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 powerlessly leaned

showed up and why

Never!

sound she heard

knew that Ingemar would take him away

she wouldn’t have to suffer from the

would she hate

to do was to

clenched her phone, her hands were

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

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

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

blew the rain into the room and rain dropped on her face

didn’t come at the right

focused that she didn’t noticed that the sound of water

later, she suddenly heard a noise. She looked back and saw Caden standing at the

that he

what to say, as if they were a couple

had got nothing

turned around, held her blanket,

she reached the door, Caden

are you

worriedly

laughed out. How ridiculous and ironic

into the bedroom. Then he

had no more words all

in the morning, they continued their

the door, the fragrance of the food floated into the bedroom from

had fewer words than before. But Grace could still sense the passion

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

herself because she tried

at the door and

hope you get better

daze at first and then he

was warm, but Grace felt that it

seemed to have

One month passed.

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

said to Humbert, “I thought you were kidding. Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy now and having a lot of fun. So, you don’t want to

the phone, “Yes, I’m having

was an undetectable coldness in

her cooperation with Cayne would end. But the cooperation continued.

had entered

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

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

it going?” Grace greeted

Grace was still thinking about whether she

Leno brought her

signature and no address on the surface of the envelope. She glanced at

piece of paper floated

“Ms. Grace

out and asked Leno, “Do

for?” Leno asked. Meanwhile, he

on the