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

never asked him why he showed up and why he

Never!

She couldn’t identify whether the sound she

take him away as long as she called

to suffer from the mixed

she

she needed to do was to make a

her phone, her hands

At that moment,

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

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

then the wind blew the rain

the right time.”

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

She looked back

not sure but she actually felt that he had been

to say, as if they were a

had got nothing to

around, held her blanket,

she reached the

where are you

asked worriedly in deep

laughed out. How ridiculous and

and pushed her into the bedroom. Then he closed the door

no more words

they continued

Grace opened the door, the fragrance of the food floated into the bedroom from

But Grace could still sense the passion in

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

she tried to

turned around at the door and said solemnly

hope you

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

was warm, but Grace felt

have reached

One month passed.

done in Italy. Humbert

were kidding. Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy now and

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

back.” There was an undetectable coldness in Grace’s

the cooperation continued. However,

cooperation had entered its

representatives of both sides were ought to meet again to discuss the specific details of the cooperation as well as nail down some

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

how is it going?” Grace

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

Leno brought her

no signature and

of paper floated down

letter said, “Ms. Grace

she reached out and asked Leno, “Do

Leno asked. Meanwhile,

turned on