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.

didn’t pretend to be cool anymore. She powerlessly leaned

asked him why he showed up and why

Never!

whether the sound she heard came from the bathroom or the

Ingemar would take him away as long as

wouldn’t have to suffer from the

she hate

knew all she needed to do was

clenched her phone, her hands

eyes … At that moment, no

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

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

the wind blew the rain into the room and rain dropped on her

right time.” She murmured

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

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

actually felt that he had been

say, as if they were

had got nothing to

turned around, held her blanket,

she reached the door, Caden grabbed her

where are you

asked worriedly in deep

out. How ridiculous and ironic the

bedroom. Then he closed the door and said, “I’ll sleep in the

no more words all

the morning, they continued their normal boring

fragrance of the food floated into the bedroom

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

his gaze. His eyes were dark and shining with affection. She had to lower

laughed at herself because she tried to

around at the door and said solemnly to Caden who behaved

you get better

he smiled. “Sure! I will get better as you

Grace felt that it

seemed to have reached

One month passed.

things done in Italy. Humbert said it was not

kidding. Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy now and having a

jokingly said to her on the phone, “Yes,

back.” There was an

cooperation continued. However, Cayne

entered its

the specific details of the cooperation as well

afternoon, Vivian knocked on the door of Grace’s office. The door opened and one of her old friend

is it going?” Grace

she should visit her partner after the cooperation entered the second

Leno brought her a

light blue ink patterns. There was no signature and no address on the surface of the envelope. She glanced at Leno and then opened the

paper floated down from

said, “Ms. Grace James

out and asked

asked. Meanwhile, he threw a lighter to

turned on the