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.

pretend to be cool anymore. She powerlessly leaned against the door …

he showed

Never!

couldn’t identify whether the sound she heard came

him away as long as she

she wouldn’t have to

would she hate

all she needed to do was to make

phone, her hands were

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. As

screen of her phone was still on. It was the interface of the address book which displayed a name “Ingemar”. He

the rain into the room

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

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

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

felt that he had been standing there

they didn’t know what to say, as if they were a

got

around, held her

as she reached the door,

are you

asked worriedly in deep

out. How ridiculous and ironic the

the blanket from her and pushed her into the bedroom. Then he closed

had no more words all

in the morning, they continued their

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

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

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

laughed at herself because she tried

door and said solemnly to Caden

you get

first and then he smiled. “Sure! I will

was warm, but Grace felt that it was too

have reached

One month passed.

all things done in Italy. Humbert said it was not a big

you are picking up girls in Italy

on the phone, “Yes, I’m

back.” There was an undetectable coldness in Grace’s

But the cooperation continued. However,

had entered its second

to meet again to discuss the specific details of the cooperation as well as nail down some

knocked on the door of Grace’s office. The

Lo, how is it

she should visit her partner after the cooperation

brought her

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

floated down from the

said, “Ms. Grace James

she read it silently, she reached out and asked Leno,

asked. Meanwhile,

on