I've Been There Before

At night, she could not sleep well. It rained late at night. The raindrops pattered on the window. She tossed and turned.

Hours later, she still did not feel sleepy at all.

She pulled away the quilt and walked down to the ground barefoot, pacing irritably in front of the window.

She put on her nightgown and walked barefoot into the living room. She turned on the TV and found there was a children’s show on TV. She was absent-minded for a moment. It occurred to her that she had not watched TV for a long time.

However, Caden often watched TV.

She lay on the sofa like Caden usually did. She was surprised by the cartoon named “Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf” on the screen.

Wolves eat sheep. This was the law of the jungle. Did he watched this cartoon every day?

A noise came from outside.

Grace got alert.

She listened carefully for minutes. She was sure that she heard a noise.

Was there a thief?

But that was impossible. Caden agreed to let her move out of the manor of the Shaw Family because the security measures were pretty good here.

Maybe there was a cat, or a dog, or a kid.

She opened the door.

...

She was shocked.

It was Caden!

Her heart beat fast.

They looked at each other for nearly five minutes, with no words.

She seemed to be calm.

However, when she saw his pleading eyes, she started to melt down.

She turned around and walked into her department.

The door wasn’t closed.

She didn’t look back or checked if he had come in. She walked into the bedroom and brought out a bathrobe and towel. When she returned to the living room, there was nobody. She looked at the door. He was standing there, staring at her.

She silently walked to the door and handed the towel and bathrobe to him.

She turned around again.

Just then, she saw the happiness in his eyes when he took the towel and bathrobe from her.

“Grace, you’re so nice.”

Suddenly, Caden’s voice appeared.

She stopped at the door of her bedroom and clenched her fist.

Then she entered her bedroom, ignoring all the sounds outside.

she closed the door, she didn’t pretend to be cool anymore. She powerlessly leaned against the door … Caden,

never asked him why he showed up and

Never!

her phone. She couldn’t identify whether the sound she heard

him away as

wouldn’t have to suffer

would she

do was to make

her phone,

eyes … At that moment, no

suddenly opened. She stepped on the floor barefoot and walked towards the window. As she passed by the bed,

screen of her phone was still on. It was the interface of the

rain into the room and rain dropped on

at the right time.” She murmured

She was so focused that she didn’t noticed that the sound of water in bathroom

She looked back and saw Caden standing at the

was not sure but she actually felt that

to say, as if they were a couple

got nothing to

around, held her blanket, and

the door, Caden grabbed

where are you

worriedly

out. How ridiculous and

the blanket from her and pushed her into the bedroom. Then he closed the

had no more words

in the morning, they

food floated into the bedroom from the living room. After

had fewer words than before. But Grace could still sense the passion in

were dark and shining with affection. She

she tried to

she turned around at the door and said solemnly to Caden who behaved

hope you get

daze at first and then he smiled. “Sure! I will get better as you

but Grace

have reached

One month passed.

all things done in Italy. Humbert said it was not a big deal,

Humbert, “I thought you were kidding. Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy

the phone, “Yes, I’m

an undetectable coldness

her cooperation with Cayne would end. But the cooperation continued. However,

had entered

discuss the specific details of the cooperation as well

knocked on the door of Grace’s office. The door opened and one of

how is it

Leno Lo came over, Grace was still thinking about whether she should visit her partner after the

brought

blue ink patterns. There was no signature and no address on the surface of the envelope. She glanced at Leno and then

paper floated

letter said, “Ms.

it silently, she reached out and asked Leno, “Do you have a

asked. Meanwhile, he threw

on