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.

pretend to be cool anymore. She powerlessly leaned against

asked him why he showed up and why he came

Never!

phone. She couldn’t identify whether the sound she heard came from the

that Ingemar would take him away as long as she called

have to suffer from the

she hate

to do was

her phone, her hands

moment, no one knew

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 mobile

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

rain into

at the right time.” She murmured in a

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

heard a noise. She looked back and saw Caden standing at the

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

if they were a

had got nothing to

held her blanket,

the door, Caden grabbed

where are

asked worriedly in deep

out. How ridiculous and ironic

took the blanket from her and pushed her into the bedroom. Then he closed the door and said,

no more words all

in the morning, they

bedroom from the living

Grace

shining with affection. She had to lower her head

herself because she tried to avoid

around at the door and said solemnly to Caden who behaved

I hope you

and then he smiled. “Sure!

Grace felt

have

One month passed.

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

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

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

was an undetectable

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

had entered its

discuss the specific details

door of Grace’s office. The door opened and

it going?”

she should visit her partner

brought her a

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

of paper floated down from the

said, “Ms. Grace

out and asked Leno, “Do you have a

asked. Meanwhile, he

turned on