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.

the door, she didn’t pretend to be cool anymore. She powerlessly leaned against the

showed up and why he came

Never!

the sound she heard came from the

knew that Ingemar would take him away as long as she called

have to suffer from the mixed

she hate

to do was to make

phone, her hands

At that moment, no one knew

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

interface of the

then the wind blew the rain into the room and rain dropped

come at the right time.”

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

noise. She looked back and saw Caden standing at

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

if they were a couple

got nothing

around, held her blanket,

the door, Caden grabbed

where are you

asked worriedly

laughed out. How ridiculous and ironic the question

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

had no more words

morning, they continued their normal

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

had fewer words than before. But Grace could

met his gaze. His eyes were dark and shining with affection. She

because she tried to avoid his

she left, she turned around at the door and said solemnly to

hope you

a daze at first and then he

sunshine was warm, but Grace

to have reached a tacit

One month passed.

done in

Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy now and having

phone, “Yes, I’m having fun. But,

an undetectable

Cayne would end. But the cooperation continued.

had entered its second

to meet again to discuss the specific details of the cooperation as well

knocked on the door of Grace’s office. The door opened and one

how is it

whether she should visit her partner after the cooperation entered the second

brought her

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

of paper floated down from

letter said, “Ms. Grace

out and asked

it for?” Leno asked. Meanwhile, he

turned on