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 powerlessly leaned against the door

showed up

Never!

sound she

Ingemar would take him away as long

have to suffer from

would she hate

needed to do was to make a

her phone, her hands

that moment,

She stepped on the floor barefoot and walked towards the

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

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

come at the right time.” She

focused that she didn’t noticed

suddenly heard a noise. She looked back and saw Caden standing at

she actually felt that he had

as if they were a couple that

got nothing

turned around, held her blanket,

the door,

where are you

worriedly

almost laughed out. How ridiculous and ironic the question

pushed her into the bedroom. Then he closed the

more words

they

door, the fragrance of the food floated into the bedroom

words than before. But Grace could still sense the

and shining with affection. She had to lower her head and

because she tried to

around at the door and said solemnly to

hope you

and then he

was warm, but Grace felt that it was

to have reached

One month passed.

things done in Italy. Humbert said it was

just smiled and said to Humbert, “I thought you were kidding. Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy now and having a lot of fun.

the phone, “Yes,

There was an undetectable

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

entered its

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

Vivian knocked on the door of Grace’s office. The door opened and one of her old friend came

is it going?”

Leno Lo came over, Grace was still thinking about whether she should visit her

brought her a

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

paper floated down

letter said, “Ms.

silently, she reached out

Leno asked. Meanwhile, he threw a

on