I've Been There Before (Grace and Caden) novel Chapter 55

Kirk smiled perfunctorily and thought in secret that Gloria surely knew nothing about those things in the past.

"Call this woman in," Kirk said.

Gloria nodded. She originally didn't have much goodwill towards Ruby Carter.

Ruby was inexplicably called to Gloria's office. And she was apprehensive on the way here.

"Gloria." She was learning to be obedient now, who wasn’t as morally lofty as she had been when she had first entered her office.

"I'm not going to beat around the bush with you. Tell me what happened in the box on the sixth floor today," Gloria said succinctly and clearly.

Ruby immediately went into a panic. And as expected, she was called to be here for what had happened in the box on the sixth floor today.

As she spoke to Gloria, she purposely avoided things that weren't too favorable for her and concealed some others.

But she was facing two shrewd people. Whatever it was Gloria or Kirk, they could deduce what had happened in general from Ruby's words and micro-expressions.

"Gloria, I really didn't do it on purpose. I didn't expect that Mr. Du would send someone to call Grace after I refused him." Ruby pitifully begged Gloria for forgiveness.

Gloria’s delicate face was no longer warm. And she moved her red lips, "Tell me, how come Mr. Du. a businessman coming to S City from the south, knew about Grace James?"

"I, I, I don't know it either. Maybe, maybe someone mentioned her to Mr. Du. Believe me, Gloria. I'm not good at swimming. I drowned when I was a kid. So, as soon as I heard that request from Mr. Du, I didn't agree to it. Other than that, I really didn't do anything else."

"So, what happened in the box on the sixth floor today has nothing to do with you, right?"

"Yes. It has nothing to do with me. I'm innocent." When she had first come to the Royal Club, Gloria had taught her that she would be in big trouble without the Royal Club's protection. Then everything happening these days had taught Ruby as to what the “reality” was and how “cruel” it could be.

She also learned that some rules set up by some people in this world that must be followed.

Ruby was frightened. She was in a panic, looking flurried. All of a sudden, she thought of Grace James, who was good for nothing. And when she looked at Gloria, she sensed that the look on her delicate face indicated that she didn’t trust her.

In a few short seconds, she envisioned Grace’s ever-silent face as well as her shapeless back view. Ruby couldn't care less about other things, feeling that that woman surely could help her.

"Gloria, you should believe me. The matter today has nothing to do with me. If you don't believe me, you can call Grace over here and ask her. She will definitely clarify it for me."

Gloria thought, “How come she is confident that a woman who had been harmed by her, would still cover up lies for her after suffering such a great injury? How come she is confident the silent woman surely would be cowardly enough to say something against her will, proving the validity of her words and her innocence?”

Gloria felt that a sulking breath was congested in her chest, which would neither go up nor go down. She stared at Ruby. And the look in her eyes became sharper and sharper.

Kirk suddenly stood up. Since the investigation of this matter was done clearly, there was no need for him to stay here. So he took out his cell phone and called Caden.

"Boss, the matter is cleared up. The reason why Miss James was at the box at that time was that Langston Du had personally called her over." Kirk spoke in a succinct manner, "There was a female employee in the box at that time. And we have known about her identity."

He didn't directly say that it was this Ruby Carter who had set up Grace James. In his opinion, his boss was so smart, who probably could have deduced the truth by himself by now after hearing the clues he had just given.