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.

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

never asked him why he showed up and why he came

Never!

sound she heard

would take him away as

wouldn’t have to suffer from the mixed

would she

to do was

her phone, her

eyes … At that moment, no one knew what she was

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

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

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

come at the right time.”

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

She looked back

actually felt that he had been standing there

to say, as if

got nothing to

her

reached the

are

asked worriedly in

laughed out. How ridiculous and ironic

her into the bedroom. Then he closed the door and said,

had no more words

they

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

But Grace could still sense the passion in his

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

laughed at herself because she tried to avoid his

and said solemnly to Caden who behaved

hope you get

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

sunshine was warm, but Grace felt that it was

have reached

One month passed.

almost got all things done in

picking up girls in Italy now and

jokingly said to her on the phone, “Yes, I’m having fun. But, I’m

come back.” There was an

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

cooperation had entered its

discuss the specific

Grace’s office. The door opened and one of her old friend came

is it going?”

she should visit her partner after the cooperation entered

Leno brought

was an 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

piece of paper floated down from

“Ms. Grace James

reached out

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

turned on