I've Been There Before (Grace and Caden)

The contents in the USB flash drive was copied into the laptop at hand, Truman was about to open the file, a hand over the back of his hand, "I warn you; you better be prepared." Truman was astonished, however, Ingemar's expression, a serious look with was rarely seen... was it really so terrible?

Truman clicked on the video with a hint of disbelief.

It was not much at first, but all of a sudden, Truman opened his eyes wide and exclaimed in shock, "What is this!" He pointed to the video that was playing.

"This is only the beginning." Ingemar said indifferently.

When he first saw it, he was also like Truman, with of disbelief. Naturally, in the end, like Truman, he also carried incredulity.

Truman shut his mouth, in the quiet room, two grown men, not knowing what kind of feelings they harbor, finished watching the video that had obviously been edited many times.

Finally, the computer screen went dark. Truman's heart was beating fast. A cigarette was handed over from the side, "Truman, have a cigarette."

Truman immediately reached out his hand to take the cigarette handed over by Ingemar, lit it up, took a deep breath, and then spitted out a mouthful of white smoke, only after a long while did he slump on back on the chair, "Destroy it."

Ingemar's hand, which was holding the cigarette, trembled, then took a puff as if nothing had happened, twisting it out in the ashtray.

"I'm afraid I cannot do that."

"He can't see it; he'll go completely mad." Who's "he"? It's clear enough. Not to mention Caden, even if it was someone who was unrelated to the matter would be in deep shock when they see it.

"Do you think, without his request, I would spend a lot of time and manpower to find these videos? Heh- What does Grace... have to do with me?" Ingemar said mockingly, "When I looked for these images three years ago, the images were broken. You don't think that even if they're broken, Caden will really stop looking for them, do you?"

"When Caden came and found me, he cautiously asked for my help, he said his time was limited and was used to look for his wife who had not returned from her momentary playful outing, but there were some things that he could not go on muddling through and he had to get to the bottom of.

Truman, you know me, of the three of us, I am the most playful, and compared to you guys, I can't win in any category, the only thing I am good at is doing these shady and sneaky things.

When Caden asked me to do it, I thought that it doesn't matter, I just need to find some information, isn't it the same as old times.

But I didn't think it would take three years to find it.

On the first year, I found that I couldn't find the thing at all, but I didn't think about giving up, Truman, do you know why?"

Ingemar did not continue and took another cigarette from the cigarette box to light it, taking a drag before lowering his eyes to Truman's face: "Because I've never seen Caden begging anyone so desperately before."

He flicked the ashes of his cigarette, "On the first year I couldn't find it, but Caden didn't rush me and said one thing: this thing was not easy to find.

Truman, did you think that when Caden said this, he already knew in his heart that the misfeasor behind this was not easy to deal with.

On the second year, I still can't find it. However, Felix begged me more sincerely to keep looking.

Truman, if Caden haven't give up, how can I give up?"

He pulled out the flash drive from Truman's laptop, "I've been looking for it for the past three years. In these three years, it was just like that woman, we have no idea where it is. Now that I've found it... is it also possible to say that that woman, will soon show up as well?" Truman could not refute, the thing in the flash drive was not just an ordinary video in the eyes for both Ingemar and Caden.

For the past three years, Caden was looking for that woman.

For the past three years, Ingemar was looking for that woman's information when she was in that place.

With so much dedication put into finding the thing, how could Truman, himself, could destroy this thing just by simply saying "Destroy it,"?

"Are you really ... going to show this to Caden?" Truman lifted his head up to look at Ingemar facing against the light, he cannot see Ingemar's expression clearly, but he noticed Ingemar nodded his head.

He abruptly stood up, "Okay, I'll go with you." No one knows how Caden will think after seeing this.

The two of them headed to the Shaw Manor.

...

The Shaw family

In the study room.

Three men, two folding their arms and leaning against the corner of the desk, the other one reeking with alcohol with bloodshot eyes and sitting behind the desk with a livid face, staring at the computer screen on the desk. Eeeeeee...

The sound of teeth clenching.

Truman and Ingemar seemed to stand aside carefreely, but they two actually were paying great attention to every single move of the person at the desk, even every of his subtle expression.

Caden watched the video for a while locking his eyes on the screen, his lips pursed and was extremely pale.

What were...these!

What he thought was "Giving a little lesson to her", however, unexpectedly led her to her doom!

The woman's voice in the video was very weak and he can barely hear that she was crying out in agony, while the others were insulting and laughing loudly.

There information they got from this video was limited, but what they have just seen already shuddered them.

His hands were trembling, and for a long while he could not even hold the mouse. His eyes turned red as he clicked 'repeat' to watch the clip over and over again.

"Stop watching this." Truman could not bear to witness any further.

But it was as if Caden could not hear at all, watching it over and over again, aching over and over again.

"Stop watching any further! Stop torturing yourself!" Truman roared.

But he pressed the repeat button again.

Caden's face was pale, his thin lips turned ashy, but he was still very stubbornly staring at the screen.

Truman couldn't bear it any longer, and with a "bang", his fist smashed heavily on the table, hitting the desk so hard that the pens on the desk shook, "Caden, stop watching! She had been gone for three years! In these three years, you don't even know where she is, what's the point keep looking at this video!"

Truman did not want Caden to watch the video any more, but it was counterproductive.

Truman's words stabbed the most indescribable pain into Caden's heart.

Three years! That woman had been gone for three years. And there was no news of her at all!

Guess she really did not miss him anymore... and the woman's suppressed cries in the video kept echoing in his ears.

Finally, he broke down emotionally! He could not resist any longer, veiling his face with hands, and yelled in a suppressed whisper!

Truman turned pale, pulling out a tranquilizer immediately, he decided to follow Ingemar to come here was just in case Caden's emotion outburst suddenly!

Truman's syringe has been suspended over Caden's head whose entire body has been lying on the desk. When suddenly, out of the blue, Caden spoke, "Well... What have I given her before?

It was all consisting of painful memories. Why would she want to stay by my side? Hahahaha..."

"It is my fault, it is my fault, it is all my fault..." the man muttered in a distraught voice, "I am guilty, I am guilty, it is all my fault, it is all..."

He seemed delirious.

Truman's face was solemn and no longer hesitating, he pierced the needle shrewdly into this crazed man.

"Mmm... "The man's body stiffened, and after a few seconds, he suddenly went under.

Ingemar's eyes flashed red with intolerance, and he looked away from it.

"I told you that this thing should be destroyed. Are you satisfied now?" Truman took out his belly full of anger and vented it out on Ingemar, "If this thing is not destroyed, it will destroy Caden. Now, are you satisfied?" Truman looked at Ingemar coldly. "The famous Caden Shaw has completely collapsed!"