I've Been There Before

“You said that you will intercede with Big Boss for me, did you do it? Or is it just a way for you to show others your kindness? Grace James, you’re the most viscous person in the world!”

Ruby vented her anger at Grace as soon as she stepped into the room.

“You must have some romantic affairs with Big Boss right? Since you’ve been together with Big Boss, why did you seduce men left and right? You screwed with Franklin, and also that foreign man! Listen, listen to my voice! If you did appeal to Big Boss’s mercy for me, my voice wouldn’t have been ruined for sucking in too much water!

The doctor said that my voice will only recover after a long time of recuperation. But even if it is recovered later, it won’t be as intact as it was before! Didn’t you agree that you will help me to intercede with Big Boss? I had begged you so pitifully, and I even bowed to you and admitted my mistakes. On the surface, you told me that you’ll help me, but in the end, you didn’t do anything! Grace James, I’ve never seen a woman who’s as hypocritical as you! You are so disgusting and pretentious!”

Grace didn’t retort or interrupt Ruby. There was no emotion in her expressions – no sorrow, no pleasure, no anger, and no resentment. Her temples were still burning hot. Grace slowly raised her hands and caressed her temples. Suddenly, she looked up at the indignant Ruby and said in a husky voice, “But you’re still alive, right?”

“What do you mean?” Ruby was stunned. She widened her eyes and stared at Grace in disbelief, “Grace James, are you yearning for my death?!”

Grace smiled lightly when hearing the screech.

“Ruby, do you think that it was me who caused your sufferings?”

“If it was not because of you, I wouldn’t have suffered those! And I would not have been driven out of Royal Club! Do you know how hard it is for a university student like me to work in a foreign city, just to earn my tuition fee and living expenses? Do you know how hard it is for me to make my living?”

Grace felt it ridiculous from the bottom of her heart.

you also know that life is not that easy. But

carry out your promise. Grace James, if you was unwilling to help me, then why did you make the promise? You want to be a

hide without her consent… That was not merely a kiss on the scar on her forehead! And now, Ruby was making a mess and scolding her for some ridiculous reasons.

room to hide herself, so that she didn’t have to think of anything

none of my business. I could simply ignore it.” Grace slowly uttered the words, “If your resentments towards me could be the reason for you to harm me at will, then, I wonder whether if

can try to anger Big Boss again. Let’s see how he will

didn’t need

be two explanations – She

Grace James, you’re really weird, and you always spitted out some strange sentences. It’s okay if you didn’t want to help me. You don’t have

the word ‘suspicion’ simply meant what it meant on dictionaries and there was no connotation in

with sharpness in her husky voice. But since Grace’s voice had always hoarse, although she

the meaning of the word ‘suspicion’? Suspicion? What was I suspected of? What

those matters yet failed to remove the evidence. And then the company found it out. But now you are blaming me, the victim, for not pleading for mercy for you? Ruby, who the hell has given you such kind of courage? Who the hell

forward with every sentence, and Ruby had stepped backward correspondingly. Why did she feel that the Grace James before

that you’ve been pretentious. Your pity look is disguised. There are no men in the room. Mr. Cordon is not here, neither is Big Boss. And I have been driven

looked at the woman in front of her… oh no, precisely, she was still a girl. Grace stared at the girl for a long while, and all of a sudden, she burst into laughter. Unlike the laughter before, this time, she laughed out loudly. Her laughter was so hysterical and horrible that Ruby even covered her

at? For being

shook her head, and then slowly said, word by word, “I want