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.

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

never asked him why he showed up and why he

Never!

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

Ingemar would take him

she wouldn’t have to

would she hate

she needed to do was

her phone, her hands

her eyes … At that moment, no one knew

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

interface of the address book which displayed a name “Ingemar”. He called

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

right time.” She

was so focused that she didn’t noticed

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

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

say, as if they were a couple that had been

got

her blanket, and walked

the door, Caden

are

worriedly in

ridiculous and ironic the question

hurriedly took the blanket from her and pushed her into the bedroom. Then he closed the door and said, “I’ll sleep in the living

had no more

they continued their

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

fewer words than before. But Grace could still sense the passion in

dark and shining with affection. She had to lower her head and eat breakfast to avoid meeting his

at herself because she tried to

the door and

you

was in a daze at first and then he smiled. “Sure! I will get better as you

warm, but Grace felt that

seemed to have

One month passed.

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

Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy now

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

an undetectable coldness

her cooperation with Cayne would end. But the cooperation continued.

cooperation had entered its second

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

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

Lo, how is it going?”

whether she should visit her partner after the cooperation entered the

brought

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

floated down

said, “Ms. Grace

out and

Leno asked. Meanwhile,

turned on