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.

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

why he showed up and why he came

Never!

the sound

take him away as long as she called

she wouldn’t have to suffer from the mixed

would she

do was

phone, her

moment, no one knew what she

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

It was the interface of the address book which displayed a name “Ingemar”. He called

opened the window, and then the wind blew the rain into the room and

the right time.” She murmured in a low

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

noise. She looked back and saw

but she actually felt that he had been standing there for a long

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

had got

her blanket,

the door,

are

worriedly in

ridiculous and ironic the question

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

more words

they continued

Grace opened the door, the fragrance of the food floated into the bedroom from the living room. After she

words than before. But Grace could still sense

and shining with affection. She had to lower her head and eat

at herself because she

around at the door and said solemnly to Caden who behaved

you get

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

but Grace felt that it

to have reached a

One month passed.

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

are picking up

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

There was an undetectable

cooperation continued. However, Cayne seemed to have

cooperation had entered its

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

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

how is it

whether she should visit her partner after the

Leno brought her a

no signature and no address on the surface of the envelope. She glanced at Leno

floated down from

said, “Ms.

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

Leno asked. Meanwhile, he threw a

on