I've Been There Before

In the past three days, Caden did not come to her.

Saul and Deacon were just like two expressionless Door Gods, with one standing on the left and the other on the right.

The original residence was almost destroyed by the fire. Therefore, Grace once again came to the Shaw’s mansion. There was no fragrance of flowers or the beautiful singing of birds. The housekeeper was very professional, for he had arranged everything properly.

Apart from Saul and Deacon, she didn’t even have a person to speak to.

Even Saul and Deacon didn’t talk to her.

As for the housekeeper, he was always respectful when seeing her.

In this case, both her ears and mouth had become ornaments.

She knew some of the servants in this villa, but whoever saw her would just nod respectfully and bypass her.

She only took interest in watching the gardener.

But in this season, flowers and trees had long withered, so it was impossible to see colorful plants.

Only the pines and cypresses were still green.

Apart from that, there was no one else she could talk to. There was not even an animal in the villa.

At this moment, she remembered that Caden had once said that when he was lonely, he could only talk to the fish in the pond.

But … that was just a lie.

Another week passed.

In this large villa, she was still alone.

Half a month had passed, but Caden never appeared in front of her again. Occasionally, Ladd would come back to fetch some of Caden’s clothes, but he always left in a hurry.

Grace spent every day in confusion, and she found that Saul and Deacon would show a grim look sometimes.

She couldn’t guess why they were like this.

On a cold winter day, the pitch-black iron gate of the villa was opened once again. From the second floor, she saw the familiar Bentley coming in.

Looking at the car, she was in a trance.

He … still came back.

She looked away, for she didn’t know how to face him.

Time ticked away and the butler respectfully invited her downstairs.

She wanted to ask him if she could refuse to see Caden.

However, the butler had already turned around and left.

She delayed for a long time, but she finally went downstairs.

Grace couldn’t help laughing at herself. She wondered when she had learned to adapt to the changing environment.

She chuckled self-mockingly. Before a smile appeared on her haggard face, she had put on a cold expression.

At the entrance of the stairs, a tall and straight man stood there quietly.

It was him.

He just stood there, looking up at her standing at the top of the stairs.

At this moment, a strange feeling gripped her. Caden was like a figure in a static painting, and he was looking at her quietly.

Ladd still stood behind him in a respectful manner, looking like an eternal guardian.

Caden looked at her for a while. Then he stretched out his hand and beckoned to her. “Come here.”

His voice was still deep and low, but there was a hint of softness in it.

She remained silent, but she knew that she couldn’t avoid meeting him.

She walked downstairs.

She walked slowly on purpose, and it seemed that a century had passed. Since Caden had always been an ill-tempered and impatient person, she thought he must have urged her. However, he just stood quietly at the staircase, waiting for her to approach him.

At this moment, she had an illusion that Caden had been waiting for her for more than a century. In this long period of time, he had turned into a fossil, and his only purpose was to wait for her.

However, just as this absurd idea struck her, she immediately denied it. She seemed to be naive again.

What was worse, she no longer knew how to face him in a natural manner.

She did not know how long a century was, but when she finally came to him, she felt limp and exhausted. Standing in front of him, she did not dare to look up, but she could feel that he was looking at her affectionately.

out of curiosity, or perhaps because she lost her head for a moment, she looked up

by

hint of tenderness and affection on his face.

the words she had learned, wanting to find the most suitable one … However, after racking her brains, she still couldn’t find one that best described his

She gradually became confused.

understand why he looked at her

felt she had seen him show this expression before, but on second thought, she thought it was so unfamiliar.

he gently put his warm hand on

scar,

be very painful at

Caden asked softly.

off his hand impolitely. “It

him ask her this question, she only

time, she indeed thought so.

appeared on the

Grace angrily, but Caden waved his hand and said, “All of you,

led by the butler, all the

and him in

reached out to rub the back of

said gently, “It doesn’t matter.”

to break this strange

sounded again.

remember at your eighteenth birthday party, you were so arrogant and proud that you didn’t pay attention

remember that you were like a little tiger back then. You always grinned,

“I don’t remember.”

insisted on antagonizing

With my eyes closed, I was resting under a tree. You

remember.” She still

he only smiled.

a Valentine’s Day, you made chocolate like other girls and secretly stuffed it into

you fed it to your dog,

was amused by her. “No. Even my

Unwittingly, she also began to recall

on his face disappeared, and he wore a more

drugs for three days and

a thing had happened to

nonsense, but she suddenly recalled something. When she went to the Shaw’s villa at that time, the servants said that Caden had a stomachache and

during my basketball game, you secretly took a lot of photos.” As he spoke, he extended his hand towards her. “Where are the photos? It’s

lost them.”

this, he gave

was upset by his inexplicable attitude and

you doing? You want to reminisce about old times with

Grace asked coldly.

turned a deaf ear to her

“I remember that you love

and closed her eyes … What he had

to the James family?” she asked. This was what he had said

Mr. Shaw. I’m a convict. I’ve killed someone

sighed helplessly. Then he stretched out his hand again. “So

her heart trembled violently. Although this was just a simple question, she was already overwhelmed by the bitter

tried to cover her chest, but the moment she raised her hand, she forced herself to put it down … She told herself that she shouldn’t be tortured by the past

meaningless to make things difficult

her in his arms tightly. Out of instinct, she wanted to

push me

she felt the sense of pleading in his words. Her heart softened for a moment, and she allowed him to hug

his chin was rubbing against her

in his arms was not her, but a precious treasure.

and his warm fingers covered her lips. Her

only see a hint of affection and pity on his face.

and he kept rubbing her lips. She

slightly cocooned fingers caused her lips to itch, making her

Don’t move. I just want to look at you,” he whispered softly. She thought his behavior was so strange. When did he

and their eyes met. His eyes looked like two black whirlpools, which were going to devour her. It seemed that

had never been through this

seen him behave

out of patience,

of

right? I’ll let

Caden said.

paper and looked at it. It was the

found that he had already signed his name on

a moment, she became even more confused.

force her to stay with him, but now he gave the divorce papers

what was on his

looked at him with

expression. With a cold