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.

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

never asked him why he showed up and

Never!

held her phone. She couldn’t identify whether the sound she heard came from the bathroom or the

knew that Ingemar would take him away as long as she called

have to

she hate

to do was

clenched her phone,

her eyes … At that moment, no one knew

barefoot and walked towards the window. As she passed by the bed, she threw her mobile phone onto

was the interface of the address book which displayed a name

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

the right time.” She murmured in

focused that she

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

that he had

if they were a couple that

got nothing to

held her blanket,

she reached the door, Caden grabbed her

are

worriedly in deep

out. How ridiculous and ironic the question

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

had no more

they continued their normal boring

into the bedroom from the living room. After she

But Grace could

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

herself because she tried to avoid

she left, she turned around at the door and said solemnly to Caden

hope you get

first and then he smiled. “Sure! I will

warm, but Grace felt that it

seemed to have reached a tacit

One month passed.

trouble when he almost got all things done in Italy. Humbert said it was not

smiled and said to Humbert, “I thought you were kidding. Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy now and having a lot of fun. So, you don’t want to go

jokingly said to her on the phone, “Yes,

come back.” There was an undetectable

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

entered its second

ought to meet again to discuss the specific details of the

of Grace’s office. The door opened and one of her old friend came

how is it

Lo came over, Grace was still thinking about whether she

brought

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

piece of paper floated down

“Ms. Grace

out

Leno asked. Meanwhile, he

on the