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 I

why he showed up and why he came

Never!

identify whether the sound she heard came

that Ingemar would take him away as long as she called

have to suffer from

would she

to do was to make a

her phone, her

moment, no one

barefoot and walked towards the window. As she passed by the bed, she threw

It was the interface

blew the rain into the

at the right

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

She looked back

felt that he had been standing there for

to say, as if they

had got

held her blanket, and

reached the

are you

asked worriedly

ridiculous and

hurriedly took the blanket from her and pushed her into the bedroom. Then

more

in the morning, they continued their normal boring

bedroom from the living room. After she dressed

had fewer words than before. But Grace could still

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

herself because she tried to avoid

left, she turned around at the door and said solemnly to Caden who behaved like an

you get better

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

Grace felt that

to have reached a

One month passed.

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

are picking up girls in Italy now

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

come back.” There was an undetectable coldness in

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

entered

meet again to discuss the specific details of the cooperation as well

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

Lo, how is it going?” Grace greeted

was still thinking about whether she

Leno brought

dyed with light blue ink patterns. There was no signature and no address on the surface of the envelope.

floated

“Ms. Grace James

silently, she reached out and asked Leno, “Do

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

on