It was very quiet. They sat on the sofa still. Grace asked a housekeeper to come.
They didn’t talk. He just kept staring at her… for more than half an hour.
No.
She couldn’t.
She couldn’t be soft-hearted.
She must ignore his pleading gaze. Caden was always a wolf. His nature wouldn’t change.
No matter how pure and poor he was now, his coldness and cruelty for decades had long been engraved in her mind.
She could never forget it.
She made up her mind to send him away. All she needed to do was waiting Humbert to take him away, and then she wouldn’t be so upset.
Then the indescribable feeling would go away.
Time passed too slowly. It was already the third time she checked the watch. The hot gaze beside her almost burned her.
She turned her head around and left the gaze behind.
Humbert hadn’t come yet. A burst of phone ring break the strange atmosphere.
She quickly answered the call.
“Are you coming?”
There were hurried footsteps on that side, and she heard the sound of the airport broadcast as well. What was wrong?
Humbert’s clean voice came.
“I’m not able to get there now.”
Her expression changed immediately, “What do you mean?”
“I’ll leave Caden to you. Take care of him.”
“Wait!” He was about to hang up the phone. “Why me? You have Ladd as well!”
“Ladd is busy.”
“What about Saul?”
“Not free either.”
“Then Deacon…”
“No matter who, they are not free.”
She was speechless, “Nobody is free?!”
So he was already going to leave this person to her?
Humbert stopped for a while, then he sneered.
“You don’t think it was a coincidence that Caden was shot in Italy, do you?”
“What… do you mean?”
“Ladd is with the others. Ingemar will stay in the Shaw Group. Ladd and I are heading to Rome.
Think about it. There were always protectors around Caden. Why was he shot?
You have been growing up with him. Have you ever seen him hurt so badly?”
She was silent. Although she did not want to admit it, she agreed with him. She glanced at the man beside her. His gaze didn’t move a bit. He seemed to say, “I’m not leaving.”
“There are some clues and we have to get there now.
If Caden was conscious, we wouldn’t be so anxious.
His mind stopped in his eight years old. No clues could be missed. We must find out the main culprits. Otherwise, they will always be problems. “
She looked at the man and hesitated for a while. She gritted her teeth.
“When will you come back?”
“It depends. We also hope that we can find out them and resolve the troubles as soon as possible. His current situation is impossible to be concealed forever.
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The readers' comments on the novel: I've Been There Before (Grace and Caden)
How can a woman suffer so much? How can a man be too cruel initially robbing her of dignity and all, then deceiving her after he knows he loves her? How can they not remarry, making their offspring illegitimate? The line between love and hatred is truly fine indeed! Thank you for this story....