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.

why he showed up and why

Never!

the sound

take him away as long as she called

have to suffer

she

to do was to

clenched her phone, her hands

At that moment, no one knew

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

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

the wind blew the rain into the

the right time.” She murmured in a low

in concentration. She was so focused that she

She looked back and saw Caden

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

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

had got nothing

held her blanket,

the door, Caden grabbed

are you

asked worriedly in deep

ridiculous and ironic

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

more words

in the morning, they continued their

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

than before. But Grace could still sense the passion in his

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

she tried to

she turned around at the door and said solemnly to

you get

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

Grace felt that it was too

have reached a tacit

One month passed.

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

Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy now and having a lot of fun. So, you don’t want

phone, “Yes, I’m having fun. But, I’m

come back.” There was an

Cayne would end. But the cooperation continued. However,

cooperation had entered

discuss the specific details

on the door of Grace’s office. The door

Lo, how is it going?” Grace

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

Leno brought her

that was dyed with light blue ink patterns. There was no signature and no address on the surface

piece of paper floated down from the

letter said, “Ms.

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

Leno asked. Meanwhile, he

turned on the