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.

cool anymore. She

him why he showed up and

Never!

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

would take him away as long

she wouldn’t have to suffer from

she hate

she needed to do was to

phone, her hands

that moment, no

She stepped on the floor barefoot and walked towards the window. As she passed

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

blew the rain into the room and

at the right time.” She

outside before the window in concentration. She was so focused that she didn’t noticed that the sound of water in bathroom wasn’t

She looked back and

felt that he had

say, as if they

got nothing

held her blanket,

she reached the door, Caden grabbed

where are

asked worriedly in

almost laughed out. How ridiculous and ironic

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

no more words

they continued their normal

Grace opened the door, the fragrance of the food floated into the bedroom

before. But Grace could still sense

and met his gaze. His eyes were dark and shining with affection. She had to lower her head and eat breakfast to avoid

because she tried

door and said solemnly to Caden who

I hope you

then he smiled. “Sure! I will get better as you

Grace felt that it

seemed to have reached a tacit

One month passed.

done in Italy. Humbert said

Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy now

phone,

an

her cooperation with Cayne would end. But the cooperation continued. However, Cayne seemed to have disappeared from

entered its

both sides were ought to meet again to discuss the specific details of

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

Lo, how is it going?” Grace

thinking about whether she should visit her partner after the

Leno brought her a

envelope that was dyed with light blue ink patterns. There was no signature and

of paper floated down from the

letter said, “Ms.

read it silently, she reached out and

Meanwhile, he threw

turned on