Chapter 173 Those Ruffians Came Again


    Grace reached out her left leg and therefore half of her body was hanging in the air. Sam, who stood


    downstairs, stared at the woman who was standing at the stairwell of the second floor. Although he was


    confused about why this woman was not wearing a white dress, he batted the doubts out of his mind


    when he thought that she was now suffering.


    This woman must be going through some kinds of mental tortures. And judging from her action was


    she going to jump off?


    Oh, just jump! Quicker!


    She should have died three years ago! She should have died!


    She was the one who caused the miserable death of his beloved daughter Wallis three years ago,


    while those sufferings were supposed to fall on this woman. What if… then Wallis wouldn’t have died.


    Like a poisonous snake, Sam stared at Grace with his sharp, vicious eyes… Jump! Jump quickly!


    But Grace had noticed the ill intention in this old butler.


    The make-up stylist had exquisitely rogued her lips. Grace slightly curled her red lips into a smile and


    steadilynded her leg on the next stair. Then she saw infinite depression in Sam’s eyes.


    Mr. Venus, did I disappoint you since I didn’t jump off?


    Although Grace was smiling, she felt her heart aching.


    Back then, when she was a child, Sam used to caress her hair fondly and watch by the side when she


    and Wallis were ying together, repeatedly urging them not to leave the yard.


    Grace walked step by step down the stairs and her pace was quite steady. The ck dress she was


    wearing now set off her skinny figure. She then walked pass Sam without even giving him a nce.


    It was just like what she had said three years ago… Oh no, precisely four years ago.


    “Your hatred is far beyond what I can endure.”


    She couldn’t endure it four years ago, and it was the same today.


    Caden appeared around a corner. When he nced at Grace, he furrowed his eyebrows into a knit,


    “It’s too red.” He reached out his hand and softly brushed her lips, wiping off some of the red lipstick,


    “Looks better now.” She looked so beautiful now. But to Caden, only he himself could appreciate it, and


    definitely, he wouldn’t allow those horny men in the party to see this.


    He then frowned again, “The make-up is too heavy.” He pulled a long face when noticing this, and then


    called the make-up stylist toe, “Are you qualified to be a make-up stylist? Is such a heavy make-up


    suitable for her?”


    In fact, earlier, when they were in the bedroom upstairs, the make-up stylist had had a conflict with


    Grace. After that, she was bribed by Sam, and therefore she put a heavy make-up on Grace’s face.


    Right at this moment, the make-up stylist squatted down like a timid quail and shivered all over, “Pr…


    President Smith, I… I will redo it.”


    “Mrs. Shaw.”


    “What?”


    “She’s my wife-to-be.” Caden coldly nced at the make-up stylist, “Tell me, how you should address


    my wife-to-be?”


    The make-up stylist’s face suddenly became pale and her forehead broke into cold sweats, wetting and


    blurring her delicate make-up.


    A person, who stood behind the crowd, seemed to be dumbfounded by the conversation. He abruptly


    raised his head and nced over at Caden and Grace, and then quickly lowered his head again.


    There were inexplicable hatred and sorrow in his eyes.


    Before stepping out of the room, Caden turned around to look at Sam, “Mr. Venus, I want to have a talk


    with you regarding the matter I mentioned to you in the studyst time.”


    Sam’s shoulders trembled slightly when he heard the words.


    “We’ve selected a mew butler, but considering that you’ve worked for our family for years, grandfather


    couldn’t bear to see you leave in this way. It is a convention of the Shaw family that all butlers of our


    family are supposed to work for us until they retire – basically, we don’t dismiss our butlers; after all, it


    would be a dishonor to them. Grandfather said we should at least appreciate your years of work for us.


    Half a yearter, ording to the convention of the Shaw family, you will retire as an honorable butler


    of the Shaw family.”


    But he immediately added a blunt, “Of course I have to somehow aplish my grandfather’s will, and


    naturally I appreciate what you’ve done to me over the past decades and cherish our rtionship very


    much. I’ve shown you my mercy, but Mr. Venus, you should know clearly about what you should do and


    what you should not do in the future.”


    Sam’s eyelids twitched… Caden was actually warning him: I will not dismiss you and keep you as my


    butler until you retire. I’ve shown you my mercy; then in return, you should act properly.”


    Obviously, Caden was warning him not to make troubles for that slut – Grace James.


    Sam felt overwhelming hatred and resentment in his heart, yet he didn’t dare to show it on his face,


    even a little bit. He was very clear that, right at this moment, if he dared to show his hatred towards


    Grace with his expression, or movement, then, no matter what Master Shaw had primed Caden,


    Caden, the young patriarch of the Shaw family, would immediately dismiss him and hire a new butler.


    “I understand.” Sam added in a low voice, “No matter what had happened, the past is the past.”


