I've Been There Before

The building of the Shaw Group.
A black Bentley came to a halt slowly. In the car, a big long leg was first stepped out. Then, Caden got off gracefully. He walked
around to the passenger seat to open the door.
Caden squinted at the taciturn woman in the car. Without urging, he was waiting for the woman in the car to take the initiative to
make a choice.
Up to this moment, Grace still didn't know why she compromised with him. Why did she put on the suit he had prepared for her
and obeyed his orders?
A sense of self-disgust climbed into her heart. She hated such incompetent herself, hating such herself who dared not even
resist!
It was the time to go to work, so there were many staffs of the Shaw Group coming to work. Grace couldn't bear the eager and
curious eyes that secretly looked at her, she had to get out of the car.
When she got out of the car, the eyes of those who entered and exited the Shaw Group became more and more curious and
eager. Almost nervously, Grace immediately lowered her head and buried her head deeply in her chest. It was best not to let
others see her any slightest... She was afraid of so many people, afraid of these gazes. She was like a person who had been in
the dark for a long time. Suddenly, when she walked outside and was exposed to the sun, she would not feel warm, but would
only feel dazzling.
Caden walked in front, followed by Grace. Caden who walked into the gate of the Shaw Group suddenly stopped. He turned
around to look at Grace behind him.
The woman hesitated outside the gate. She refused to cross the gate, and to cross the line of defense.
Caden squinted... Back then, this woman walked into his company, even walked into his office, how proud and confident she
was!
The shy person had always been Wallis, not Grace.
Today, the past was kept in his memory, but the reality was no longer the same.

He also thought of her being so humble in front of everyone after being released from prison. Her defensive posture that could
be called a perfect score last night. The scene she exclaimed "Don't hit me" was in his mind...
If, in those three years, he made her lose something important, he must help her find it back... Franklin’s way of loving her was to
let smile appear on her face. Helping her regain her lost dignity and pride was the way he loved her.
"You can walk in and go to a meeting with me. Or you turn around now and go back to your residence." Caden glanced at Grace
lightly. "I will never be kidding. I will not stop you."
Grace bit her lip and looked at the man opposite, wanting to see his intentions from his face, but Caden had always been calm.
Besides, she couldn't see anything from his faint expression at this moment.
Two choices...?
She was still dropping her head, just using the corner of her eye to scan around her carefully. Those carefully peeping gazes at
her and those curious eyes were like scourge. She carefully peeped at Caden.
Although those voices were lowered, Grace still heard those discussions. She also saw those curious eyes with a trace of
contempt...
"Who is this woman? Why so timid..."
"How could Mr. Caden know such a petty woman..."
"Look at her. The suit of clothes in her is a famous brand, but it can't hide her shabbiness..."
These intermittent discussions. Although Grace didn’t hear clearly, she heard it.
Her face was pale. With her head dropped down, she bit her lip. Then she tasted a hint of blood.
Caden’s eyes kept falling on her. Grace could hear the discussion surrounding her. He could naturally hear some of them, but
Caden did not scold those people, just focusing on her. Back then...Grace was not afraid of those words. She once said to him
arrogantly, “Why should I care about the evaluation of someone who is inferior to me?”
But today's Grace, no matter it was others’ curious eyes or words, they were like scourges to her, which could easily make her
suffocate.

Those contemptuous eyes, those mocking words... Grace turned around to run away. She ran to the side of the road, stretched
out her hand to hail the taxi.
Caden did not stop her. He quietly watched the woman take a taxi and leave.
He pursed his lips, then he waved his hand. Kirk came over. Caden said in Kirk's ear softly, "You go and follow her. Besides, you
pay for the taxi fare. She didn’t bring money."
"Yes, Boss."
Caden glanced at the place where Grace had left, then he turned and walked in. With a gleam of light flashing in his narrow
eyes, he thought, ‘She fled today. But tomorrow.’
......
As soon as the meeting ended, Caden left the company immediately.
The Bentley car drove into Grace’s community. He followed the address and found Grace’s dormitory.
Knocking.
"Who is it?" The person in the room asked.
The man outside the door did not speak, and then bent his fingers to knock on the door panel again.
The door opened. "Who... why are you here?"
"Why can't it be me?" He asked with a half-raised eyebrow.
Grace licked her lips and wanted to say something, but in the end, she didn't say anything. She asked a little embarrassedly, "Mr.
Caden... What's the matter?"
"May I have a cup of tea at your home?"
"There is no tea at home."
"Boiled water is fine."

"...Please come in."
Caden ignored Grace's reluctance and stepped into the house seriously.
"I'm going to pour water..." The woman lowered her head and walked to the kitchen. Her arm was suddenly grabbed by Caden.
He said in a low voice, "No need. Pack your things and go with me."
"Where are you going? I don't need to pack up, just go like this."
As soon as she looked up, she saw the man seem to smile, "I mean you pack your luggage. You won't live here in the future."
"...Where to live?" Grace panicked. If she didn't live here, where would she live?
"Live with me." Caden said clearly.
Grace suddenly froze in place, suspecting that there was a problem with her ears.
"... Mr. Caden, I live here. It's fine."
Caden didn't answer her. He raised his watch and glanced at the time. "I'll give you fifteen minutes to sort it out. After fifteen
minutes, I'll take you away." After saying this, he glanced at her and added a reminder. "No matter what you pack it up or not."
Grace suddenly panicked. "Mr. Caden, you are authoritarian, arrogant and unreasonable! I live here very well. I don't want to
move." ‘I don't want to live with you!’
Caden said calmly. "You want to say you don't want to live with me, right?"
Grace paled suddenly when she heard this!
Seeing her like this, Caden chuckled. "It seems that I guessed it correctly." After that, his face suddenly changed in the next
second, with a chill in his eyes. "A quarter of an hour, there is no room for negotiation."