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

like a

in the dark environment, let alone Leon’s

Who? Who was that?

started to have difficulty breathing. All that repeated in her mind

be locked up and

That voice appeared again.

a little. Her eyes were wide open, and fears were

lock me up! Don't

“Please, please, I was wrong. It’s all my fault. Please

and kept his feet, his gentle face then covered in coldness. He

away! Go away! I’m sorry.

ever reacted this way to Leon. The switch of the lights was just beside him. He reached out his hand and pressed

the room filled with

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

moment he got a good look on

empty eyes...

met each other before, she must have mistaken him

himself down, he let go of Grace’s hands and took a step back to a safer range. You can't expect a man to slap a woman

and wait for her to wake up from her

so quiet in the room. All that left

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

his hand to

chuckled, “Are you alright

She...sunk into

apologies. I wasn't feeling well today. Sorry for startling

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

What?

was confused. She then answered casually,

“You fell?”

was

fall. What a

showing people the scar or letting people touch it. Leon let

the scar?” Leon chuckled, “Why don't you get rid of it through plastic

lost interest in keeping the conversation going. Leon then turned and

scar isn’t my concern. It was what the scar reminds me of and it could

Suddenly!

stopped. He remained silent for a second

her scar too. The reason she kept her bangs wasn't to cover

skipped a beat. She understood the pain behind the words because she had been through the

knew she shouldn't have asked too many questions,

don't ever forget that you are a prisoner and a

for me? I'm the

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