Chapter 181 What Are You Eating?


    “What are you eating?” Caden loomed at the entrance.


    Grace’s hand which was holding the bottle trembled and she recovered from momentary panic.


    “Vitamin tablets. I’ve asked Gloria to bring for me the day before yesterday.” Caden walked towards her


    as she spoke and he took over the drug bottle from her hand. He peered at it and his suspicion


    vanished. He pondered and remembered Gloria did actuallye that day.


    Mr. Garcia came and he knocked the door by chance. Both Caden and Grace turned towards him


    synchronously. “What’s wrong?” Caden asked him while putting down the drug bottle on his hand. “A


    married couple hase downstairs and they say they’re madam’s parents.” Mr. Garcia was hired as


    the butler of the Shaw Manor and he managed everything no matter big or small in the huge mansion.


    He was an excellent butler and had pursued this career for several decades. If he was not brilliant


    enough, Caden would not haveid his eyes on him.


    A brilliant butler like him would naturally know things he should know before taking over the entire


    management of the Shaw Manor, and he would inquire more regarding the master and the bossdy of


    the mansion. Therefore, he definitely understood well that the married couple downstairs was the


    chairman of the James Group of City S and his wife, and they were also Grace’s biological parents. Yet


    he still said euphemistically that the married couple downstairs addressed themselves as whose


    parents when he reported. Because of the cautiousness he portrayed, Grace threw another nce to


    the new butler who looked taciturn at the entrance, and she felt d for being lucky at the same time


    when the corner of her eyes caught a glimpse of the drug bottlebeled ‘vitamin C tablets’ on the


    dressing table. She knew well that the opportunity to take the ‘vitamin C tablets’ from Sam without the


    cautious new butler’s notice in the future was miniature.


    Caden frowned with disgust when he heard the James couple was downstairs and wanted to meet


    Grace. Yet he did not decide for Grace and only asked her, “Do you want to meet them?” Grace did not


    respond instantly. She pondered with her eyes lowered and suddenly lifted her head. “Does the James’


    have any coborationtely and want to seek the Shaw’s help?” Caden was not surprised but there


    was a trace of sympathy in his slim eyes. “Maybe they’re just missing their own daughter.” He could not


    even believe himself when he said that, but at this moment, he hoped she would believe it.


    Grace chuckled. Her nce swept past his face and their eyes met in the air like two lines intersecting


    each other, shing each other for one second and then separated. “I’ll go check them out.” She did


    not rebut his words at all. Every bitterness and feeling that was difficult to describe was conveyed


    without speaking from her eyes.


    Although she did not rebut his words, it did not mean she had agreed to him. If that couple would still


    miss her as a daughter, the three-years’ time spent in the prison would already be enough for them two


    to fly from the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere, to cross the Pacific Ocean from the


    western continent to the other side of the ocean, to visit her for tens and hundreds times! Yet they


    never visited her even once when they were in the same city, and that was the cruelest fact she was


    reluctant to admit.


    Jafar and Mrs. James were waiting at the living room. The sound of footsteps approached and both of


    them turned with their eyes gleamed. Mrs. James ran forward excitedly and seized Grace’s hands.


    “Grace, it’s so nice to see you. Mom is happy.”


    “Mrs. James.” A hand gently pulled her hand away. “Mrs. James, do have a seat.”


    “You…Grace…” Embarrassment appeared on her well-cared face at once.


    Jafar let out two coughs at the side and spoke. “President Shaw, we’re here to see Grace today. Her


    mother has missed her deeply after that day and she could not even eat and drink properly. I feel sad


    watching her growing thin day by day, therefore I decide to bite the bullet and bring her mom over to


    see Grace.” He seemed to be exining the reason of their abrupt visit.


    Caden did not agree nor deny but replied ndly. “If so, Mr. and Mrs. James have been really


    considerate.” Maybe because he felt guilty, Caden’s nd words seemed to have another meaning


    from Jafar’s point of view. He then smiled awkwardly. “It’s nothing, President Shaw.” Caden only smiled


    as a reply.


    Grace had already grown indifferent to Jafar’s pleasant words. Mrs. James’s face was actually looking


    great and rosy to her eyes.


    Mrs. James held Grace’s arm affectionately. She turned and pleaded Caden. “President Shaw, I really


    miss Grace…Could you give me some alone time with Grace? We have so much to talk about between


    mother and daughter.” Caden’s eyes passed through her andnded on Grace. “I respect Grace’s own


    intention.” As he said, Mrs. James looked towards Grace quickly and anxiously. She seemed to be


    worried that she would refuse and her mouth approached her. Her lips moved as if saying something to


    her with a voice only both of them can hear.


    Grace’s breathing stopped and she stared at Mrs. James in disbelief. Mrs. James exerted some force


    on the hand that was grasping Grace’s arm and gave a slight nod. After seeing that, Grace took a deep


    breath and lifted her head, looking at Caden saying. “The weather today is good and the plum flowers


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    at the garden outside have blossomed. I want to have a walk there.” Caden nodded. He took off the


    jacket he wore while walking towards Grace. He put the jacket on her and covered her nicely. “Do


    return soon. Although the weather’s good, it’s still winter now.” Grace nodded and went outside the


    house with Mrs. James. Caden threw a nce at Mr. Garcia and Mr. Garcia followed behind them while


    keeping a distance.


    There were two plum trees at the east side of the yard and the blossomed plum flowers were beautiful.


    Grace stopped between the two trees and turned. “You said, those gangsters that tormented Wallis


    Venus four years ago have returned to City S?”


    “Yes.”


    “How did you and Mr. James know about this?” She was doubtful as there was no surveince camera


    at the scene and since she had never seen those gangsters’ faces, how would her parents? “Grace,


    don’t you keep on saying ‘Mr. James’. That’s your father.” Grace was outraged by her words. She


    pursed her lips and replied with a cold face. “If Mrs. James is here to reminisce the past today, I think


    there’s no need for us to stay here any longer.”


    “Hold up! Grace!” Mrs. James quickly held her back when she was about to leave. “Grace, I can


    understand that you refuse to forgive me and your father as we have hurt your feelings. Yet we’re


    forced to do that. After the auction, both of us felt sorry and we really want to help you this time.”


    Grace’s eyes twinkled and there was bitterness on her face. Should she believe her? Her rationality


    and emotion were fighting with each other. She shook her head and clenched her fist, taking a deep


    breath in order to maintain herposure. “Mrs. James, tell me, how did you know about this---how


    did you know it was the same gangsters thatmitted the crime back then?”


    “Grace, to be frank, besides the phone call history and the message between you and Wallis Venus,


    there’s a half drunken witness that testified to your criminal charge. He had witnessed the filthy process


    when it happened. He chose not to call the police as he’s scared to involve himself in the trouble, yet


    he still remembers some of the gangsters’ looks. And few days ago, he has spotted those people at a


    bar at the bund.”