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.

the door, she didn’t pretend to be cool anymore. She

showed up and why he

Never!

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

knew that Ingemar would take him away

she wouldn’t have to suffer from the

she

to do

phone, her hands

closed her eyes … At that moment, no one knew

Her eyes suddenly opened. She stepped on the floor barefoot and walked towards the window. As she passed by the

the interface of the address book which displayed a

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

right time.” She

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

noise. She looked

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

say, as if they

had got nothing to

held her

the door, Caden grabbed her

are you

asked worriedly in

laughed out. How ridiculous

from her and pushed her into the bedroom.

no more words

they

into the bedroom from the living room. After she dressed

before. But Grace

his gaze. His eyes were dark and shining with

at herself because she

around at the door and said solemnly to

I hope you get better

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

but Grace felt that it was too

to have reached a

One month passed.

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

you are picking up girls in Italy now and having a lot of fun. So, you

the phone, “Yes, I’m having fun. But, I’m also

was an undetectable coldness

Cayne would end. But the cooperation continued.

entered

were ought to meet again to discuss the specific details

Grace’s office. The door opened and one of

how is it going?”

about whether she

brought

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

piece of paper floated down from

said, “Ms.

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

Leno asked. Meanwhile,

on the