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.

be cool anymore. She powerlessly leaned

why he showed up and why he

Never!

whether the sound she heard came from

take him away as

wouldn’t have to suffer from

she

needed to do

phone, her

her eyes … At that moment, no

opened. She stepped on the floor barefoot and walked towards the

was the interface of the address

blew the rain into the room and

the right time.” She murmured in

in concentration. She was so focused that

noise. She looked back and saw Caden standing at the

that he had been standing there for a long

if

got nothing

turned around, held her blanket, and

reached the door, Caden

are you

asked worriedly in deep

How ridiculous and ironic the question

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

no more words

the morning, they continued

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

fewer words than before. But Grace could still

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

she tried

turned around at the door and said solemnly to Caden who behaved

I hope you

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

was warm, but Grace felt that it was too

have

One month passed.

got into trouble when he almost got all things done in Italy. Humbert

“I thought you were kidding. Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy

on the phone, “Yes, I’m having fun.

come back.” There was an undetectable

would end. But the cooperation continued. However,

entered its second

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

office. The door opened and one of her old friend came

Lo, how is it going?” Grace greeted

Grace was still thinking about whether she should visit her

Leno brought her a

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

floated down

letter said, “Ms.

read it silently, she reached out and asked Leno, “Do you have

for?” Leno asked. Meanwhile, he

turned on the