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.

cool anymore. She powerlessly leaned against the door

never asked him why he showed up

Never!

sound

that Ingemar would take him

wouldn’t have to suffer from the

would she hate

all she needed to do was to

clenched her phone,

closed her eyes … At that moment, no one knew what she

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

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

then the wind blew the rain into the room and rain

storm didn’t come at the right time.”

outside before the window in concentration. She was so focused that

a noise. She looked back and saw Caden standing at the

that he had been standing there for a

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

had got nothing

her blanket,

the door,

are you

asked worriedly in

laughed out. How ridiculous and ironic the

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

no more

morning, they continued their normal boring

floated into the bedroom from the living room. After she dressed up, she sat down and

Grace could still

shining with affection. She had to

because she tried to

at the door and said solemnly to Caden

hope you

then he smiled. “Sure! I will get better

sunshine was warm, but Grace felt that it was too

seemed to have reached a tacit

One month passed.

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

picking up girls in Italy now and having a lot of fun. So, you don’t want to

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

was an

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

entered its

specific details of the cooperation as well as nail down some details discussed

of Grace’s office. The door opened and one

Lo, how is it going?”

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

brought her a

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

paper floated down from the

letter said, “Ms.

it silently, she reached out and asked Leno, “Do you have a

it for?” Leno asked. Meanwhile,

on