I've Been There Before (Grace and Caden) novel Chapter 122

“So this is her true colors. That’s why Mr. Shaw kept ignoring her in the past. Because Mr. Shaw had seen her as who she was a long time ago.”

“Fortunately, Mr. Shaw wasn’t cheated by this menial slut before. Or he would have suffered greatly.”

While rubbing the middle-aged man’s feet, Grace suddenly shivered. A tinge of pain appeared in her heart. She raised her lips in resignation...So, so.

It was because she was born menial that he refused her in the past? So he saw through her a long time ago?

So...so!

She wanted to laugh but failed to do so.

...

Franklin received a strange message which made his face darken. Without further thinking, he drove to the club at a fast speed.

The party was going on well. Franklin put down his work and rushed here from the company, so he didn’t even have time to change clothes.

After a day of work as well as overtime, now the slender Franklin looked kind of in a mess. If it was in other places, he looked just fine. But today in this extravagant party where everyone was well dressed up, he kind of ...stood out.

Due to the haste, he didn’t even sort out his tie, which just hung on his neck casually. Someone saw him and came to say hello, “Mr. Cordon, how do we have the honor of seeing you here?”

But Franklin kept looking for the figure of that woman among people.

“Are you looking for someone. Mr. Cordon?” A man asked him.

Franklin froze and grabbed the man’s arm, “Yes. Did you see Miss Jam…?” Then it occurred to him that no one here would know who Grace was. So he stopped.

“Jam? ...who?”

“Nothing.”

Franklin walked away.

Then he was grabbed by the man behind, “Mr. Cordon, wait a minute. If you are looking for someone and can’t find her here in the hall, you can go to another place.”

“Where?”

“At the end of the corridor on the second floor.” The man said, “Let me show you.”

Franklin thanked him, “Then please, Mr. James.”

While Payne led Franklin to the second floor, he was a bit confused on the way...Did he hear wrong? Maybe...maybe Franklin didn’t say “James” at all.

Maybe he was just too sensitive to his surname.

But Franklin was a rising star in business community. He should give him a hand and helped him look for that person. It wouldn’t be so hard. Maybe he could even build up some connections with Franklin which may facilitate his business in the future.

“See, I told you. If you can’t find him downstairs, you will find him here...See, Mr. Cordon. The door is still open.”

Franklin didn’t have time to respond and rushed to the end of the corridor. There were two knobs on the door and the door was ajar. There was a crack. When he was about to open the door, suddenly, his eyes opened wide.

He...found Grace!

But!

What did he see through the crack?

Payne walked to him, “Mr. Cordon, why are you still standing...” outside.

All of a sudden!

Before he could finish, a hand covered his mouth with great strength. Payne looked up and saw Franklin’s eyes which were full of anger. Franklin looked like he was about to kill someone.

At the next second, he looked through the crack too.

Suddenly, Payne opened his eyes wide and froze!

Grace...

Why?

What was she...doing!

Disgrace and anger overwhelmed him and couldn’t be held down.