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, what

never asked him why he showed up and why he

Never!

the sound she heard came from the bathroom or

take him away as long as

she wouldn’t have to suffer from

would she

to do was to

clenched her phone, her hands

At that moment, no one knew what

barefoot and walked towards the

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

rain into

the right

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

looked

not sure but she actually felt that he had been standing

what to say, as if they were a

got

turned around, held her blanket, and walked

she reached the door, Caden grabbed her

are you

worriedly in

out. How ridiculous and ironic

bedroom. Then he closed the door and said, “I’ll

more words all

they

the bedroom from the living room. After she dressed up, she sat down and

than before. But Grace could still sense the passion in

were dark and shining with affection. She had to lower

at herself because she tried

turned around at the door and said solemnly to Caden

I hope you get

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

Grace felt that

to have reached a tacit

One month passed.

into trouble when he almost got all things done in Italy. Humbert said it was

picking up girls in

on the phone, “Yes, I’m having fun. But, I’m also

come back.” There was an undetectable coldness in Grace’s

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

cooperation had entered its

both sides were ought to meet again to discuss the specific

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

Lo, how is it

came over, Grace was still thinking about whether she should

Leno brought her a

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

floated down

said, “Ms. Grace

out and asked Leno, “Do you have a

asked. Meanwhile, he threw

turned on the