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

he showed up and why he

Never!

She couldn’t identify whether the sound she heard

take him

wouldn’t have to suffer from the

would she

she needed to do was

clenched her phone, her hands

that moment, no one knew what she

stepped on the floor barefoot and walked towards the

phone was still on. It was the interface of the address

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

storm didn’t come at the right time.” She

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

heard a noise. She looked back and

was not sure but she actually felt that he had been standing

if they were a couple that had been married for

got

held her blanket,

the door, Caden grabbed her

are you

asked worriedly

How ridiculous

pushed her into the bedroom. Then

no more words all

the morning, they

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

had fewer words than before. But Grace could still sense

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

laughed at herself because she tried to avoid his

the door and said solemnly

you

was in a daze at first and then he smiled. “Sure!

was warm, but Grace felt that

to have

One month passed.

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

up girls in Italy

her on the phone,

back.” There was an

Cayne would end. But the cooperation continued. However,

entered its second

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

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

how is it going?” Grace greeted

whether she

Leno brought her a

dyed with light blue ink patterns. There was no signature and no

of paper floated down from

said, “Ms.

silently, she reached out and asked Leno, “Do

it for?” Leno asked. Meanwhile, he threw

turned on