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 against the door … Caden, what should

asked him why he showed up

Never!

her phone. She couldn’t identify whether the sound she heard came from the bathroom or

him away as long

she wouldn’t have to suffer from

would she

knew all she needed to do was

her phone, her

that moment, no one knew

suddenly opened. She stepped on the floor barefoot and walked towards the window.

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

then the wind blew the rain into the room

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

so focused that she didn’t noticed

She looked back and saw Caden

felt that he had been standing there for a

as if they were a couple that had

got nothing to

held her

the door, Caden

are you

asked worriedly in

How ridiculous and ironic the

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

no more

they continued

into the bedroom from the living room. After she dressed up, she

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

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

she

she left, she turned around at the door and said solemnly

I hope you

then he

Grace felt that

have reached a tacit

One month passed.

all things done in Italy. Humbert

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

on the phone, “Yes, I’m having

an undetectable coldness in Grace’s

cooperation with Cayne would end. But the cooperation continued. However, Cayne seemed to

entered

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

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

Lo, how is it going?” Grace

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

Leno brought her a

ink patterns. There was no signature and no address on the surface of

floated down from the

letter said, “Ms. Grace James

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

asked. Meanwhile, he

turned on the