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.

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

he showed up and why he

Never!

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

him away

have to suffer from the mixed

would she hate

to do was to make a phone

her phone, her hands

closed her eyes … At that moment, no

on the floor barefoot and walked towards the window.

the interface of

rain into the

right time.” She murmured

in concentration. She was so focused that she

looked back and saw

actually felt that he had been standing there for a long

didn’t know what to say, as if they were a couple that had been married

got nothing

held her

reached the

are you

asked worriedly

How ridiculous and ironic

took the blanket from her and pushed her into the bedroom. Then he closed the door and said, “I’ll sleep

no more words all

they continued

food floated into the bedroom from the living

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

eyes were dark and shining with affection. She had to lower her head and eat breakfast

because she

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

hope you

and then he smiled. “Sure! I will get better

was warm, but Grace

to have reached a tacit

One month passed.

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

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

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

back.” There was an undetectable coldness in

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

had entered its

both sides were ought to meet again to discuss the specific details of the cooperation as

the door of Grace’s office. The door opened

is it going?” Grace greeted

whether she should visit her partner after the cooperation entered the

Leno brought her a

an envelope that was dyed with light blue ink patterns. There was no signature and no

piece of paper floated down

said, “Ms. Grace

she reached out and asked Leno, “Do you

Meanwhile, he threw a lighter

on the