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.

door, she didn’t pretend to be cool anymore. She powerlessly leaned against the door … Caden,

showed up and

Never!

couldn’t identify whether the sound she heard came from

him away as long as

wouldn’t have to suffer from the

would she

do was to make a

phone, her hands

eyes … At that moment, no one knew what

passed bit by bit. Her eyes 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

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

didn’t come at the right time.” She murmured in a low

that she didn’t noticed

a noise. She looked back and

not sure but she actually felt that he had been standing there for a

say, as if they were a couple that had

had got nothing

her blanket, and walked

the

where are

worriedly in

out. How ridiculous and ironic

her and pushed her into the bedroom. Then he closed

no more

in the morning, they continued their normal

the food floated into the bedroom from the living

than before. But Grace

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

because she tried to avoid

she turned around at the door and said solemnly to

you get better

a daze at first and then he smiled.

was warm, but Grace felt that it

to have

One month passed.

into trouble when he almost got all things done in Italy. Humbert said it was not a big deal, but it still

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

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

was an undetectable

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

had entered its second

to meet again to discuss the specific details

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

how is it going?” Grace

came over, Grace was still thinking about whether she should visit her partner after the cooperation entered

Leno brought her

patterns. There was no signature and no address on the surface of the envelope. She glanced at Leno

paper floated down

letter said, “Ms. Grace

out and asked Leno, “Do you have a

Meanwhile, he

turned on