I've Been There Before (Grace and Caden) novel Chapter 193

The car arrived at James’ house. Grace got out of the car after Gloria drove the car through the iron gate of James’ house, “Gloria, you can go back first. I have private conversation with Mrs. James.”

Gloria’s eyes moved, and her gaze fell on Grace’s cold and distant face. She chuckled, “I can’t explain to President Shaw if I leave you only at James’ house alone.”

Grace’s throat tightened, “You…”

“Let me accompany you.” Gloria closed the car door and walked calmly to Grace’s side. Then, she stretched out her hand to embrace Grace’s shoulder and lowered her voice with the volume that only two of them could hear. She talked into her ear, “Don’t worry, I’ve been Caden Shaw’s subordinate for so long. I can handle everything that I should deal with. Besides, I’m Caden’s subordinate. Do they dare to lay a finger on me?”

She talked while embracing Grace’s shoulder with a smile and walked forward.

Mrs. James had already come out, “Grace, you’ve come. Huh? Miss Su is also here.”

“Where is the thing?” Grace did not beat around the bush. She straight away asked Mrs. James after she arrived and entered the house with her.

“What is it?” Mrs. James was slightly stunned.

“The ID card.”

Grace said lightly. She came to James’ house just to get her ID card back. She also took this opportunity to run away from Caden.

Mrs. James suddenly realized, “Oh, ID card. I put it inside the drawer of my dressing table. I’ll bring it to you later. Let’s have a cup of hot tea first. It’s such a freezing cold day. Have some hot tea to keep you warm.”

Mrs. James was not supposed to be perturbed, but she was distracted because she was concerned about the thing that was going to happen today.

Grace’s eyes fell on Mrs. James’ face again after taking a look at the tea that the maid brought, “I’d prefer Mrs. James to go upstairs and get me the ID card.”

Mrs. James looked at Jafar James and it seemed like she could not make the decision alone. After the latter nodded his head, she nodded at Grace, “Okay. I’ll get it for you.”

Mrs. James went back as soon as possible. She lovingly scolded Grace after she took the ID card to downstairs, “Oh my dearest daughter, you are too hasty to get your ID card back. Why can’t you trust your own parents? Your dad has spent some time and effort to cover you up and satisfy your request so that President Shaw won’t notice it. It’s not easy to help you with getting a new identity.”

Mrs. James’ eyes were full of kindness at the moment. People who did not know about the fact would really think that this is a kind and good mother.

Gloria who stood next to them was feeling complicated.

Leaving aside the other things, Grace was just asking Mrs. James for her ID card, but Mrs. James had to look at Jafar secretly to ask his opinion.

This was not a family at all!

It is no different from the outsiders.

Grace immediately snatched her ID card from Mrs. James’ hand… She had not been dared to hope for Mrs. James’ pretentious love and care for a long time. She just felt harsh and ironic when she heard what Mrs. James said in her ears.

She glanced down at her ID card in her palm. A self-deprecating smile appeared in her eyes.

No wonder Jafar was able to cover her up. The name column on the ID card was written as Grace Shaw.

She had changed her surname.

She raised her eyes and swept over Jafar coldly after she chuckled and deliberately suppressed the pain in her heart, “Why the surname must be ‘Shaw’?”

Jafar hesitated. He could not tell her truthfully that a old man told him personally, “Since that woman has married into the Shaw family, she must be loyal to them for the rest of her life. Just put ‘Shaw’ as her surname on the ID card then.”

These were the original words from the old man.

Jafar still remembered the coldness under the eyes of the old man when he said that personally after Jafar asked for his opinion on Grace’s request to get a new ID card for her.

It was doomed from that moment that Grace would not live any longer.

There was no exception for the words from the old man.

The attitude of the old man was very obvious. The Shaw family could accept Grace as their daughter-in-law, and the title of Madam James since the past generations could also be given to Grace. However, only Grace that was dead could sit on the throne of Madam James.

Jafar hesitated for a moment. After all, she was his own daughter. This time was different from what happened a few years ago. Instead, it was equivalent to kill his own daughter by himself.

However, Jafar had made what he thought was the best decision for the James family.

To sacrifice a daughter who was no longer from the James family.

“Grace, do you want to meet those rascals who caused you to get into jail?” Jafar did not answer Grace’s question, but suddenly brought up the subject of those gangsters.

Did you want to meet?

Grace lowered her eyes and covered the irony under her eyes… What was the point of meeting them or otherwise?

Could she turn back the clock?

Could her kidney come back?

Could those dark days never come?

She was not heartless. It just hurt too much instead.

“Oh, darling. That incident has been a scar for Grace. Why do you mention it in front of her so straightforwardly?” Mrs. James interrupted all of the sudden and walked forward affectionately to pick up the teacup from the side table.

