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 leaned against the door … Caden, what should

he showed up and why

Never!

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

take him away as long as

to suffer from

she

knew all she needed to do was to make a phone

clenched her phone, her hands

eyes … At that moment, no one knew what she was

bit. Her eyes suddenly opened. She stepped on the floor barefoot and walked towards the window. As she passed

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

the window, and then the wind blew the rain into the room and

at the right

window in concentration. She was so focused that she didn’t noticed that the

a noise. She looked

not sure but she actually felt that he

as if they were a couple

had got nothing to

held her

as she reached the door, Caden grabbed

where are

worriedly in

laughed out. How ridiculous and

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

had no more

in the morning, they continued their

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

fewer words than before. But Grace could still sense

eyes were dark and shining with affection. She had to lower her head

herself because she

door and said solemnly to Caden who behaved like an

you get better

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

but Grace felt

seemed to have reached a tacit

One month passed.

things done in Italy. Humbert said it was not a big

just smiled and said to Humbert, “I thought you were kidding. Maybe you are picking up

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

was an

cooperation continued.

cooperation had entered

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

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

it going?” Grace

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

brought her a

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

piece of paper floated down

said, “Ms. Grace James

she reached out and asked Leno, “Do you have

asked. Meanwhile, he threw a

on