I've Been There Before (Grace and Caden) novel Chapter 142

“Patrick He, any comments?” The man’s dark eyes turned to Master He who was at the side. The later was obviously outraged due to embarrassment yet he could only choose to suppress his anger.

Anyone who was not blind could tell it was a mercy that Master He was not struck by a stroke when Caden was so good at irritating people. The walking stick that he grasped in his hand to support him was quivering yet he still did not utter a word in the end.

An astonished look flashed across Grace’s face and she looked up at the man beside her. This guy, what was he trying to do?

Caden lowered his eyes. His eyes swept past Grace’s face and his thin lips gave a sudden curve. “Grace James, what should you do?”

What should she do?

Grace knew Caden too well that he would not show his kindness out of the blue. Although the people around her was taken aback by his question and began chitchatting whether he wanted to back her up, she knew the man standing beside her too well deep down. If he was indeed kind, how would she get into such a plight?

Grace shut her eyes up. There were currently two forces dragging her from opposite ends and she had to make a decision. She knew she had to, and that man was forcing her to do so!

What should she do?

Although grandpa’s love towards her was not pure, she still appreciated him as without him, she would have the same fate as those mistresses who relied on their parents and were made tools for arranged marriage in the end. Without him, she would not be able to discover such a huge world without boundaries and would not have experienced such a tough but wonderful life before she went into jail. Being born in a wealthy family and receiving a life deemed lavish by people would also mean losing some other things, especially for a mistress, and grandpa had provided her an opportunity to choose. Barring his considerations for the James family, she remembered and was grateful for all the kindness he had shown her.

Her eyes flashed open with determination. “President Shaw, please lend me 400 million.”

The man who was putting his arm around her shoulder curved his lips and his face lit up with admiration. If she thought he would be so generous to support her and help her seize Wei’ai back like any other people, she would no longer be the ‘Grace James’ he knew! A voice pierced through his mind. As expected, no matter how this woman changed, her core was still the same. If she had pleaded him directly to help her take Wei’ai back, it would mean she had changed. Yet…