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 closed the door, she didn’t pretend to be cool anymore. She powerlessly leaned against the door … Caden, what should I

he showed up and why he

Never!

her phone. She couldn’t identify whether the sound she heard

knew that Ingemar would take him away as

wouldn’t have to

would she

to do was to make

phone, her hands

At that moment, no one

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

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

then the wind blew the rain into the room and rain

right

so focused that she didn’t noticed that the sound of water in

heard a noise. She looked back and

not sure but she actually felt that he

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

had got nothing to

around, held her blanket,

the door,

where are you

worriedly in

How ridiculous and ironic the

and pushed her into the bedroom. Then he

no more

they

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

than before. But Grace could

dark and shining with affection. She

laughed at herself because she tried

she left, she turned around at the door and said solemnly to Caden who

you

a daze at first and then he

was warm, but Grace felt that it was

seemed to have reached

One month passed.

almost got all things done in Italy. Humbert said

Maybe you are picking up girls in

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

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

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

cooperation had entered its second

discuss the specific details of the cooperation as well as

on the door of Grace’s office. The door opened

is it going?” Grace greeted

whether she should visit her partner after the cooperation

brought her

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

piece of paper floated down from

letter said, “Ms.

she reached out and asked Leno, “Do

Meanwhile, he threw a lighter to

turned on the