I've Been There Before (Grace and Caden) novel Chapter 207

It was clearly words trying to annoy Caden. Caden stood on the stairs, his black eyes landed upon the man who was mocking, yet, he said nothing.

The atmosphere was strangely silent, as though there was a storm incoming.

The butler had the urge to run away, but his feet were heavy, as if a nail on his feet, making him unable to lift them up.

He blamed Franklin’s rudeness as a guest in his heart. At a sensitive time like this, he had never seen someone pick the time specially to provoke.

“Where is the joke? The Shaw family is still here, the S City trembled when the Shaw family stomped.”

Franklin ridiculed even more: “You are right. As long the Shaw family is not fallen, you guys are still the leader in the city. Not to mention stomping, even a sneeze can shake the entire S city.” He bent his lips provocatively, “But you, Caden Shaw, can’t even keep your wife with you! Hahaha, allow me to laugh for a while. The resolute and cold Master Shaw can’t even keep his wife, who’s not seeing you as a joke in the entire S City?”

The butler almost stepped forth and covered Franklin’s provoking mouth.

The atmosphere was even more silent, one could even hear the sound of needle dropping to the ground!

Franklin’s smile was unspeakably annoying. Even the butler, who wasn’t the one to be mocked, had the impulse to punch this guy in the face. The butler peeked at the man on the stairs carefully, saying in his heart: It wasn’t good.

While the atmosphere was tense, a light laughter surprised everyone in the house. Franklin looked toward the source of the laughter, surprise was unfolded between his brows… Was he still in his dream or were his eyes blurred? Caden could still laugh at a time like this?

Shouldn’t this guy punch him in rage?

Shouldn’t they pick a fight without hesitation?

But… a laugh?

Was Caden so mad that he already lost his sanity?

“Indeed, you should see my embarrassment. You’re right, I can’t keep the person that I like.”

“…” Did he really lose his mind?! … After hearing Caden’s sudden words, Franklin was completely shocked to unconscious… He was here to see Caden’s embarrassment, but not a Caden like this!

“The entire S City is waiting for me to be embarrassed, isn’t it? They should! The person I like have been alongside with me for a long long time, but I destroyed the future she was supposed to have with my own hands.

“In this world, the saddest thing is not ‘never own it’, but ‘should have owned it’… Who is more stupid than me in this world?”

The man on the stairs mocked himself. His sadness was so depressed that it became suffocating.

Franklin went silent, all his mocking and self-content disappeared to nowhere, “It’s not only you.”

Only three simple words, but immense regrets also hidden within.

“You’re not the only one who is stupid.” He was also one!

Franklin turned around, and looked at the butler: “Sorry to bother you, could you help me fetch the thing at the back of the car?” With that, the car key was thrown to the butler’s palms.

After a while, the butler came back with a rectangular wooden box: “Mr. Cordon, is that it?”

“Just give it to me.”

Franklin took over the wooden box, opened it adeptly, holding up the bottle from the wooden box: “Hey, Caden Shaw. Have a drink?” He laughed bitterly as he said: “I wasn’t here to laugh at you.” Laughed at Caden? What position did he hold? Wasn’t he another joke?