âBy the way, I wonât go to the James Group tomorrow morning.â
âYou got something else to do?â
âIâm a little tired. I want to take a rest. Vivian, Iâll let you take charge of the James Group. Donât let me down,â Grace said with a tired look on her face.
She told the half-truths and stood up. âI wonât keep you for dinner. Iâm going to sleep. I donât know why I get tired so easily these days.â
Hearing what she said, Vivian looked at Grace with concerns. âTake good care of yourself. Alright, Iâm leaving. Thereâs no need to rush to work. I got you.
You even gave me the shares of the James Group. You really donât regret it?â
Vivian was suspicious. Grace might do so to win Vivian over. But in fact, even if Grace hadnât given her the shares, Vivian would still follow Grace.
When Vivian reached the door, Grace stopped her, âWait.â
âIs there anything else?â
âWe are no longer in our early twenties. Vivian, time and tide wait for no man. We already have wrinkles around the corners of our eyes.â
âThatâs right. I remember when we were young. We used to laugh out loud and feel carefree. Now, we stop doing that.â The two laughed, feeling delighted. âAnyway, Iâm leaving. You should have a good rest.â
âIâll walk you to the elevator.â
âWhy being so polite? Itâs not like weâll never see each other again.â
Laughing and joking, they left the room one after the other. The door opened and Vivian walked into the elevator. The moment the door was about to close, she looked up and saw Grace gazing at her with a smile. For some reason, her heart skipped a beat.
She shook her head, not knowing why.
Vivian left the building. On the way back, she felt a little uneasy.
But she had no idea what was wrong.
The next day....
A woman came to the hospital unobtrusively.
âMiss Grace, do you feel the same as you did yesterday?â
It was the same nurse who had injected her with the growth factor yesterday.
âHow is his condition today?â
Grace asked.
âPlease wait for a while. The hospital arranges medical examinations for Mr. James every day,â said the nurse, looking up at the clock, âDonât worry.
The report will come out soon.â
With that, a doctor in a white coat scurried over with a stack of documents in his hand, âMiss Grace, you just came at a good time.
This was Mr. Payneâs latest report.
Take a look here. This indicator deviates from the normal level.â
The doctor walked over to Grace, opened the report, and pointed at the results of the examination.
âActually, Mr. Payne is getting worse day by day.
The test results indicate that ... if his condition continues to deteriorate, he may need more than a bone marrow transplant. â
Grace blinked, âTell me whatâs going on.â
âThe report shows he might suffer from kidney failure.â The doctor looked at the silent lady and pursed his lips.
Graceâs heart skipped a beat.... If she didnât mistake what the doctor meant, Payne was....
âWhat are the consequences of kidney failure?â
With that, she clenched her fists tightly.
It couldnât be....
âHe would need a kidney transplant.â
She clenched her fists. Of course!
âI have been injected with growth factor. Thisâs the second day. Is his condition...?â
âI know what you want to ask.
According to the current report, we could wait until the day of the bone marrow transplant. â
He paused for a moment before continuing, âBut we canât guarantee what will happen.â
As he spoke, he took out another test report.
âThis is your report, miss. In light of your condition..., we could only hope that Mr. James stays the way he is now.â
He made his point.
Grace understood him.
âGo on,â she said.
âMiss, do you really want to donate anonymously?â
The doctor asked suspiciously, âYou and Mr. Payne are siblings. There is no need to remain anonymous at all. Besides, given your health condition, there is a risk of failure on your side.
And this is just one possibility. What if you are in danger during or after the donation?â
Grace was caught off guard by the question. She hadnât thought about what would happen after she donated her bone marrow.
She closed her eyes. When she opened them again, her gaze was firm. âPlease continue to inject me with growth factors.â
God, it was like a joke.
Grace, however, didnât seem to be afraid of death. She acted as if she didnât care about anything, as if she left everything behind. She acted like she had... given up on herself.
There was hope that she had never dared to speak out.... She wanted.... She never gave up.
The cold needle went into her flesh and bone. She was like a dead tree, or a specimen, allowing the nurse beside her to poke the needle into her.
With a huge bang, the door was pushed open with force and smashed into the wall with a loud noise.
The nurse trembled. Just as she turned around and was about to reprimand the person who pushed the door, she saw a tall man. His face was so icy that the nurse trembled with fear. âWhy did you break into the....â
He shot her a sharp gaze. The nurse was so scared that she almost bit her tongue.... The man was so terrifying!
Grace looked at the man in disbelief. Her heart skipped a beat and her hands were trembling. She tried to calm herself down, but her muscle seemed to have memories of itself and wouldnât stop trembling.
The man approached step by step with a terrifying look on his face. His handsome face was ferocious and daunting. He gritted his teeth as if he was going to tear her apart.
She bit her lips and tried all she could to stable her trembling arms. She struggled to straighten her back. She wanted to face him. She wanted to show him that she was not afraid of him.
She tried her best to resist him. However, what she was doing was ridiculous and childish and meaningless to him.
His leather shoes thumped on the cold ground. The sound they made seemed to come from the depths of hell. She stood up suddenly and was about to escape in panic.
Bang!
There was another deafening sound.
He pressed her down with force and pushed her into the chair. He hit the back of the chair with a heavy punch but avoided her.
âIs this the so-called âleave you aloneâ?â The man gritted his teeth and asked. Even so, his twitching cheeks showed that he was trying his best to suppress his anger.
Grace froze and blanched at his icy words.
âAre you escaping again?â
The man suppressed his wrath and whispered in her ear.
âYou want to escape again!â He clenched his teeth with certainty.
If she had listened carefully, she would have noticed that apart from endless anger, there was also sadness and despair in his words!
Yes, despair!
The manâs thin lips were slightly curled up.
âYou fled to Erhai Lake.
Where are you going to hide this time?â
The womanâs lips gradually turned pale, and she was still trembling.
âHush!â He pressed down on her trembling lips with his slender finger, smiling. âThree years ago, you fought to escape to Erhai Lake.
Now... are you trying to run away from me through death?
Are you going to run away from me by dying?â
The woman remained silent, sweat dripping down her forehead.
The man was laughing, but his eyes were cold.
âGrace, Iâm asking you. Where are you going this time? Huh? Answer me!â
She wanted to look away. She... didnât dare to look at those scarlet eyes!
âIâm asking you a question! Look at me and answer me. Where are you going?â He grabbed her chin.
He stared at her. They were so close, but there was no heat emitting from him.
He closed his eyes and opened them again. âGrace! Youâre really something!â She wanted to run away from him, even at the cost of death.
You were really something!
âLet me tell you. If I say you will be alive, you will stay alive. If I say you are about to die, you will be dead! Youâre still a Shaw. Do you think death is a way out for you?
No matter where you go, heaven or hell, if I donât let go, you wonât be able to escape!â
Her face was pale.
He bent down suddenly and picked her up. âGo with me!â
I've Been There Before (Grace and Caden)
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âNo!â
âItâs not up to you!â The man sneered as he carried her and strode away.
The nurse realized what was happening and tried to stop him, âSir, you canât....â
Before she could finish speaking, she was stopped by Cadenâs bodyguard.
Only then did Grace realize that Ladd had come back.
Her heart sank as she looked at his determined face. âCaden! Let go of me!â Her voice was hoarse and tired.
âNo way.â The only response she got was a snort. There were pain and despair in the depths of the manâs eyes.
There was also ... madness!
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