I've Been There Before

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Leon turned around and Grace was pushed into a room. She opened her eyes and got stunned, “Mr. Lo, why did you bring me here?”

This was a similar private room with the one before.

Who is she? She is just a prisoner and she could never afford to get into another trouble.

Graces wanted to avoid everything that made her feel unsettled. She has got nothing left to pay off any debts now.

She quickly said, “Mr. Lo, if you don't need anything else, I shall leave now.”

However, her legs didn't allow her to walk fast. Her speed couldn't catch up with her desire to leave the scene and this dangerous person. Therefore, the way she walked looked funny to Leon.

Grace headed towards the exit with a limping leg. Leon's hand was in his pocket. The pair of brown eyes hidden under the golden frame glasses smiled while he watched her walking to the door. He did nothing to stop her as if she was a free man and it didn't matter where she'd go.

Grace reached out her hand when she finally arrived at the door. She breathed a sigh of relief when she held the doorknob, and pulled open the door in the next second. Lights came out from the gap between the door and the frame. The private room was vacant so it was very dark. When lights hit her eyes, she closed her eyes subconsciously... “Ouch!”

The moment she closed her eyes and started to feel dizzy, she felt her wrist got grabbed and someone pulled her. It wasn’t a vigorous pull but she was weak and her leg was limping. So, she fell to the floor.

Grace immediately raised her head. What she saw was a finely-sculptured face. Under the dim lights, the face wasn't as clear.

Suddenly, a hand reached out to her face.

“What...are you doing?”

She dodged.

“Stop moving,” Leon sounded gentle. He gave her a gentle command.

Grace’s face turned pale. Three years in the prison had transformed her from an arrogant lady into a pathetic and sensitive person. Leon's voice was so gentle but she could catch the coldness hidden inside of his tone... And it is very much like how Caden sounded!

Caden...Caden...Caden... They must be the same kind of person! He will hurt me! Grace panicked and tried to run away.

came out from

don't like a

let alone Leon’s face. All she saw was a blurry image of a finely-sculptured face

Who? Who was that?

think and started to have difficulty breathing. All that repeated in her mind was the

must be locked up

That voice appeared again.

Her eyes were wide open, and fears

Don't lock me up! Don't lock

made Grace went crazy. “Please, please, I was wrong. It’s all my fault. Please don't lock me up. I'll never

step back and kept his feet, his gentle face then covered in coldness. He was tall enough to grab Grace's waving

away! I’m

Leon. The switch of the lights was just beside him.

the room

still very triggered. He controlled Grace’s movement with one of his one hand, and

Leon stopped. He gasped the moment he got

crazy look, the empty eyes...

that they have never met each other before, she must have mistaken him for somebody

of Grace’s hands and took a step back to a safer range. You can't expect a man to slap a woman to wake her up from her

best way is to stay away and wait for her to wake

in the private room. It was so quiet in

watched Grace mumbles at aside. Slowly, her mumbles became slower and slower until she became quiet. Leon then walked

reached out his hand to Grace.

“Are you

She...sunk into

today. Sorry

The next second, Grace felt warmth on her forehead. Leon said, “Stop dodging. I wanted to ask you, where did the scar come from?” The reason why he brought her out of the private room was to have a good look at the

What?

was confused. She then answered

“You fell?”

was

fall. What a

down, “Can you let go of me now?” She wasn't used to showing people the scar or letting people touch it. Leon let go of her and looked at Grace who quickly tried to cover up the scar with her

don't you get rid of it through plastic

keeping the conversation going. Leon

what the scar reminds me of and it could never be

Suddenly!

He remained silent for a second before he

her scar too. The reason she

a beat. She understood the pain behind

who said this?” Grace knew she shouldn't have asked too many questions, so she regretted the moment the words

you

her,” Grace heard Leon answer, “But for me? I'm the one

and she died in misery.” Grace froze and looked at Leon. He sounded so calm as if he was just telling a story of