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 the

he showed up and why he came

Never!

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

Ingemar would take him

wouldn’t have to suffer from

she hate

knew all she needed to do was to make

her phone, her hands were

that moment, no one knew

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 onto

the interface of the address book which displayed

and then the wind blew the rain into the room and rain dropped

didn’t come at the right time.” She

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

suddenly heard a noise. She looked back and saw Caden

that he

as if they were a couple that

had got

turned around, held her

as she reached the door, Caden grabbed her

where are you

asked worriedly in

almost laughed out. How ridiculous and ironic the

and pushed her into the bedroom. Then

more words

in the morning, they

the door, the fragrance of the food floated into the bedroom from the living

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

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

because she tried to avoid his

she turned around at the door and said solemnly to Caden who behaved like

I hope you get better

at first and then he smiled. “Sure!

warm, but Grace felt

seemed to have reached a tacit

One month passed.

in Italy. Humbert said it was not a big deal, but it still

Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy now and having a lot of fun.

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

come back.” There was an undetectable coldness in Grace’s

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

entered its

ought to meet again to discuss the specific details of the cooperation as well as nail down some details discussed

the door of Grace’s office. The

how is it going?” Grace

over, Grace was still thinking about whether she should visit her partner after

brought

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

piece of paper floated

letter said, “Ms. Grace

reached out and asked Leno, “Do you have

asked. Meanwhile,

on the