Chapter 319
\nI’ve Been There Before (Grace and Caden) novel Chapter 319<\/p>\n
Her eyes watered as he got on top of her. She said hoarsely, \u201cI hate \u2026 you.\u201d<\/p>\n
He stifled her unfinished sentence with a fierce kiss.<\/p>\n
She suddenly felt a sharp pang of pain. He got into her without any notice.<\/p>\n
She was unable to utter anything but to look at him in hatred and fear.<\/p>\n
When the man met her eyes, his heart sank. He covered those eyes with his hand. He didn\u2019t want her to look at him like that!<\/p>\n
Anguish filled the man\u2019s eyes. Now he could stop suppressing his feelings. Anyway…, her eyes were covered, and she couldn\u2019t see him.<\/p>\n
She was his!<\/p>\n
He was the one hurting her, and he was also the one feeling hurt\u2026. So much had happened that he wondered if they had a future.<\/p>\n
Grace, you were so cruel!<\/p>\n
The room smelled of sex, yet the two in bed were despaired.<\/p>\n
This was what he wanted the most in the last three years, but he felt heartbroken and suffocated.<\/p>\n
He felt good physically, but he was tortured inside.<\/p>\n
He listened carefully to her groans as she endured his intrusion. He paid attention to every sound she made. Every time she moaned, his pain grew.<\/p>\n
I was sorry, Grace. I didn\u2019t mean to hurt you. Don\u2019t run away from me. Don\u2019t. Stay with me. I would be nice to you. I would give you everything. Don\u2019t\u2026 run away anymore.<\/p>\n
He knew that he was shameless. He knew he had shown her the worst of him.<\/p>\n
He was happy physically, but miserable mentally.<\/p>\n
He felt like he was between heaven and hell and finally went crazy.<\/p>\n
When it was over, the man got up and the woman on the bed was numb. She stared blankly at the man\u2019s muscular chest and watched him get dressed elegantly. He acted like as if \u2026 as if what had happened was just some absurd, boring drama.<\/p>\n
He acted like he was a whoremaster who had just got laid.<\/p>\n
She raised her finger and found that she was weak.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re really a jerk.\u201d She moved her eyes mechanically and stared at the man beside the bed blankly.<\/p>\n
The man buttoned the collar with his slim fingers. He paused for a moment and turned around slowly. He lowered his head and looked down at the woman on the bed.<\/p>\n
\u201cDidn\u2019t you know I was a jerk a long time ago?\u201d<\/p>\n
He buttoned the last button slowly. He bent down and placed his palm on the bed beside her face. His handsome face was close to hers. He curled up his thin lips and said in a hoarse, magnetic voice,<\/p>\n
\u201cSo don\u2019t run away. Don\u2019t try to resist.<\/p>\n
I was a jerk. Don\u2019t try to provoke a jerk. \u201c<\/p>\n
Now he was like Satan from hell. He was dangerous and cold. But he was almost suffocating in torment.<\/p>\n
Keep her\u2026. He couldn\u2019t think of any other way. He was willing to be the man she hated if he could keep her. He was willing to live in hell if he could keep her.<\/p>\n
But allowing her to donate bone marrow at the risk of her own life? Allowing her to take the immeasurable risk that could result in her death?<\/p>\n
He suddenly stood up and straightened his back. His large hands resting by his legs clenched into tight fists\u2026. HE COULDN\u2019T DO THAT!<\/p>\n
The woman on the bed was silent. Suddenly, she curled up her lips into an odd smile. The man\u2019s heart skipped a beat.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m nothing but a toy, right?\u201d She muttered hoarsely. She seemed to be asking him, but she was more like talking to herself.<\/p>\n
Suddenly!<\/p>\n
The man\u2019s face turned pale as he said coldly, \u201cYes, toy,\u201d he sneered, \u201cSo be good, understand?\u201d<\/p>\n
With such arrogant words, the man turned away eagerly, as if he couldn\u2019t wait to flee from the room.<\/p>\n
The door was shut with a loud sound. The bedroom returned to the depressing silence.<\/p>\n
The man strode out, followed by Ladd.<\/p>\n
The more he thought about it, the sadder he became.<\/p>\n
Toy?<\/p>\n
If she was a toy, then he must be crazy. All he ever wanted was only this one.<\/p>\n
Caden had never cared about his toys since he was a kid. If they broke, he would throw them away. If he was tired of them, he would put them aside. She was his toy?<\/p>\n
If she was a toy, why couldn\u2019t he let go of her?<\/p>\n
If their relationship must be like that of a toy and its owner\u2026.<\/p>\n
Grace, if you like, I could be your toy as long as you didn\u2019t leave me again\u2026, okay?<\/p>\n
Ladd opened the car door and the man got into the car. He was no longer daunting. He reached out and rubbed the space between his eyebrows. There was only bitterness and exhaustion on his handsome face.<\/p>\n
\u201cShould we go back to the company, Boss?\u201d Ladd asked.<\/p>\n
The man seemed to have thought of something, \u201cIs anyone looking after her?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry. Saul was already in place. With Saul standing guard outside her door, Mrs. James should be fine,\u201d Ladd reported briefly. He knew what his boss meant.<\/p>\n
\u201cWatch her,\u201d the man said evenly, \u201cDon\u2019t let her go to the hospital.\u201d How could she take such a risk to get away from him!<\/p>\n
He gritted his teeth again.<\/p>\n
\u201cTell Saul to follow her if she wants to go shopping or work. She could go anywhere she wants but the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, Boss.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow\u2019s the thing I asked you to do?\u201d<\/p>\n
Ladd knew what he was referring to. \u201cDeacon has already contacted them.\u201d He fell silent after that.<\/p>\n
He had made it clear \u2014 the other party was stalling and refusing them.<\/p>\n
