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.

anymore. She

showed up and why he

Never!

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

would take him away as long

wouldn’t have to

would she

knew all she needed to do was to make a phone

her phone, her

eyes … At that moment,

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

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

rain

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

window in concentration. She was so focused that she didn’t noticed that the sound of water in bathroom wasn’t running

She looked back and saw Caden standing at the

felt that he had been standing there for a

say, as if they were a couple that had been married for

had got nothing

held her blanket,

she reached the door, Caden grabbed her

where are

worriedly in

laughed out. How ridiculous and ironic the question

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

more words

the morning, they

the door, the fragrance of the food floated into the bedroom from the living room. After she

before. But Grace could still sense the passion

dark and shining with affection. She had to lower her head and

herself because she tried to avoid his

turned around at the door and said

hope you get better

then he smiled.

but Grace felt that it was

seemed to have reached a

One month passed.

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

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

come back.” There was an undetectable coldness in

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

had entered

meet again to discuss the specific details

The door opened and one of

it going?” Grace

was still thinking about whether she should visit her partner after the cooperation entered the

Leno brought her

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

paper floated

said, “Ms.

she read it silently, she reached out

it for?” Leno asked. Meanwhile, he

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