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.

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

asked him why he showed up and why he

Never!

whether the sound she heard

would take him away as long

to

would she hate

all she needed to do was to make

phone, her

At that moment, no one knew what

opened. She stepped on the floor barefoot and walked towards

was still on. It was the interface of the address book which displayed a

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

come at the right time.” She murmured in a low

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

a noise. She looked back and saw Caden standing at

not sure but she actually felt that he had

know what to say, as if they were a couple that

had got nothing

turned around, held her blanket, and walked

the door, Caden grabbed

are

worriedly

out. How ridiculous

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

had no more words all

the morning, they

the fragrance of the food floated into the bedroom from the living room. After she dressed up, she sat

But Grace

dark and shining with affection. She had to lower her head and

she tried to avoid

left, she turned around at the door and

you get

and then he

was warm, but Grace felt that it was too

have reached

One month passed.

in Italy. Humbert said it was not a big

“I thought you were kidding. Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy now and having a lot of fun. So, you don’t want to go

jokingly said to her on the phone, “Yes,

an undetectable

would end. But the cooperation continued. However, Cayne seemed to have disappeared from

cooperation had entered

again to discuss the specific details of the cooperation as well as nail down some

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

is it going?” Grace greeted

over, Grace was still thinking about whether she should visit her partner after the cooperation entered

brought

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

piece of paper floated down

letter said, “Ms. Grace James

out

Leno asked. Meanwhile, he threw

on