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.

cool anymore. She powerlessly leaned against the door

he showed up and

Never!

identify whether the sound she heard came from the bathroom

knew that Ingemar would take him

wouldn’t have to suffer

she

to do was

phone, her hands

closed her eyes … At that moment, no one

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

her phone was still on. It was the interface of the address book which displayed a name “Ingemar”.

the rain into the room and rain

storm didn’t come at the right

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

noise. She looked back and saw Caden

sure but she actually felt that he

know what to say, as if they were a couple that had been married for

got nothing

turned around, held her blanket, and walked

the door, Caden grabbed her

are

asked worriedly

out. How ridiculous and ironic

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

more words all

morning, they continued their normal boring

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

before. But Grace could still sense

were dark and shining with affection. She had to

at herself because she tried to avoid his

around at the door and

I hope you get

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

warm, but Grace felt that it

have

One month passed.

in

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

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

come back.” There was an

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

entered its second

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

of Grace’s office. The door opened and

it going?” Grace

Leno Lo came over, Grace was still thinking about whether she should visit her partner

Leno brought her

an 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

floated down

“Ms.

it silently, she reached out and asked Leno, “Do you have a

asked. Meanwhile, he threw a lighter

on