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

him why he showed

Never!

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

him away as long

have to suffer

she hate

needed to do was to make

phone, her

At that moment,

on the floor barefoot and walked towards the window. As she passed by the bed, she threw her mobile phone onto

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

wind blew the rain into the room and rain dropped on

come at the right time.” She

window in concentration. She was so focused that

noise. She looked back and

was not sure but she actually felt that he had been standing

didn’t know what to say, as if

got

turned around, held her blanket, and

the

are

worriedly in

ridiculous and ironic

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

no more words all

morning, they continued their

door, the fragrance of the food floated into the bedroom from the living room. After she dressed up,

than before. But Grace could still sense

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

because she tried to avoid his

door and said solemnly to Caden who behaved like an innocent

you

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

but Grace felt that it

to have reached a

One month passed.

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

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

jokingly said to her on the phone, “Yes, I’m having

There was an undetectable coldness

end. But the cooperation

cooperation had entered its second

ought to meet again to discuss the specific details of the cooperation as well as nail down some

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

how is it going?” Grace greeted

was still thinking about whether she should visit her partner after the cooperation entered the second

Leno brought

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

of paper floated down from the

said, “Ms.

out and asked

Leno asked. Meanwhile, he threw a lighter

turned on