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.

he showed

Never!

sound she heard came from

Ingemar would take him away as long

wouldn’t have to suffer from the mixed

would she hate

do was

her phone, her hands

moment, no one knew what she

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

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

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

right time.”

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

later, she suddenly heard a noise. She looked back and saw Caden standing at

she actually felt that he had been

they didn’t know what to say, as if they were a couple that had been married for

got nothing

around, held her blanket, and

the

where are

worriedly

laughed out. How ridiculous and ironic the question

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

more words

in the morning, they continued their normal

bedroom from the living room. After she dressed up, she sat

before. But Grace could

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

because she tried to

and said solemnly to Caden who behaved like an

I hope you

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

sunshine was warm, but Grace felt that

to have reached

One month passed.

things done in Italy. Humbert said it was not

Maybe you are picking up girls in

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

was an undetectable coldness in Grace’s

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

had entered its

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

office. The door opened and one of her old

how is it going?” Grace greeted

Grace was still thinking about whether she

brought her

with light blue ink patterns. There was no signature and

paper floated down from the

said, “Ms. Grace James

she reached out and

asked. Meanwhile, he threw a

on the