    Caden nodded, turned around and held up Grace’s hand, leading her towards the car.


    His grandfather must have intervened in the ident happened three years ago, yet he wished to


    convince him with those wless evident that he hadn’t done something wrong and that Grace was the


    murderer.


    But what his grandfather hadn’t expected was that, after several years of getting along with him, Caden


    was quite familiar with his methods and habits of doing things. The extremely wless ‘evidence’ hadn’t


    convinced that Grace was guilty; instead, he suspected of his grandfather’s involvement.


    If Grace was really guilty, then what was the need for his grandfather to take great efforts to fabricate


    those ‘evidence’?


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    Since it was him who made a wrong judgment three years ago, Caden decided topensate for


    Grace for the rest of his life. And as for Sam’s hatred and resentment, Grace didn’t have to endure


    them.


    Generally speaking, the make-up stylist had her own aesthetic standard, yet she put on a heavy


    makeup on Grace’s face today. s, what a simple trick! To Caden, Sam was the only one who would


    y such a trick.


    But if Grace was really innocent, she shouldn’t have to endure the hatred and harm from Sam, as well


    as, … the harm he had brought to her.


    The party venue was brightly lit and the driver, Kirk, parked the car at the entrance. Ladd, who sat at


    the assistant driver seat, got off the car first and opened the door to the back seats for Caden. As he


    moved to open the door for Grace, he was stopped by a hand with clear and symmetrical knuckles, “I’ll


    open it for her.”


    Ladd was stunned at the moment, and he then obediently stepped aside.


    Caden walked towards the other door to the back seats and pulled open the door, and then reached


    out his hand to Grace, who was sitting in the back seat.


    All along the way, so many thoughts whirled around in Grace’s mind.


    She would rather live with no emotion or feeling, than realizing that Caden was indeed caring about


    her!


    Grace looked down at the hand in front of her, after a long while, she pushed it away and got off the car


    by herself.


    Caden reached out the hand to her again, “Hold my hand.” He whispered in her ear.


    Grace paused and subconsciously felt being offended. But she tried to suppress the bad feelings by


    taking a deep breath and then breathing it out. She reached out her hand and put it in his palm… just


    as he had wished.


    In the past, she used to chase after him shamelessly and hold his hand, but every time he would push


    her away. Then she woulde over again and hold his the other hand. At that time, although she was


    pushed away over and over again, and although he was unwilling to hold her hand, she felt that they


    were so close with each other.


    But now, although they were walking hand in hand, she felt extremely heartbroken.


    Grace felt that the skin where there hands were sping was so burning hot that she had an impulse to


    cast off his hand.


    The scenes when she was chasing after him in the young ages and the scenes of her sufferings in the


    prison shed in front of her eyes.


    She just wanted to cast off his hand like flinging down off a ming iron.


    In the Shaw Manor


    The mobile phone on the table rang and vibrated violently, as if it was urging the owner to answer the


    call.


    Someone picked up the phone. When he saw the caller ID, he immediately connected it.


    “Kern Lo, so you understand the pros and cons, and decide to help me? Kern, I’ve told you, this is for


    your own good. After all, you’ve been bothered by your mom’s…”


    “Shut up!” Kern, who was on the other end of the phone, coldly interrupted his words. There was


    extreme coldness in his eyes, “Old dog, if you dare to say more, I promise you won’t be able to see the


    sun of tomorrow. Do you think I will carry out my promise?”


    “Kern, you don’t need to threaten me! We share the same goal.” Sam had been irritated by Caden’s


    words – ‘she’s my wife-to-be’, that he had lost his marbles.


    “Haha, I didn’t say that I’ll help you.” Kern snorted. He was a man of no conscientiousness; of course


    he won’t repent of bringing miserable sufferings to an innocent woman. Neither would he reach out his


    hand to pull that woman out of the hell. Therefore, that woman could only die miserably.


    “Listen, those people appeared in S City.”


    Sam’s eyes widened as his grey pupils shrank, “What did you say?”


    “My men saw those ruffians at the ‘mouth’ of a small alley of the Construction Road. But it was dark so


    they didn’t see it clearly and were not that sure. They reported it to me and I checked the surveince


    videos nearby… Old dog, don’t me me for not reminding you. If Caden finds them before you and


    finds out what has happened in that year, I think you know what the consequence will be.”


    “Kern, not only me, you’re also afraid of the reveal of the truth.”


    “Haha, I don’t care about it. That old dog won’t allow an internal strife to happen.”


    “You can’t stand aside, that very year…”


    “Du…”


    Sam widened his eyes in disbelief and stared at the phone that had been hung up… How could Kern


    be so indifferent?


    Suddenly!


