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.

didn’t pretend to be cool anymore. She powerlessly leaned against the door …

why he showed up and

Never!

her phone. She couldn’t identify whether the sound

knew that Ingemar would take him away as long as

have to

would she

she needed to do was to

phone, her

eyes … At that moment,

eyes suddenly opened. She stepped on the floor barefoot and walked

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

the rain

right

focused that she didn’t noticed that the sound of

heard a noise. She looked back and saw Caden

actually felt that he had been standing there

if they were a couple that had been married

had got nothing

her blanket, and walked

reached the door,

where are

worriedly

ridiculous and ironic the question

bedroom. Then he closed the door and said, “I’ll sleep in

had no more words

morning, they continued their normal

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

Grace could

and shining with affection.

herself because she

door and said solemnly to Caden who behaved

I hope you

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

but Grace

to have reached a tacit

One month passed.

heard that Humbert got into trouble when he almost got all things done in Italy. Humbert said

you are picking up

the phone, “Yes, I’m

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

Cayne would end. But the cooperation

had entered its

to meet again to discuss the specific details of the cooperation as well as nail

of Grace’s office. The door opened

is it

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

Leno brought

was no signature and no

paper floated down from

letter said, “Ms.

reached out and asked Leno, “Do you have a

Leno asked. Meanwhile, he threw a

on the