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.

anymore. She powerlessly leaned against the

why he showed up

Never!

sound she heard came

him away as long as she

she wouldn’t have to suffer from

would she

to do was to make a

phone, her hands

closed her eyes … At that moment, no

the floor barefoot and walked towards the window. As she passed by the bed, she threw her mobile phone onto

the interface of the address book which

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

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

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

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

sure but she actually felt that he had been standing there for a long

as if they were a couple that had been married

got

her blanket, and walked

the door, Caden grabbed her

are

worriedly in

almost laughed out. How ridiculous and ironic the question

blanket from her and pushed her into the bedroom. Then he closed

more words

morning, they continued their normal

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

words than before. But Grace could still sense the

shining with affection. She had to lower her head

laughed at herself because she tried

turned around at the door and said solemnly to

I hope you

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

was warm, but Grace felt that

seemed to have reached

One month passed.

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

just smiled and said to 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.

come back.” There was an undetectable coldness in

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

cooperation had entered its

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

afternoon, Vivian knocked on the door of Grace’s office. The door opened and one of her old

it going?” Grace greeted

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

brought

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

paper floated down from the

“Ms.

read it silently, she reached out and asked

for?” Leno asked. Meanwhile, he threw a lighter

on the