Caden Shawâs behavior didnât comfort Grace James at all, but on the contrary, Grace almost went mad for the manâs abnormal tenderness.
He forced her into the corner, step by step, and finally, she had no route to retreat.
Grace didnât know what Caden wanted to do. She preferred to endure his bullying rather than accept this manâs sudden gentleness!
It was too horrible!
It even scared Grace much more than his decision to send her into prison!
âMr. Shaw? Why?â Finally, Grace couldnât help asking. She closed her eyes suddenly, and instantly opened again.
Why did this man suddenly become so gentle? Could Caden Shaw also be tender?
Yes, he could!
But she was never the one who he showed his gentleness to!
Caden took the hair dryer away, and helped Grace to tuck her hair behind her ears. Then he said still indifferently. âHave a good rest.â
He turned around. Grace intended to pull his clothes, but in the end, she stopped her hand in the air.
Grace dared not to break the peaceful facade.
âOh, by the way, youâd better think carefully about your duty to take over Weiâai.â As Caden walked close to the door, he turned back and said this meaningfully.
Then he turned around again and left.
It was one more sleepless night for Grace.
However, she got up early the next morning, put on the suit and well dressed up herself. As she dressed her hair and touched her forehead, she was still cowardly to roll up her bangs and reveal her horrible scar.
Grace looked at herself in the mirror, with examining eyes. âGrace, are you really brave enough to stand in front of everyone in public again?â She asked herself like this.
However, she had no way back.
She couldnât let Leona down, as well as her grandpa.
The only thing she could do...was to face the challenges.
Grace could realize how cheerless Weiâai now was. She would be in grave regret if she didnât save Weiâai.
The sunlight shined on Graceâs face as she opened the door and went out of the bathroom. She squinted her eyes, and saw the man sleeping on the sofa had woken up already.
Cadenâs dark eyes scanned Grace up and down. Then he took the suit on the sofa and said coolly.
âLetâs go.â
Grace followed him in silence. The driver in the car was waiting for them downstairs. Grace and Caden got into the car and sat on the backseats.
The driver in the front handed them two breakfasts. Caden took one to Grace. âTake it.â
But Grace didnât take it.
âYou canât win the war in hunger.â The man said. âThe difficulties youâre gonna face are beyond your imagination.â
Grace knew Cadenâs meaning. Three years was long enough for the James family to move Graceâs followers from the critical position in Weiâai.
That was to say, though Grace finally got the right to lead Weiâai again, her position would be left hanging in the air.
Grace even had no idea about the methods to deal with it.
She took the breakfast eventually, and ate it quietly. She was not hungry, but just as Caden said, she had to be energetic to start the war.
The car stopped at the gate of a building, on which there was a signboard with a name carved on it, âWeiâai Foundationâ, reminding Grace of the boom of its founding.
Now, it looked bleak.
âLadd, protect her well.â Ladd Shaw took the order and got off the car. Then Caden moved to the driverâs seat.
Caden casually glanced at the woman beside the car. He smiled. âGrace, Iâm not the boss of Weiâai, so donât even think about my help.â
Graceâs breath paused for a while, and then she clenched her fists... She almost forgot that Caden was not her solid backing.
âLadd, follow her closely, and protect her from any fighting.â
âYes, boss.â
Caden gave Grace a deep look, and then started the car to leave.
Grace James stood at the gate. She took a deep breath, plucked up her spirits, and then walked into the building.
âDo you have an appointment?â The receptionist was a woman of twenty-five or six years old, with a coquettish makeup, filing her nails as Grace came to her.
Such a scene easily irritated Grace... She knew there was chaos in Weiâai, but the degree of the chaos was still out of her expectation.
It was the working hour now. As the receptionist, the first appearance of the organization, this woman even casually filed her nails in front of the guest, and asked the guest if there was an appointment in such an impolite tone.
The lament and the anger had filled Graceâs mind all of a sudden!
She lamented that her grandpa and her efforts went to be in vain, and she was angry at that her family members, who kept the same blood as hers, were even willing to spoil her efforts like this!
Graceâs complexion changed a lot. She cheered herself up and said gravely. âFirst, youâre not allowed to do anything not related to the work; Second, you should be polite to the guest, as the receptionist, the first appearance of the organization; Third, your clothes and makeup are not suitable for the culture of Weiâai. Youâre fired now.â
The receptionist looked at Grace up and down, she teasing. âWho are you? Do you think youâre the boss of Weiâai? How dare you bark so loudly here?â
Three years passing already, though Grace was in fear now, she pinched her palm with her nails and kept encouraging herself in her heart. âDonât be scared! You can do that, and you must do that! You have to deal with this mess as fast as possible. You have no way back!â
Restraining the fear to meet strangers, Grace said to the receptionist coldly.
âUnfortunately, Iâm just the boss of Weiâai.â She took out the contract that proved her identity as she spoke. âCan you see this clearly? Do you still think I have no right to fire you?â
The receptionistâs face turned pale. As she intended to beg, Grace stopped her. âBegging is even useless. Youâre the first one being fired today, but you wonât be the last one.â Graceâs tone revealed the graveness of her decision.
Judging from Graceâs tone and imposing posture, no one could guess that she was struggling to fight with the fear in her heart.
âLadd,â Grace said to Ladd, âask this lady to leave this building.â
Though the receptionist was unconvinced, she had to endure her anger as she saw the strong man, Ladd. She walked toward the gate while cursing in a low voice. âHey! Boss? The foundation is also an empty shell! I even donât want to waste my life here.â
Grace went to stop her. âWeiâai is not an empty shell, and I wonât let it become an empty shell!â She would try her best to keep her grandpa and her efforts from being an âempty shellâ!
Grace selected a cleaner who was passing by her. âMadam, do you know how should you behave to treat the guests?â
The cleaner was stunned. âIâm not well-educated, so I donât know such a matter. I only know that I should be polite to my guests.â
Grace nodded. âNow, youâre the receptionist of Weiâai. Remember to be polite to our guests.â
The former receptionist shouted, as if she had suffered great humiliation. âYou even appoint an uneducated cleaner to replace an intellect graduating from a famous university! You must be mad!â
Grace snorted coldly. âI prefer to trust a cleaner, so thatâs just the warning for you to think about what mistake youâve made!â