    Sam mmed a cloisonné onto the ground, “Kern Lo, if you hadn’t intervened in in that year, my dear


    Wallis won’t have died!”


    Now Kern Lo wanted to pass the buck?


    No way!


    Plus, if those ruffians really reappeared in S City, then it was just a matter of time for Young Master


    Shaw to find them.


    If the truth was revealed bit by bit… then Wallis! Wallis’s position in Caden’s heart would be threatened!


    Sam tightened his grip at the phone and shivered all over because of the anger.


    He took a deep breath and called Caden’s grandfather, Master Shaw, and reported this matter in panic.


    At the other end of the phone, Master Shaw pondered for a moment before saying, “I’ll find them out,


    but I need you to do another thing for me.”


    “I’m at yourmand.”


    Then Master Shaw briefly gave an order to Sam. The voice of the old Master Shaw was so horse,


    “Understand?”


    At the other end of the phone, Sam suddenly clenched his fists, “Rest assured, Master Shaw. I will get


    it finished.” This was… also for the good of Wallis.


    As for that bitch… She was not innocent anyway. If she would… at that time, then Wallis wouldn’t have


    died.


    With the evil thought, Sam ended the call. There was vicious intention glittering in his malicious eyes.


    It was so good that he and Master Shaw happened to have the same n.


    In this way, there wouldn’t be any internal strife in the Shaw family, and everything would be what


    it was in the past.


    At the party


    “Who’s that?”


    “Howes that she’s together with President Shaw?”


    “Who’s she?”


    “Oh, you don’t know her? s, no wonders, with his current appearance, except those who had been


    so close with her in the past, people could barely recognize her.”


    Caden and Grace walked into the banquet hall. All of a sudden, the whole hall was overwhelmed by


    silence. But since there were so many people here, after a while, they began to discuss in whispers.


    Humbert and Ingemar exchanged a look and then walked over.


    “Miss James, long time no see. It seems that you’ve lost some weight?” Obviously, Humbert didn’t like


    Grace. He had tried to stop Caden from getting alone with Grace, but Caden had always been arrogant


    and stubborn. And it was hard for him to change his mind.


    Humbert would feel bothered every time when thinking of Grace. Naturally, he would avoid being


    troubled by this matter as possible.


    But now, when seeing Grace, he subconsciously showed a trace of provocation in his attitude.


    Unlike Humbert, Ingemar didn’t take a dislike of Grace.


    “Grace, you were not so skinny before. Did Caden forbid you from having meals?” Ingemar bantered.


    Humbert pouted and took a sip of wine.


    Grace ndly shot a nce at Humbert. People around kept discussing about them. Suddenly, there


    came a voice, “Miss James, how have you been since I saw youst time.”


    Grace felt that the voice was so familiar that her eyelids twitched.


    She raised her head.


    “Hello, Mr. Cayne.”


    Cayne remained unchanged. He was still as charming as a siren and was even more ‘beautiful’ than


    women. But he was not sissy.


    At the moment when Caden saw Grace being led into the banquet hall by a man from afar, a trace of


    jealousy surged in his heart. He could not figure out why he would feel jealous, but he just felt it so


    unpleasant to see the hands sping together.


    Therefore, he subconsciously walked over them.


    Originally, Grace was not willing to stay at here for too long, so she said, “Sorry, I need to go the


    washroom.”


    Cayne stared at the woman in front of him. She was as fleshless as she was before, and the burdens


    on her shoulders also remained the same… Also, she could still arise his desire to conquer her!


    But he had once conquered this woman!


    A trace of regret and confusion crept in his heart.


    After finishing the words, Grace took back her hand and turned around. All of the sudden, she felt her


    hand being held again. She raised her head and bumped into Caden’s ck eyes, and furrowed her


    eyebrows, “I want to go to the washroom.”


    “Okay.” Caden reached out his hand. Grace subconsciously dodged backwards. “Don’t move.” He


    ordered in a low voice and gently used his slender fingers to tuck the hair on her temples to her ears,


    and then said softly, “Your hair was messy.”


    No one would have expected that Caden’s action would cause amotion.


    Cayne looked over with infinite indignation appeared in his eyes.


    “How much have him paid you?” Wasn’t him the only one eligible to tie up her hair and tuck it?


    Grace staggered as her heart skipped a beat.


    At the same time, someone retorted before she could answer.


    Caden subtly blocked Cayne, “Didn’t your parents teach you to brush your teeth before going out? A


    filthy mouth cannot utter decentnguage!” Caden stared at Cayne as a trace of coldness and


    viciousness shed across his eyes.


    “Then you should ask my parents, not me.”


    Cayne retorted, refusing to make a concession.


    Humbert and Ingemar felt that something was going to be wrong… and then nced around.


    The quarrel here had attracted the attention of some of the guests.