Chapter 323
\nI’ve Been There Before (Grace and Caden) novel Chapter 323<\/p>\n
Grace slowly woke up and found the room was dark. She got up from bed and walked to the living room. She was not surprised when she saw Caden sitting on the sofa. He was watching TV under the warm light.<\/p>\n
In the living room, the TV sound was very low, as if he was afraid that the loud noise would wake her up.<\/p>\n
The sound of footsteps came from the corridor, and he turned around to have a look.<\/p>\n
Then their eyes met.<\/p>\n
Neither of them seemed to have any mood swings, as if they were already an old couple. They also seemed to have a common understanding, for they did not mention yesterday\u2019s incident.<\/p>\n
It was as if nothing had happened to them.<\/p>\n
Caden stood up and walked to the table. He slowly reheated the food and put it back onto the table.<\/p>\n
Grace walked over silently and sat down to eat.<\/p>\n
There seemed to be no love or hatred between them, as if they didn\u2019t have so many painful memories.<\/p>\n
After a meal, the atmosphere was harmonious, and they even had the illusion that everything was going well.<\/p>\n
After finishing eating, she put down her chopsticks.<\/p>\n
When the chopsticks hit the table, they made a slight sound.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me go,\u201d<\/p>\n
Grace said in a hoarse voice.<\/p>\n
Caden was washing the dishes, and when hearing this, he suddenly stopped his movements. \u201cYou\u2019re tired. Humbert said that you are not in good health. You must go to sleep now. Tomorrow morning, I\u2019ll go to the supermarket to buy a chicken and make you some soup.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me go,\u201d she repeated in a low voice, not responding to his words.<\/p>\n
\u201cBe a good girl.\u201d He put the dishes and chopsticks into the sink. After washing and drying his hands, he walked towards her. Then he wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and said, \u201cGo to sleep. Everything will be fine after you wake up.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me go,\u201d she just said with a calm look.<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t try to break free from his embrace. Although he was so close to her, she couldn\u2019t feel any warmth.<\/p>\n
Her eyes were like dry lakes devoid of any water vapor.<\/p>\n
Caden continued, \u201cGrace, please go to sleep. I will pretend that I haven\u2019t heard your words. In the future, don\u2019t say such stupid things again.\u201d<\/p>\n
His voice was as gentle as before, but she could tell there was a hint of warning in his words.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to leave this place\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Before she could finish her words, he was already angered.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you want to leave this place or do you want to leave me?\u201d<\/p>\n
He tightened his grip on her, and his temples pulsed. It was evident that he had flown into a rage. Suppressing his anger, he said in a low voice,<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t say anything stupid, and don\u2019t let me hear the word \u2018leave\u2019 again.\u201d He gritted his teeth. Only he himself knew how painful he was.<\/p>\n
\u201cGrace, you have been so smart since childhood. You must know how to make the right choice in your own interests.\u201d<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t understand that the negotiation skills in business were useless when it came to love.<\/p>\n
The reason why he could show a tough attitude in business was that he owned capital assets. However, he couldn\u2019t use the same attitude to treat his beloved woman.<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t understand this. He just wanted to keep her by his side.<\/p>\n
Even his two good friends had kindly reminded him that he should let her go.<\/p>\n
However, every time he thought that Grace would leave him and have nothing to do with him in the future, he would hardly control his emotions.<\/p>\n
He would be so flustered that he didn\u2019t know what to do.<\/p>\n
She was the only antidote to his sickness.<\/p>\n
Grace just looked down and wore an ironic smile \u2026 He had always been like this!<\/p>\n
He had never changed!<\/p>\n
Mr. Venus\u2019 words flashed through her mind. He told her about the conflicts between the two families and the beginning of her relationship with Caden. It turned out that everything was just a mistake.<\/p>\n
When Grace woke up again, everything had changed.<\/p>\n
Overnight, all the windows in the house were equipped with aluminum alloy fences.<\/p>\n
The sunlight flooded into the room, and she opened her eyes. After turning to the window, she could no longer look away, for she saw the burglar-proof window that prevented her from running away.<\/p>\n
She stared at the security window for a long time, and then she suddenly smiled with tears welling up in her eyes \u2026 He built another prison for her.<\/p>\n
She propped herself up and walked barefoot to the window. Then she grabbed the burglar-proof window tightly \u2026 This was another prison built for her. She smiled bitterly, with tears falling down her cheeks.<\/p>\n
She recalled the painful days she had spent in prison for three years. During that period, she also held the fence on the window tightly, because that was the only place where sunlight could pass through.<\/p>\n
The sound of someone turning the key came from outside the door. She changed her clothes in a hurry, wiped away her tears, and turned around to walk out of the bedroom.<\/p>\n
With a plastic bag in his hand, Caden walked to the table.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe chicken I bought today is especially good. I caught it myself. I also brought you some breakfast. Grace, wash up and sit down.\u201d<\/p>\n
As he spoke, he placed the plastic bag by the sink. There were plenty of vegetables and meat products in it. Standing in front of the sink, he rolled up his sleeves and began to wash the vegetables.<\/p>\n
She placed her hands behind her back. Her fists were clenched, with nails digging deep into her palms. Looking up, she found that the balcony had also been equipped with burglar-proof windows. It was impossible for her to escape from this house.<\/p>\n
A gust of wind blew, but she felt it was suffocating.<\/p>\n
It suddenly occurred to her that Caden wanted her to wash up and then have breakfast.<\/p>\n
In great despair, she decided to follow his instructions.<\/p>\n
After washing herself, she sat down quietly to eat the breakfast he had brought back.<\/p>\n
In the open-plan kitchen, he was washing vegetables and cooking the soup, while she was quietly eating the hot breakfast at the table.<\/p>\n
The atmosphere was warm and pleasant.<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t even ask when the security windows were installed.<\/p>\n
Everything seemed to be fine, but every time she glanced at the security windows, a glint of disgust and fear would appear on her face.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1528","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/1528","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=1528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}