{"id":1447,"date":"2026-09-28T13:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/chapter\/ive-been-there-before-grace-and-caden-242\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T13:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:35:20","slug":"ive-been-there-before-grace-and-caden-242","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/chapter\/ive-been-there-before-grace-and-caden-242\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 242"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 242<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve Been There Before (Grace and Caden) novel Chapter 242<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour father has a bastard for a long time\u201d&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Grace was shocked. This time, she was truly shocked.<\/p>\n<p>She looked at Mrs. James \u2026 The James family &#8230; Good for them!<\/p>\n<p>She had long deserted her family name, James, hadn\u2019t she?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLittle Grace, I\u2019m begging you. Please, please!\u201d Mrs. James cried.<\/p>\n<p>Grace only felt funny. Actually, she really laughed out loud. As she laughed, tears run down her cheeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLittle Grace?\u201d Mrs. James blinked her eyes. She couldn\u2019t understand her daughter, who was laughing and crying at the same time. \u201cYou \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In front of Mrs. James, Grace\u2019s laughter grew louder and louder. In the end, tears came out of her eyes. She squatted on the ground and covered her belly with her arms. She waved her hand at Mrs. James and said, \u201cYou\u2019ve won me a smile today. Mrs. James, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. James widened her eyes, which were filled with disbelief!<\/p>\n<p>She, she, she \u2026 \u201cGrace, how have you changed so much!\u201d Mrs. James looked sadly at her daughter, who was laughing so hard and having an ache on the tummy. She asked sadly, \u201cHow can you take our tragedy as a joke?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grace couldn\u2019t control her laughter. But why couldn\u2019t these damn tears stop?<\/p>\n<p>Looking at this, Caden felt like a knife piercing his heart. To Mrs. James, Grace was laughing. However, to him, Grace was forced to show her bloody flesh in front of everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. James had cut Grace to pieces, while Grace could only laugh out loud so that no one would notice her wounds.<\/p>\n<p>In an instant, Caden\u2019s heart crawled with regret and self-blame \u2026 Mrs. James was the one who hurt Grace, but he was the culprit who sent her to hell.<\/p>\n<p>For a moment, he wanted to let her go.<\/p>\n<p>But \u2026 he suddenly stretched out his long arm and pulled Grace into his embrace. He held her tightly and said, \u201cI\u2019m sorry, Grace. Grace, I\u2019m sorry.\u201d He repeated it over and over again. Grace listened to his apology in his arms, but she felt nothing. Warmth? Understanding? No. Nothing.<\/p>\n<p>She reached out her hands and pushed him away, but Caden tightly locked her in his embrace. The man buried his face in her neck and whispered beside her ear, \u201cI\u2019m sorry, Grace. Grace, I\u2019m sorry. I\u2019m sorry. I\u2019m sorry.\u201d Blood flashed through his eyes. He could say sorry ten thousand times. He could even die, but he couldn\u2019t live without Grace. \u201cI\u2019m sorry. I won\u2019t let you go,\u201d he said. What he was thinking was, \u201cI\u2019m sorry, I can\u2019t bear to lose you\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Grace was shocked. Her body stiffened as her lips began to tremble unconsciously. \u201cMr. Shaw,\u201d she closed her eyes and said, \u201cI don\u2019t want your apology. Please let me go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Endless exhaustion filled her heart.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. James looked at the man and the woman hugging each other in front of her in surprise. She wanted to pull Grace near her and beg her to save her son. However, Grace and Caden were extremely close. She looked at them, not knowing how to make Grace listen to her.<\/p>\n<p>Kern crossed his arms around his chest as he watched what was happening indifferently.<\/p>\n<p>Grace\u2019s excitement\u2014her collapse, her despair \u2026 All her feelings had nothing to do with him!<\/p>\n<p>He landed his gaze on Caden\u2019s face, which was somewhat similar to his own. Jealousy almost engulfed him.<\/p>\n<p>Why you?<\/p>\n<p>Why must it be you?<\/p>\n<p>Why couldn\u2019t it be me?<\/p>\n<p>He watched. He thought. He pondered. He fell silent \u2026 \u201cIf I can\u2019t get your love, then please give me your hatred at least,\u201d he said to himself.<\/p>\n<p>He took a deep look at Grace and Caden, who were hugging tightly with love and hatred. But in their world, they only had each other. Kern\u2019s gaze went cold. Darkness filled his eyes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaden, will you, please, go to hell?<\/p>\n<p>Grace didn\u2019t say anything, but Carol felt that if things continued, her boss would die right here in front of her.<\/p>\n<p>She was scared. She jumped out with a broom, like a heroic masked superman. She said, \u201cYou guys! Don\u2019t push her anymore!<\/p>\n<p>Boss is also a woman in flesh and blood!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She waved her broom randomly and landed it on Mrs. James the first time, \u201cYou! Go away! You\u2019re a bad person! Memory Inn doesn\u2019t welcome you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. James didn\u2019t expect to be hit. She said, \u201cBad girl, stop!\u201d Carol seemed to be crazy as she slapped the broom on Mrs. James nonstop. \u201cI\u2019ll kill you, you bad guy! I\u2019ll beat you to death! You deserve this! Why are you pushing her so hard?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. James was helpless against Carol, who had gone crazy. She dodged and pounced towards Grace, \u201cLittle Grace, I am your mother. You must stop this crazy girl \u2026 Ah!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before she could finish her sentence, she fell to the ground like a dog.<\/p>\n<p>When Caden saw Mrs. James rush over, he quick held onto Grace and retreated her to the side. Mrs. James didn\u2019t even manage to touch Grace\u2019s clothes before she staggered and fell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLittle Grace?\u201d After Mrs. James fell, she still couldn\u2019t believe what had happened. She raised her head and looked at Grace, \u201cHow did you end up like this?\u201d She glared at Grace with reproach and resentment, as if she was blaming her&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou&#8230;\u201d Grace\u2019s expression was a little strange. Her face was extremely ruddy. Ingemar also felt strange. Was it hot in the room?<\/p>\n<p>The next second, he heard Caden\u2019s heart-wrenching shout, \u201cGrace!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHurry! Take her to hospital!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. James was dumbfounded. She quickly got up and chased after him, \u201cLittle Grace \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The man holding Grace suddenly stopped. He turned his head to look at Mrs. James and gritted his teeth, saying, \u201cIf you dare to take another step forward, Payne will die this second!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1447","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/1447","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=1447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}