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 didn’t pretend to be cool anymore. She powerlessly leaned

he showed up and why

Never!

sound she

that Ingemar would take him away as long

she wouldn’t have to suffer from the

she hate

needed to do was to make a phone

phone, her

eyes … At that moment, no one knew

the floor barefoot and walked towards the window. As she passed by the bed, she threw her mobile phone onto

was the interface of the

and then the wind blew the rain into the room and rain dropped on her face and

storm didn’t come at the right

outside before the window in concentration. She was so focused that she didn’t

looked back and saw Caden standing

but she actually felt that he

as if they were a

got nothing

her blanket, and

reached the door, Caden grabbed

where are

asked worriedly in deep

out. How ridiculous and ironic the

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

more words all

morning, they continued their

the fragrance of the food floated into the bedroom from the living room.

fewer words than before. But Grace

His eyes were dark and shining with affection. She had to lower her head and eat breakfast to avoid meeting his

herself because she

turned around at the door and said solemnly to Caden who behaved like an innocent

hope you

he smiled. “Sure!

sunshine was warm, but Grace

seemed to have reached

One month passed.

that Humbert got into trouble when he almost got all things done in Italy. Humbert said it was not

kidding. Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy

her on the phone, “Yes, I’m

was an undetectable

cooperation

entered its

specific details of the cooperation as

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

how is it going?” Grace greeted

about whether she should visit her partner

Leno brought her

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

paper floated down

“Ms.

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

Leno asked. Meanwhile, he threw a lighter to

on