. Yet, if there was a chance to find out the truth back then, to shed light on the case, to escape from the accusation and to do her justice\u2026She closed her eyes and asked, \u201cMrs. James, how are you supposed to help me?\u201d She had nothing more to lose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1387","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/1387","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=1387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}