“Grace, don’t panic. You don’t have to make a decision in a hurry. Just drink some water and take your time to think about it slowly.

Grace took the tea from her and blocked in front of Gloria naturally with her body, “Gloria, it’s time for me to take the medicine. My bag is seemed to fall on your car. Can you help me to get it?”

It was not that she was over-concerned. She felt that something was wrong before she went out but she just could not resist the allure of the ID card.

However, it was her own matter for willing to take a risk and try her luck. Gloria should not share the risk with her.

She would not let Gloria to get involved in this trouble if she could get out of the house without Gloria’s help.

Gloria took a deep look at Grace.

Mrs. James was panicked for a moment, but a smile was put on her face in the next second. She took another cup of tea and quickly handed it to Gloria. “Miss Su, drink some water too. Aren’t you tired of driving on such a cold day? It’s freezing outside. I can ask the maid to pick the bag up from the car. There is no need for you to go personally.”

Grace’s lips suddenly pressed tightly, and she was about to take over the cup of tea for Gloria. However, Gloria had already taken the cup politely and gently sipped in front of Mrs. James, “Thank you.”

Grace was stunned. She was a little nervous. Anyway, Gloria distrusted the James family more than she did. Apart from that, as she said, she had been working with Caden Shaw and had dealt with anything. She was guarded against the James family, and so it was impossible for her to not guard against this tea. It was certain that Gloria had her own plan.

She held her horses and did not say anything after all.

Mrs. James urged, “Grace, why don’t you drink it too? It won’t be warm once it’s cold.”

Grace heard her words and glanced at the teacup in her hand. No matter what was Gloria’s plan, she was not interested in drinking the tea that was prepared by the James family. She said lightly, “Never mind. I don’t like to drink tea that much.” She put down the teacup in her hand and said, “Gloria, let’s go.”

She said while stood up and looked down at Gloria beside her, “Gloria, what’s the matter?”

Before she could scream out, someone behind her suddenly covered her nose with a handkerchief in the next second, “Uh! Uh!” She suddenly understood something and looked disappointed at the James couple before she passed out.

She had one thought before she fainted. Fortunately, she did not stop Gloria from drinking her tea just now. If there was no any problem with the tea, then it was okay for drinking it. However, it could save Gloria’s life otherwise.

According to her ‘good father’ that was afraid of Caden, Jafar would not take the risk to kill Gloria after Gloria fainted before her. He could use many excuses if Gloria was alive. It was a huge possibility that the cruel and merciless Caden would go into this matter if Gloria was dead.

When she just stood up, she clearly saw that Gloria’s hidden hand was gently made a ‘pinky promise’ even though Gloria seemed like she had fallen into the trick.

Gloria sent a message to her – She would make sure that it was all right.

Since arriving at the James’ house, Grace was very cautious no matter what she ate or used, and even not to touch it. She did not expect that her biological parents had reached to the point that they did not even care to cover up even though she was so careful with them.

“What should I do?” Mrs. James nervously looked at the two people who fainted out and pointed to Gloria. She asked Jafar, “How to deal with her?”

“She is Caden’s person, and she fainted after drinking the tea. Go and call Theo over.”

Although Mrs. James was flustered, she immediately followed what Jafar said.

After Jafar finished speaking, a strong man, who stood behind Grace and used the handkerchief that was stained with Ether to cover Grace’s mouth just now, had already carried her like a sandbag. After he put her inside a gunny sack that could fit into an adult, he carried the sack that had a person in it on his shoulder again.

An old man with the gray hair followed Mrs. James and walked toward Jafar. Jafar pointed to Gloria who had passed out, “Take her away and create a death that caused by a ‘car accident’.”

Grace still underestimated Jafar’s cruelty, or it should be said that Grace had not inherited Jafar’s brain that could think of harming people in so many ways.

There was no doubt if Gloria died because of a ‘car accident’.

Mrs. James shivered. She firmly grasped Jafar’s wrist and the blue veins were exposed on the back of her white hand. There was a little compassion through her eyes.

“Jafar… Do we… Do we really need to do this?”

“Do you think I want to do so?” Jafar pulled out his hair in frustration, “What can I do for now? Outsiders might think that James family is magnificent, but don’t you know that our James family has come to make or break period? She was also my daughter. How could I be so callous if I have the choice?”

“But…”

“There are no buts about it! You have to remember that we are doing it for the sake of the James family! If the James family goes bankrupt, Payne will be nothing! Do you have the heart to see the James family goes bankrupt and Payne, who was once a superior young master, suddenly descends to a distressed dog that lost his home? Besides… What’s the point of her being alive like a half-dead? We are helping her to end the misery of her life.”

The gray-haired Theo was also carrying Gloria, who had fainted, into the car she drove. It was almost to ‘wake Gloria up’ in advance when she heard of what Jafar said.

How shameless he was!