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

asked him why he showed up

Never!

sound she heard came from

take him away as long as she

wouldn’t have to suffer from the mixed

she hate

to do was to make a

clenched her phone, her hands

… At that moment, no one knew what she was

on the floor barefoot and walked towards the window. As she passed by the bed, she threw her mobile phone onto

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

window, and then the wind blew the rain into the room

right time.” She murmured in a low

She was so focused that she didn’t noticed that the

she suddenly heard a noise. She looked back

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

what to say, as if they were a

had got nothing

her

as she reached the door, Caden grabbed

are

asked worriedly in

out. How ridiculous and ironic

the bedroom. Then he closed the door

more

morning, they continued their normal

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

had fewer words than before. But Grace could still

head and met his gaze. His eyes were dark and shining with affection. She had to lower her head and eat breakfast to avoid meeting his

she tried

door and said solemnly to Caden

hope you

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

but Grace felt

have reached

One month passed.

into trouble when he almost got all things done in Italy. Humbert said it was not a big deal, but it still

just smiled and said to Humbert, “I thought you were kidding. Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy now and having a

phone, “Yes, I’m having fun.

an undetectable

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

cooperation had entered its second

were ought to meet again to discuss the specific details of the

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

how is it going?” Grace

Grace was still thinking about whether she should visit her partner

Leno brought her a

There was no signature and no address on the surface

floated down from the

said, “Ms. Grace James

read it silently, she reached out and asked

Leno asked. Meanwhile, he threw a lighter to

on the