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.

he showed up and

Never!

identify whether the sound she heard

Ingemar would take him away as long as

she wouldn’t have to suffer

would she hate

knew all she needed to do was to make a phone

phone,

her eyes … At that moment, no one knew

on the floor barefoot and walked towards the window. As she passed by the

screen of her phone was still on. It was the interface of the

the window, and then the wind blew the rain into the room and rain dropped on her

didn’t come at the right time.”

in concentration. She was so focused that she didn’t noticed that the sound of water

a noise. She looked back and saw

actually felt that he had

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

had got nothing

her blanket, and

reached the door, Caden

are you

asked worriedly in deep

How ridiculous

and pushed her into the bedroom. Then he closed the door and said,

no more words

they continued

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

than before. But Grace could

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

because she tried to

she turned around at the door and said solemnly

I hope you

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

sunshine was warm, but Grace felt

have reached a tacit

One month passed.

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

thought you were kidding. Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy now and having a lot of

on the phone, “Yes, I’m having

There was an undetectable coldness

cooperation with Cayne would end. But the cooperation continued.

cooperation had entered its second

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

Grace’s office. The door opened and one of

how is it going?” Grace

whether she should

brought her a

There was no signature and no address on

paper floated down

letter said, “Ms. Grace

reached out and

Meanwhile, he threw a lighter

on