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

asked him why he showed up and why he

Never!

She couldn’t identify whether the sound she heard

that Ingemar would take him away as long as she called

wouldn’t have to suffer from the

would she hate

all she needed to do

her phone, her

moment, no one knew what she

stepped on the floor barefoot and walked towards the window. As

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

the window, and then the wind blew the rain into the room and rain dropped on her face

the right time.” She murmured

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

later, she suddenly heard a noise. She looked

she actually felt that he had been standing

they didn’t know what to say, as if they

had got nothing

held her

she reached the

are

worriedly in deep

almost laughed out. How ridiculous

the blanket from her and pushed her into the bedroom. Then he closed the door and said, “I’ll sleep in

had no more

they continued their normal

bedroom from

than before. But Grace could still sense

His eyes were dark and shining with

because she

door and said solemnly to Caden who behaved

you get better

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

Grace felt that it

have

One month passed.

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

kidding. Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy now and having a lot of fun. So, you don’t want

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

There was an undetectable coldness

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

entered

specific details of the cooperation as well

office. The

Lo, how is it

still thinking about whether she should

Leno brought her

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

piece of paper floated down

“Ms. Grace

silently, she reached out and asked

asked. Meanwhile, he threw

on