Chapter 307
\nI’ve Been There Before (Grace and Caden) novel Chapter 307<\/p>\n
The flight arrived in S City about three hours later. When Grace got off the plane, it was already one o\u2019clock in the morning.<\/p>\n
When she left Banyan Manor, she forgot to change her clothes. Then she took a flight to the north. As she walked out of the airport, the cold wind was blowing hard.<\/p>\n
Vivian hadn\u2019t fallen asleep yet. After getting off the plane, Grace turned on her phone and found that she had many missed calls and received plenty of text messages.<\/p>\n
Out of sight, out of mind. She skimmed over the messages. Suddenly, she noticed a message from Vivian.<\/p>\n
It warmed the cockles of her heart.<\/p>\n
\u201cStill awake?\u201d she asked Vivian.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you get off the plane? I\u2019ll pick you up.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo need. I\u2019m already in the taxi.\u201d<\/p>\n
She put down her phone with a mocking smile.<\/p>\n
Her so-called family even didn\u2019t care about her as much as her friend did.<\/p>\n
Her family sent her messages to let off steam and blame her. But her friend was waiting for her and wanted to pick her up.<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t realize that until that moment. Did they hurt her just because she was tolerant?<\/p>\n
Did she do something wrong?<\/p>\n
Along the way, she had been thinking whether she had made a mistake.<\/p>\n
The driver stopped and said, \u201cHere we are.\u201d<\/p>\n
She pulled herself together and looked around. Everything was familiar. She subconsciously raised her head to look at the floor she lived on.<\/p>\n
There was no light, and it merged into darkness.<\/p>\n
He must have fallen asleep, she guessed. There was no reason for him to wait her.<\/p>\n
She got off the car.<\/p>\n
Then she took the elevator to her home.<\/p>\n
She opened the door gently.<\/p>\n
The room was quiet.<\/p>\n
She did not turn on the light. With the faint light from the street lamps, she was able to feel her way into the living room.<\/p>\n
The furniture in the room was barely discernible.<\/p>\n
She slowly breathed a sigh of relief when got home. Then she walked into the living room and threw her backpack onto the ground. She felt like a ball and wanted to throw herself onto the sofa.<\/p>\n
Just then, she noticed a dark figure on the sofa.<\/p>\n
She narrowed her eyes and carefully observed it \u2026 It was a man.<\/p>\n
Nervous though, she quietly approached him. A familiar smell rushed into her nose. It was the smell of shampoo in her bathroom.<\/p>\n
It was him.<\/p>\n
However, she was not surprised, nor did she wake him up.<\/p>\n
She walked over and stood beside the sofa, watching him quietly. He lay on the sofa with his head resting on his arms.<\/p>\n
She turned around and went to the bedroom to get him a quilt.<\/p>\n
Perhaps because of the noise she had made, he flipped over and then fell asleep again.<\/p>\n
As she turned around, she saw the dishes on the bar. She stopped, stretched out, and found the dishes were still hot.<\/p>\n
She was shocked.<\/p>\n
\u201cGrace?\u201d<\/p>\n
He woke up and said in a soft tone.<\/p>\n
She made no reply.<\/p>\n
\u201cAm I dreaming again?\u201d<\/p>\n
Grace saw him pinched himself.<\/p>\n
\u201cOuch! Oh, I\u2019m not dreaming. Grace, you\u2019re back.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen did you come back?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you hungry?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll get you some rice.\u201d<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t move, watching him get up and turn on the light. The room was lit up. He put a bowl of rice on the bar and kept talking.<\/p>\n
\u201cGrace, do you know I can cook? I learned how to cook from TV.\u201d<\/p>\n
She noticed that the rice was still steaming.<\/p>\n
\u201cVivian said you love eating. Did she lie to me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou had dinner late at night?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI had dinner before dark.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before dark?<\/p>\n
\u201cLiar. The food is still hot. It can\u2019t be hot after such a long time,\u201d She said with a grim expression.<\/p>\n
She sounded a bit serious.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t lie,\u201d He said with a wronged expression.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had dinner before dark.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think the plates can preserve heat,\u201d She said sarcastically.<\/p>\n
He insisted, \u201cI didn\u2019t lie. I will never lie to you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen tell me why!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI heated it …\u201d<\/p>\n
He failed to put it clearly. But she got it.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou heated the food when it got cold? Why?\u201d she looked at him and asked in surprise, her heart beating faster.<\/p>\n
Actually, she knew the answer.<\/p>\n
And she got sweaty palms.<\/p>\n
Was she sweating nervously?<\/p>\n
Grace was dumfounded. She didn\u2019t how to answer his question.<\/p>\n
\u201cBe quiet,\u201d she said coldly, \u201cIf you dare to keep talking, I\u2019ll throw you out.\u201d<\/p>\n
As expected, he stopped talking.<\/p>\n
Soon she heard his quiet breathing. Then she turned around and stared at him with a mixed feeling.<\/p>\n
She checked the time and calculated what time it was in Italy. Then she got up and walked out of the bedroom.<\/p>\n
\u201cHumbert, is everything going well over there?\u201d she asked on the phone.<\/p>\n
Humbert did not expect her to call him. He sounded surprised.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re going to take out their trump card soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI must tell you that I met Master Shaw a few days ago. He fished for information. I think he is suspecting me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCaden has lost his memories. If he didn\u2019t recover from the amnesia, Master Shaw might make a move.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBesides, you must watch out for Kern and Franklin. Everyone knows they hated each other. But now they seem like close friends. You know, Kern isn\u2019t an ordinary person.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI got it. I will tell Ingemar. Once the matter is settled, Ladd and I will return home as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGood. Caden has stayed with me for too long.\u201d Grace decided to send him away.<\/p>\n
Humbert raised his eyebrows and said, \u201cI got it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI heard that the James Group and the Domen Group made a deal and Miffel personally signed the contract,\u201d added he.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou spied on me?\u201d asked Grace. The deal was made during the day and the news was still not released. How could Humbert know? He was in Italy!<\/p>\n
Impossible!<\/p>\n
\u201cSpied on you?<\/p>\n
I\u2019m in Italy. How could I do that?<\/p>\n
You\u2019re over-thinking.<\/p>\n
Relax. I just want to warn you that Miffel is shrewd and never stand to lose.<\/p>\n
You must be mentally prepared when you cooperate with him. Everything must be perfect and no flaws can be found. Otherwise, Miffel will break his promise.<\/p>\n
He doesn\u2019t care about money.<\/p>\n
The Domen Group enjoys high reputation. If they broke the contract, the James Group would be in a dilemma where no companies would cooperate with the James Group. And only the James Group would be questioned.\u201d<\/p>\n
Grace agreed. Although Humbert was a doctor, he knew a lot about business due to his family background. He was as outstanding as Caden.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you Miffel\u2019s friend?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWell. I do know him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright, I need to work now. Bye,\u201d Humbert said and hung up.<\/p>\n
Grace yawned and felt sleepy. She turned around and entered the bedroom.<\/p>\n
She went to bed. It was early winter and it was very cold.<\/p>\n
The quilt made her feel warm.<\/p>\n
Although Caden and she lay on the same bed, they kept distance with each other. She believed they would go their separate ways. Long after that she realized she was wrong. But at that moment, she believed so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1512","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/1512","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=1512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}