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 … Caden, what

why he showed up and

Never!

sound

Ingemar would take him away as long as

have to suffer from the mixed

would she hate

do was

phone,

moment, no one knew

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

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

blew the rain into the room and rain dropped on her

storm didn’t come at the right

the window in concentration. She was so focused that she didn’t

heard a noise. She looked back and saw

she actually felt that he had been standing there for

that moment, they didn’t know what to say, as if

had got nothing

around, held her

she reached the door,

are

worriedly in

ridiculous

the blanket from her and pushed her into the bedroom.

no more words all

they

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

words than before. But Grace could still sense the

shining with affection. She

because she tried to avoid his

and said solemnly to Caden

you

he

Grace felt that it was

have reached a

One month passed.

he almost got all things done in Italy. Humbert said it was not a big

just smiled and said to Humbert, “I thought you were kidding. Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy

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

an

But the cooperation continued. However, Cayne seemed to have disappeared from

had entered

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

of Grace’s office. The door opened and one

is it going?” Grace greeted

she should visit her partner after the cooperation

Leno brought

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

floated down

said, “Ms.

reached out and asked Leno, “Do you have a

Leno asked. Meanwhile, he threw a lighter

turned on the