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

why he showed

Never!

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

take him away as long

wouldn’t have to

would she

all she needed to do was

phone,

At that moment,

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

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

rain into the

at the right

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

noise. She looked back and saw Caden standing at

she actually felt that he had been standing there for

if they were a couple that had been

had got nothing

held her blanket, and walked

as she reached the door, Caden

are you

asked worriedly in deep

laughed out. How ridiculous

blanket from her and pushed her into the bedroom. Then he

had no more words

morning, they continued their normal boring

food floated into the bedroom from the living room. After she

before. But Grace could still sense the passion in his

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

herself because she tried to avoid

at the door and said solemnly to Caden who behaved

hope you

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

sunshine was warm, but Grace

seemed to have reached a tacit

One month passed.

things done in

Humbert, “I thought you were kidding. Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy now and having a lot

phone, “Yes, I’m having fun. But,

an undetectable coldness in

thought her cooperation with Cayne would end. But the cooperation

entered its

to discuss the specific

door of Grace’s office. The door opened

Lo, how is it

still thinking about whether she should visit her partner after the cooperation entered

brought her

dyed with light blue ink patterns. There was no signature and no address on the surface of the envelope.

of paper floated down from the

said, “Ms. Grace James

she reached out and asked Leno, “Do you have

Leno asked. Meanwhile, he threw a lighter

turned on the