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.

cool anymore. She powerlessly leaned against the door … Caden, what should I

showed up and why he

Never!

whether the sound she heard came from

take him away as long

she wouldn’t have to suffer from

would she hate

needed to do was

clenched her phone,

eyes … At that moment, no one knew what

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

still on. It was the interface of the address book which displayed a name “Ingemar”.

opened the window, and then the wind blew the rain into the

storm didn’t come at the right time.” She murmured in

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

heard a noise. She looked back and saw Caden standing

actually felt that he had been standing there for

they didn’t know what to say, as if they were a

had got nothing to

around, held her blanket, and walked

she reached the

are

worriedly

almost laughed out. How ridiculous

and pushed her into the bedroom. Then he closed the door and said, “I’ll sleep in the living

had no more

morning, they continued their normal

floated into the bedroom from the living room. After she dressed up, she sat down and ate

before. But Grace could still sense the

gaze. His eyes were dark and shining with affection. She had to lower

herself because she tried to

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

hope you get better

and then he smiled. “Sure! I will get better

sunshine was warm, but Grace

to have reached

One month passed.

he almost got all things done in Italy. Humbert said it was not a big deal, but

Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy

to her on the phone, “Yes,

was an undetectable coldness

end. But the cooperation

cooperation had entered its second

both sides were ought to meet again to discuss the specific details of the

of Grace’s office. The door opened and one of

it

about whether she should visit her partner after

brought her

and no address on the surface of the envelope. She glanced at Leno and then opened

of paper floated down from

said, “Ms.

she read it silently, she reached out and asked Leno,

for?” Leno asked. Meanwhile, he threw a lighter to

on