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.

to be cool anymore. She powerlessly

he showed up and why

Never!

couldn’t identify whether the sound she heard

take him away as

she wouldn’t have to suffer from the mixed

she

knew all she needed to do was to make a phone

clenched her phone, her

eyes … At that moment, no one

suddenly opened. She stepped on the floor barefoot and walked towards the window. As she passed by the bed, she threw her

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

window, and then the wind blew the rain into

the right time.” She murmured in

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

she suddenly heard a noise. She looked back and saw

she actually felt that he had been standing there for a

that moment, they didn’t know what to say, as if they were a couple that had been married for

had got nothing

her blanket, and walked

the door, Caden

are

asked worriedly

almost laughed out. How ridiculous and

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

more words

morning, they continued their normal boring

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

But Grace could still sense the

and met his gaze. His eyes were dark and shining with affection. She

she tried to

the door and said solemnly to Caden who behaved like an innocent

hope you

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

was warm, but Grace

to have reached

One month passed.

all things done in Italy. Humbert

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

to her on the phone, “Yes,

back.” There was an undetectable coldness in

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

had entered

the specific

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

it

she should visit her

brought her a

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

piece of paper floated down from the

said, “Ms. Grace James

she reached out and asked Leno,

it for?” Leno asked. Meanwhile, he threw

on the