Chapter 313
\nI’ve Been There Before (Grace and Caden) novel Chapter 313<\/p>\n
No one had expected that Grace would be so calm.<\/p>\n
Ingemar breathed a sigh of relief. Kern stared at Grace and Caden with sharp eyes, pursing his lips.<\/p>\n
That man in the crowd also stared at them. His Adam\u2019s apple moved quickly, which meant he also cared about their reaction.<\/p>\n
Caden looked at her nervously.<\/p>\n
\u201cGrace.\u201d He did not realize that he was really nervous. \u201cI didn\u2019t mean to deceive you. I just wanted you to stay with me. But at that time, you were too wary of me. You were even wary of my words.<\/p>\n
Grace, I just wanted you to stay with me. That\u2019s why I deceived you. I \u2026 had no choice.\u201d<\/p>\n
She listened quietly. But the more he said, the more desperate she was.<\/p>\n
How dare him!<\/p>\n
She put her hands into her jacket pocket and clenched her fists.<\/p>\n
She wanted to clench her dignity and expectation.<\/p>\n
She was wrong.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, this is your plan, right?\u201d She calmly raised her head and asked, \u201cEverything was part of your plan. The so-called injuries in Italy … the lost memories … the declining intelligence … You asked the doctor to lie to me, right?<\/p>\n
You\u2019re all actors, and I\u2019m the only audience, right? \u201c<\/p>\n
From the beginning to the end, she was calm, as if she wasn\u2019t angry at all. However, her questions revealed her emotional fluctuations.<\/p>\n
In fact, she was just not good at expressing her feelings. She was no longer as arrogant and unyielding as she was when she was a teenager. At that time, she wanted to reveal her thoughts, opinions, and feelings to everyone in the world.<\/p>\n
But she was no longer a teenager.<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t get emotional easily as before.<\/p>\n
\u201cGrace, I just wanted you to stay with me like before.\u201d Caden looked nervously at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t mean to lie to you. Can you forgive me?\u201d<\/p>\n
She smiled, \u201cI\u2019m a bit overwhelmed. Can I answer this question after I think about it quietly?\u201d<\/p>\n
She was so calm.<\/p>\n
Caden looked at her nervously. Finally, he decided to compromise, \u201cSure.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGreat.\u201d She raised her head and smiled at Caden.<\/p>\n
She turned around and left.<\/p>\n
All the insiders expected a conflict.<\/p>\n
However, there was no conflict.<\/p>\n
Kern was unsatisfied. He said angrily, \u201cGrace, how could you leave now?\u201d<\/p>\n
Grace said, \u201cThank you for taking me here. But you took me here just because you wanted to laugh at me, right?\u201d<\/p>\n
Kern was dumfounded. She was right. He wanted to know if she would still be deeply attached to Caden when she knew the truth. He wanted to know if she would regret the decision to reject him!<\/p>\n
There was an ugly look on his face.<\/p>\n
He looked at her back. To make her regretful, he did everything. He even joined hands with Franklin in order to forced Caden to stop playing the fool. However, she was so calm.<\/p>\n
She was not upset or angry after she found she had been deceived. She was so calm!<\/p>\n
She was like a flat lake without a single ripple \u2026 Was that all?<\/p>\n
That was not what he wanted!<\/p>\n
That man stood up and shouted, \u201cGrace! He lied to you! He had never told you the truth! How could you forgive him so easily?\u201d<\/p>\n
Grace stopped. It was a familiar voice. In the past, that voice had once been the only light in her dark life. She thought the voice came from an angel.<\/p>\n
She slowly turned around to look at him. He finally talked to her. She thought he would never say anything to her.<\/p>\n
If that was the case, she would deny her speculation.<\/p>\n
However, things went athwart.<\/p>\n
\u201cEarly in the morning, when I went to work, I didn\u2019t expect to see Caden here.\u201d She looked at that man coldly.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you …\u201d He was surprised.<\/p>\n
Grace smiled calmly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t expect that I would see you here too, Mr. Franklin.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then she left.<\/p>\n
