Was it enough?
Gloria opened her mouth but couldn’t say anything.
Grace still felt painful. Others said that it was over. It was all over. Why she you still hold a grudge?
Just like those families hiding under the neon light, there were many stories of many families under the thousands of lights.
Usually, the one who was betrayed and bullied would be forced to forgive the sinner.
“Look, I’ve already apologized. Why do you still hate me? You are vengeful. You are stingy, and you are not generous at all.”
And then the onlookers who thought themselves as righteous would say, “He apologized. What else do you want? Can’t you just be nice?
Only those who had experienced those pains would be able to understand this feeling.
Gloria looked at Grace who was in pain. She wanted the foolish girl in front of her to be happy.
But Grace was not really foolish. She was sober and more determined than anyone else. Otherwise, Gloria could not imagine what would she react after falling from heaven to hell, and being hated by everyone all of a sudden.
After experiencing all those things, how many people could continue living without changing their original minds?
Even Gloria herself ... She picked up the glass of wine and took a deep sip.
She herself changed, too.
Grace picked up her bag. When she left, she took another deep look at Gloria and said, “Gloria, who in this world really knows you?”
The question was confusing.
Gloria was puzzled. “You …”
“In this world, you may not even know yourself.” Gloria looked at the woman standing at the door. Grace told her calmly, “Gloria, your boss thought he understood me.”
Gloria opened her mouth, but didn’t say anything. Why did she feel that the topic was getting more and more confusing? She somehow felt strange and uneasy.
She looked at the door and saw Grace smiling. Grace said, “He was wrong.”
The door opened and closed. In the room, only Gloria was left standing beside the table, her heart beating fast. There was still the fragrance of tea in the air. Apart from that, there seemed to be no trace of Grace’s previous visit.
After Grace left, Gloria still obsessed with what Grace had said for a long time. She stood quietly, pondering over every word that Grace said when she left.
She felt that that foolish girl had decided something a long time ago.
Grace walked out of the club and the night wind blew on her body. She tightened her coat and shook a little bit. She looked up at the sky and said softly, “It’s really cold.”
The doorman got her the car.
“Leave it there.”
“Alright, Miss James.”
She stopped the doorman who was about to leave, and said, “Wait a minute, drive the car to the parking lot.”
“Then how do you get home?”
“I don’t want to drive tonight. I’ll pick it up tomorrow.”
“Alright, just a moment.”
The doorman parked the car and returned the car key to Grace.
It had been a long time since she took the subway or the bus.
Tonight, she really wanted to take the subway or the bus.
The watch showed that it was half past eight. The night was approaching but it was still crowded on the street.
Crowds of people came and went, and she could hear the sound of footsteps and conversations.
Her eyes were filled with envy.
The subway and the bus did not drive away the loneliness in her heart, and she was still alone.
Still, her heart was fraught with worries.
Still, she couldn’t escape from this damn cage in her heart.
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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....