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.

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

never asked him why he showed up and why

Never!

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

knew that Ingemar would take him away

have to

she hate

all she needed to do was to make

phone, her hands were

eyes … At that moment, no one knew

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 phone was still on. It was the interface of the address book which displayed a name

the window, and then the wind blew the rain into the room and rain dropped on her

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

window in concentration. She was so focused that

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

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

didn’t know what to say, as if they were a couple that

got

held her

as she reached the door,

where are

worriedly

out. How ridiculous and

took the blanket from her and pushed her into the bedroom.

no more

they continued their normal boring

the fragrance of the food floated into the bedroom from the living room.

words than before. But Grace could still sense the

his gaze. His eyes were dark and shining with affection.

at herself because she tried to avoid

turned around at the door and said solemnly to Caden

I hope you

then he smiled.

was warm, but Grace felt that it was

to have reached a tacit

One month passed.

got all things done in Italy. Humbert

are picking up girls in

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

back.” There was an

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

cooperation had entered its

to discuss the specific details of the cooperation as well as nail down some details

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

it going?”

about whether she

Leno brought

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

paper floated down

“Ms. Grace James

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

Leno asked. Meanwhile, he

on the