I've Been There Before (Grace and Caden)

"What... what do you mean?" Deirdre stared blankly at her husband.

"Grace is your daughter, Clark James's granddaughter.

When Clark was still in good health what kind of state did you think the James family was in? Although the James family could not compare to the Shaw family, within the whole of City S, the James family had a great reputation in this circle to the extent that they were able

to get away with many things."

Jafar recalled this, although he wasn't willing to admit that he was not as capable as Clark.

However, it was true that when Clark was still in good health the James's family at that time was both grand and boundless capable of many things.

Deidre stared dumbfounded, "I don't understand."

What was her husband saying about Clark?

"What does Clark have anything to do with this matter?"

She actually had understood what he said, however inside she was a mess and was not willing to accept this.

Jafar sneered,

"What kind of person do you think Clark was? Payne was raised by you and me; however Grace was brought up personally by him. After spending such a long time together, do you really think that Clark was not able to tell if she really was his own granddaughter?" "I don't understand, I don't understand; stop talking I don't want to listen anymore!" Deirdre's face was pale as she tried to cover her ears.

"If that girl is not his real granddaughter then do you really think Clark would give an outsider that much property, would spend so much time and effort to raise someone who is not of his own blood?"

A thunder struck in her ears and it was as if she was hit by lightning when the colour of her face turned a deathly pale.

She didn't want to listen, didn't want to believe however she was unable to bear not listening or believing at the same time.

"If this is all really true then I, I..." Then what had she done!!!

Deirdre muttered to herself and stared at the ground blankly.

Payne was shocked by everything that he was hearing! And when he saw that Deirdre's expression was not normal he asked, "Mum, are you alright?"

""Mum? Mum?"

Payne looked at Deirdre with a strange expression and was about to go over and touch her.

Suddenly!

The woman with the deathly pale face suddenly raised her head and stared fiercely at Jafar, "I don't believe it! You are lying to me! I gave birth to a girl, and before I got off the delivery table I saw with my own eyes that there was no mole on the right foot of my daughter!" She was still in denial and was sure that everything she was hearing was false.

"I don't believe it!"

If everything was true then... no! It was not true! There is no way it was true!

There was no mark on the arch of her daughter's right foot.

"I saw with my own eyes! So you are saying that Clark is not able to mistake his own granddaughter however her real mother is able to mistake who her real daughter is?!"

This was not possible!

It was just not able to be true!

Impossible!

Deirdre usually was a very gentle woman, and when she was in front of Jafar she was always very pleasant and kind with him. Although she was older than him she never loathed him or grew tired of him. However at this moment her face bore a hideous expression which even startled Jafar slightly. He then frowned and within his eyes revealed a trace of annoyance, demonstrating he was getting fed up with this. "You really have never thought about why Clark kept that girl by his side raising her?"

He looked at Deirdre,

"Have you never considered that when you had given birth and saw that baby girl on the bed that she had been secretly changed with another baby?"

This made Deirdre again feel as if she was struck by lightning.

Jafar continued to speak, "In his early years, Clark was quite an aggressive man which made a few people unhappy with him. Not long before you gave birth, because Clark took what someone else wanted in a bid, therefore when you were giving birth that person paid off a nurse to show you that baby.

You don't know the complicated details here but Clark is very clear. That person really did not want to break the law by beating Clark to death; however he really wanted to touch the blood of the James family. Although Clark didn't talk much in general, he was cruel and could drive people to death.

Therefore that person bribed a nurse, and showed you someone else's child and then gave a secret message to Clark.

How could the old man not understand what that person meant by doing this?

This person was trying to make Clark give up and stop what he was doing; therefore he was able to swap the baby right under Clark's nose. And if Clark really would not give in then they would be able to harm his granddaughter. This was a warning they gave to him." More than 20 years after his death Jafar still remembered very clearly, "I have never seen the old man soft to anyone in my life, only that time. For the sake of that girl, the old man gave up his hand. It was hundreds of millions! It was not even RMB, it was Euros!" If Clark didn't let go that time then the James family would have been able to rise to a higher standing. He would not need to be so afraid of Caden. The James family really is not like how the James family was before anymore.

Jafar was feeling slightly upset.

"Although that person showed you someone else's baby, because Clark pulled back in time they didn't do anything to that girl.

However when this thing happened Clark was always very cautious. And regarding whether that girl was of James family blood or not he was even more careful. So after the paternity test he still raised that girl by his side. Do you still think that she is not your daughter?" Deirdre began to shake all over, her lips trembled and she slowly raised her trembling fingers and pointed at Jafar.

"Since you knew all of this then why is it that you never told me? You knew that Grace is your biological daughter, you... you, how could you even dare to have done this?"

Her mind was a mess.

These few years she was secretly searching for her biological daughter however never received any information on her...

These few years she watched as Grace went to prison, however didn't give protection to her or visit her in prison.

She watched as Grace sunk down to such a low position in the world, watched her complete humiliation.

At first she didn't do anything to stop this because she knew that Grace was not her child, so she was happy to see this. In any case it was not her child who was suffering so badly like this, so why should this have had anything to do with her? However now her husband was telling her that the girl who had suffered such pain, troubles and humiliation was actually her own biological daughter!

"Ahh! Jafar!" Deirdre collapsed; her hair was a mess and had bloodshot eyes. She suddenly raised her head and glared fiercely at Jafar.

"Jafar! How could you do this! That is your biological daughter!"

She screamed like crazy, "Jafar! You are inhumane!" Even a tiger will not eat his cubs, blood is thicker than water.

Deirdre went crazy and rushed towards Jafar, the once well behaved wife who would lower her eyes at him actually threw herself at her husband whom she had always respected and used her bright red nails to scratch at him.

"Jafar, are you a human being or not! Can you actually be considered a human! Even a tiger would not harm their cubs; they will not harm their own!!! You are even worse than a beast!"

"Are you crazy?" When Deirdre first started attacking him he let her; however the woman in front of him being so crazy like this and cursing at him to such an unbearable extent made him push her away angrily.

"I'm not a human being, I'm worse than a beast, I know I have done something terrible but have you really done much better?

You can go take that girl and do a maternity test! Or is it you are afraid of displeasing Clark, afraid that after he knows he won't like you? You are so selfish, you can't even recognise your own flesh and blood, who do you have to blame?" Payne who had been standing there stiffly... what did he just hear?

This... what kind of household was this? In fact what kind of family is this!