Franklin stared her back in a daze.<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t directly accuse him, but she hit the nail on the head. Why was he here?<\/p>\n
It was Kern\u2019s plan. But Franklin joined him, didn\u2019t he?<\/p>\n
Franklin smiled bitterly \u2026 She was very smart.<\/p>\n
Even they were against each other, he admitted that she had managed a good counterattack. She revealed his ugly side in his nature just with few words.<\/p>\n
The elevator door opened. They watched Grace walk into the elevator. Then the door closed.<\/p>\n
The atmosphere in the meeting room was very depressing.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you satisfied?\u201d Caden looked at Master Shaw coldly. \u201cGrandfather, are you satisfied?\u201d<\/p>\n
He planned this. And he reached his goal. Was he happy about it?<\/p>\n
Ingemar stood behind Caden. He took his side.<\/p>\n
Kern got really jealous. He said, \u201cNo one asked you to do so. No one forced you to cheat her. You deserve this. You should take the consequences.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not grandfather\u2019s fault. It\u2019s your fault! Caden.<\/p>\n
Kern\u2019s index finger gently stroked the corners of his injured lips. Suddenly, he sneered and looked at Master Shaw.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou use the Shaw Group as bait?\u201d<\/p>\n
Kern said mockingly, \u201cIf you hang a carrot in front of a donkey, it will move forward obediently.<\/p>\n
But I\u2019m not that donkey. You\u2019re not going to manipulate me with the bait.\u201d<\/p>\n
He turned around and stood in front of Master Shaw. Master Shaw was old, so he was humpbacked. He had to raise his head to look at Kern.<\/p>\n
Kern staring at him and said sarcastically, \u201cNo wonder Caden said you are old.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow dare you!\u201d When he was young, he was a dark horse in the business world. He had never been forced to accept the fact that he was getting old.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnyway, if you want to take over the Shaw Group, you have to listen to me! I\u2019m getting old, but I still got this!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I want to take over the Shaw group.\u201d Suddenly, Kern\u2019s smile faded.<\/p>\n
He said seriously, \u201cI can wait and improve my plan step by step. I\u2019m only in my thirties. I\u2019m still young, and I have plenty of time to deal with Caden. But I must get her!\u201d<\/p>\n
He wanted Grace more than the Shaw Group.<\/p>\n
Master Shaw knew what he meant.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou! You! You!\u201d He trembled with anger. Kern tried to please him the day before. But things changed that day. He saw Kern leave without hesitation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with you?\u201d<\/p>\n
Was she that good?<\/p>\n
Why did his two grandsons fall for her?<\/p>\n
She was a Helen of Troy!<\/p>\n
He should have cut the weeds and dug up the roots. If it weren\u2019t for her, his grandsons would not have turned against him!<\/p>\n
\u201cClark, you bastard! Is this your trump card? You were a good schemer!\u201d Master Shaw swore. He believed he wouldn\u2019t be beaten by a dead man.<\/p>\n
\u2026<\/p>\n
After walking out of the Building of the Shaw Group, Grace did not go to the company.<\/p>\n
She returned home.<\/p>\n
She quickly fell asleep on the sofa, perhaps because she got really tired after working really hard or because of the \u201csurprise\u201d during the day.<\/p>\n
She had a long dream.<\/p>\n
Everything in the dream was so real but absurd.<\/p>\n
In her dream, she saw her late grandfather who touched her head and said she was smart. Her grandpa was playing tai chi under the trees. She was reading grandpa\u2019s business notes. She also dreamed about her brother. Her brother was chasing after Coco. At that time, they were still young and Coco was still alive.<\/p>\n
She felt like that she had returned to the old days. Everything in her dream seemed real.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1518","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/1518","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=1518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}