{"id":1427,"date":"2026-09-28T13:28:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/chapter\/ive-been-there-before-grace-and-caden-222\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T13:28:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:28:40","slug":"ive-been-there-before-grace-and-caden-222","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/chapter\/ive-been-there-before-grace-and-caden-222\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 222"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 222<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve Been There Before (Grace and Caden) novel Chapter 222<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2026 what do you mean?\u201d Deirdre stared blankly at her husband.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrace is your daughter, Clark James\u2019s granddaughter.<\/p>\n<p>When Clark was still in good health what kind of state did you think the James family was in? Although the James family could not compare to the Shaw family, within the whole of City S, the James family had a great reputation in this circle to the extent that they were able to get away with many things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jafar recalled this, although he wasn\u2019t willing to admit that he was not as capable as Clark.<\/p>\n<p>However, it was true that when Clark was still in good health the James\u2019s family at that time was both grand and boundless capable of many things.<\/p>\n<p>Deidre stared dumbfounded, \u201cI don\u2019t understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What was her husband saying about Clark?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat does Clark have anything to do with this matter?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She actually had understood what he said, however inside she was a mess and was not willing to accept this.<\/p>\n<p>Jafar sneered,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat kind of person do you think Clark was? Payne was raised by you and me; however Grace was brought up personally by him. After spending such a long time together, do you really think that Clark was not able to tell if she really was his own granddaughter?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t understand, I don\u2019t understand; stop talking I don\u2019t want to listen anymore!\u201d Deirdre\u2019s face was pale as she tried to cover her ears.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf that girl is not his real granddaughter then do you really think Clark would give an outsider that much property, would spend so much time and effort to raise someone who is not of his own blood?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A thunder struck in her ears and it was as if she was hit by lightning when the colour of her face turned a deathly pale.<\/p>\n<p>She didn\u2019t want to listen, didn\u2019t want to believe however she was unable to bear not listening or believing at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf this is all really true then I, I\u2026\u201d Then what had she done!!!<\/p>\n<p>Deirdre muttered to herself and stared at the ground blankly.<\/p>\n<p>Payne was shocked by everything that he was hearing! And when he saw that Deirdre\u2019s expression was not normal he asked, \u201cMum, are you alright?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMum? Mum?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Payne looked at Deirdre with a strange expression and was about to go over and touch her.<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly!<\/p>\n<p>The woman with the deathly pale face suddenly raised her head and stared fiercely at Jafar, \u201cI don\u2019t believe it! You are lying to me! I gave birth to a girl, and before I got off the delivery table I saw with my own eyes that there was no mole on the right foot of my daughter!\u201d She was still in denial and was sure that everything she was hearing was false.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t believe it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If everything was true then\u2026 no! It was not true! There is no way it was true!<\/p>\n<p>There was no mark on the arch of her daughter\u2019s right foot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw with my own eyes! So you are saying that Clark is not able to mistake his own granddaughter however her real mother is able to mistake who her real daughter is?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This was not possible!<\/p>\n<p>It was just not able to be true!<\/p>\n<p>Impossible!<\/p>\n<p>Deirdre usually was a very gentle woman, and when she was in front of Jafar she was always very pleasant and kind with him. Although she was older than him she never loathed him or grew tired of him.<\/p>\n<p>However at this moment her face bore a hideous expression which even startled Jafar slightly. He then frowned and within his eyes revealed a trace of annoyance, demonstrating he was getting fed up with this.<\/p>\n<p>These few years she was secretly searching for her biological daughter however never received any information on her\u2026<\/p>\n<p>These few years she watched as Grace went to prison, however didn\u2019t give protection to her or visit her in prison.<\/p>\n<p>She watched as Grace sunk down to such a low position in the world, watched her complete humiliation.<\/p>\n<p>At first she didn\u2019t do anything to stop this because she knew that Grace was not her child, so she was happy to see this. In any case it was not her child who was suffering so badly like this, so why should this have had anything to do with her?<\/p>\n<p>However now her husband was telling her that the girl who had suffered such pain, troubles and humiliation was actually her own biological daughter!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAhh! Jafar!\u201d Deirdre collapsed; her hair was a mess and had bloodshot eyes. She suddenly raised her head and glared fiercely at Jafar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJafar! How could you do this! That is your biological daughter!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She screamed like crazy, \u201cJafar! You are inhumane!\u201d Even a tiger will not eat his cubs, blood is thicker than water.<\/p>\n<p>Deirdre went crazy and rushed towards Jafar, the once well behaved wife who would lower her eyes at him actually threw herself at her husband whom she had always respected and used her bright red nails to scratch at him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJafar, are you a human being or not! Can you actually be considered a human! Even a tiger would not harm their cubs; they will not harm their own!!! You are even worse than a beast!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you crazy?\u201d When Deirdre first started attacking him he let her; however the woman in front of him being so crazy like this and cursing at him to such an unbearable extent made him push her away angrily.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not a human being, I\u2019m worse than a beast, I know I have done something terrible but have you really done much better?<\/p>\n<p>You can go take that girl and do a maternity test! Or is it you are afraid of displeasing Clark, afraid that after he knows he won\u2019t like you? You are so selfish, you can\u2019t even recognise your own flesh and blood, who do you have to blame?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Payne who had been standing there stiffly&#8230;what did he just hear?<\/p>\n<p>This\u2026 what kind of household was this? In fact what kind of family is this!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1427","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/1427","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=1427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}