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.

closed the door, she didn’t pretend to be cool anymore. She

he showed

Never!

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

him

wouldn’t have to suffer

would she hate

do was to make

clenched her phone, her

that moment, no one

bit 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 phone

phone was still on. It was the interface of the address book which displayed a

then the wind blew the rain

at the right time.” She

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

looked back and saw Caden

sure but she actually felt that he had been standing there for a

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

got nothing

her blanket, and

the door,

where are

worriedly in deep

laughed out. How ridiculous and

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

more words

morning, they continued their

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

Grace could still

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

herself because she

left, she turned around at the door and

you get

a daze at first and then he smiled. “Sure! I will get

was warm, but Grace

to have reached a tacit

One month passed.

into trouble when he almost got all things done in

“I thought you were kidding. Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy now and having a lot of fun. So, you don’t

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

come back.” There was an undetectable

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

entered

to meet again to discuss the specific details

on the door of Grace’s office. The

is it going?” Grace

she should visit her partner after the cooperation entered

Leno brought her

was no signature and no address on the surface of the envelope.

of paper floated down from

letter said, “Ms.

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

for?” Leno asked. Meanwhile, he threw a lighter

turned on the