\u201cAsk Deacon to \u2018invite\u2019 them over to the manor now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ladd was surprised, \u201cBoss, do you want to meet them personally?\u201d<\/p>\n
The man in the back seat waved his hand tiredly. \u201cDo it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Without further questions, Ladd put on his blue-tooth headphones. He called Deacon and transferred the man\u2019s order.<\/p>\n
After finishing the call, he drove straight to the Shaw Manor.<\/p>\n
Caden had moved to the large manor after he grew up.<\/p>\n
The iron gate opened automatically, and the car passed through the gatekeeper smoothly. After driving for a while, it stopped in front of the main building of the manor.<\/p>\n
\u201cWelcome home, sir,\u201d the butler said respectfully.<\/p>\n
He handed over a wet, warm, clean towel with the scent of lemonade.<\/p>\n
The man wiped his hands. The warm, lemonade-scented towel smoothed his exhaustion.<\/p>\n
Not long after…<\/p>\n
A black commercial vehicle parked in front of the manor.<\/p>\n
The car door opened, a pair of young mother and son was \u201cinvited\u201d off. They looked aggrieved.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not going. I want to go back. You don\u2019t have the right to do this!\u201d The young woman was anxious.<\/p>\n
The mother wasn\u2019t stupid. This was not an invitation. They were forced to come here.<\/p>\n
What kind of \u201cinvitation\u201d was this?<\/p>\n
\u201cOur Boss is waiting for you. Please come with me. He will be unhappy if you keep him waiting for too long. And none of us can bear the consequences.\u201d Deacon learned that from Ladd.<\/p>\n
Unblinking and expressionless, he forced them to the manor.<\/p>\n
At the entrance of the reception hall….<\/p>\n
The key point was that the advertising agency was not some unknown one. It was quite famous in the city.<\/p>\n
The old man, Jafar, was becoming like a pervert and was stingy to her.<\/p>\n
Jafar no longer had the James Group. Even if she tried all she could, she couldn\u2019t let Ollie inherit the group.<\/p>\n
Moreover, the tough man in front of him had already made it clear that he wanted to get into this\u2026. \u201cIs it for her?\u201d<\/p>\n
For some reason, Nora blurted out in jealousy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not what you should care about. Your job is to decide whether to sign or not.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nora looked at the handsome, outstanding man in front of her\u2026. Why didn\u2019t she meet such a man? Thinking of the old pervert at home, Nora was even more envious.<\/p>\n
But at least she knew what was best for her. She knew clearly what she was doing and what was important.<\/p>\n
She took a look at the contract in her hands and turned around to the boy. \u201cOllie, with these, you won\u2019t be ordinary. These are enough to give you a better life.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said, \u201cIt\u2019s for your own good.\u201d<\/p>\n
With that, she gritted her teeth and signed the contract.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Shaw, you have to keep your word.\u201d<\/p>\n
Caden curled up his lips into a smile. \u201cI\u2019ll have someone transfer 50 million to your account right now. I\u2019ll give the rest to you when the bone marrow transplant operation is done.\u201d<\/p>\n
His smile was even more bewitching. Nora\u2019s heart skipped a beat. She looked at the contract in her hand, then at the remarkable man in front of her before she left the hall reluctantly.<\/p>\n
His phone rang suddenly. Caden stopped rubbing his fingers between his eyebrows and picked up his phone on the table. \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
There was an imperceptible weariness in his low voice. But he still sounded calm and magnetic.<\/p>\n
The man on the other end of the phone reported, \u201cBoss, I\u2019m sorry. I was tricked by Miss Grace and let her run away.\u201d<\/p>\n
Caden was suddenly taut. His relaxed body tensed up again. His eyes were burning with rage, \u201cI\u2019ll go find her! I\u2019ll deal with you after I find her!\u201d<\/p>\n
He stood up and turned on the phone\u2019s location function.<\/p>\n
There was a bright, moving spot on the screen. The man\u2019s thin lips twisted into a cold smile \u2026 Sure enough, she was still trying to escape!<\/p>\n
He had installed a locator device on her phone.<\/p>\n
\u201cFollow me! Find her!\u201d<\/p>\n
He said, gritting his teeth as he hurried down the stairs and past Ladd.<\/p>\n
Ladd was shocked. Before he could ask more, he chased after his boss automatically.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m driving!\u201d The man pulled Ladd away and said, \u201cSit over there.\u201d He pointed to the passenger seat.<\/p>\n
The bright spot on the screen was still moving.<\/p>\n
The car sped out and the engine roared angrily.<\/p>\n
He was seething with anger.<\/p>\n
The air in the car was depressing. Ladd asked despite of himself, \u201cSaul slacked off and Miss Grace ran away?\u201d This was all he could think of.<\/p>\n
The man nodded calmly without loosening the accelerator.<\/p>\n
They followed the navigation and headed to the hospital.<\/p>\n
The closer he got to the hospital, the angrier he looked\u2026. Sure enough, she ran to the hospital!<\/p>\n
He chased after her. Just as he was about to catch up, he found that the pin spot stopped moving.<\/p>\n
There was a trace of confusion in his eyes.<\/p>\n
\u2026<\/p>\n
On the other way…<\/p>\n
With a loud bang, a small car was hit by an SUV into the green belt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1524","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/1524","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=1524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}