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.

anymore. She powerlessly leaned against the door

never asked him why he showed up

Never!

phone. She couldn’t identify whether the sound she heard came

him away as long as she

to suffer

would she hate

to do was

phone, her

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

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

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

wind blew the rain into

the right time.” She murmured in a

focused that she didn’t noticed that the sound of

later, she suddenly heard a noise. She looked back and saw Caden standing

that he

as if they were a couple that had been married

had got nothing

turned around, held her blanket, and

she reached the door, Caden

where are

worriedly in deep

How ridiculous and ironic the

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

no more

morning, they continued their

door, the fragrance of the food floated into the bedroom from the

But Grace could still sense the

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

herself because she tried to avoid his

the door and said solemnly to Caden who behaved like an

hope you get

first and then he smiled.

warm, but Grace felt that

have reached a

One month passed.

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

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

on the phone, “Yes, I’m having fun.

an undetectable

But the cooperation continued.

cooperation had entered its second

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

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

it going?” Grace greeted

whether she

brought her a

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 opened

piece of paper floated

“Ms. Grace James

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

for?” Leno asked. Meanwhile,

on the