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.

to be cool anymore. She powerlessly leaned against the door … Caden, what should

never asked him why he showed

Never!

the sound she heard came from the bathroom or

would take him away

have to suffer from

would she

she needed to do

clenched her phone, her

her eyes … At that moment, no one knew what she was

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

still on. It was the interface of the address book which displayed a name “Ingemar”. He called

rain into the room and rain dropped on

storm didn’t come at the right

the 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

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

got

her blanket, and

she reached the door, Caden

where are you

asked worriedly

ridiculous and ironic the

the bedroom.

more

in the morning, they continued

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

words than before. But Grace

shining with affection. She had

laughed at herself because she

she turned around at the door and

hope you get

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

sunshine was warm, but Grace

have reached a tacit

One month passed.

in Italy. Humbert said it was not

smiled and 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 want to go

her on the phone,

There was an undetectable coldness in Grace’s

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

entered

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

of Grace’s office. The door opened and one

is it going?” Grace

still thinking about whether she should

brought her a

and no address on the surface of the envelope.

paper floated down from the

said, “Ms. Grace James

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

for?” Leno asked. Meanwhile, he threw a

turned on the