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.

pretend to be cool anymore. She powerlessly

why he showed

Never!

phone. She couldn’t identify whether the sound

take him away as long as she called

have to suffer

would she hate

do was to

her phone, her hands were

closed her eyes … At that moment, no one

on the floor barefoot and walked towards the window. As she passed

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

the rain into the room and rain dropped on her face and

storm didn’t come at the right time.” She

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

She looked back and saw Caden standing at the

not sure but she actually felt that he had been standing

say, as if they were a couple that had been married

got nothing

turned around, held her blanket, and walked

she reached the

are you

asked worriedly

ridiculous

the blanket from her and pushed her into the bedroom.

had no more words

they continued

food floated into the bedroom from the living

words than before. But Grace could still

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

laughed at herself because she

the door and said solemnly to Caden

you

in a daze at first and then he smiled. “Sure!

Grace felt

seemed to have reached a tacit

One month passed.

all things done in Italy. Humbert said it was not a big deal, but it still

Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy now and having

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

There was an undetectable coldness in Grace’s

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

entered its

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

Vivian knocked on the door of Grace’s office. The door opened and one of her

how is it going?” Grace

over, Grace was still thinking about whether she should visit her partner after the cooperation entered the

brought

envelope that was dyed with light blue ink patterns. There was no signature and no address on the surface of the envelope. She glanced at Leno and then

of paper floated

said, “Ms.

silently, she reached out and

for?” Leno asked. Meanwhile, he threw a

on