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.

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

he showed up and why

Never!

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

that Ingemar would take him away

have to suffer from

would she

knew all she needed to do was

her phone, her hands

… At that moment, no one knew what she was

walked towards the window. As

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

the rain

storm didn’t come at the right time.” She murmured in a

focused that she didn’t noticed that the sound of water in bathroom wasn’t running

suddenly heard a noise. She looked back and saw

that he had been standing there for a long

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

got nothing to

her

the door, Caden grabbed her

where are

worriedly

laughed out. How ridiculous and

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

had no more words all

in the morning, they continued their normal boring

food floated into the bedroom from the living room.

words than before. But Grace could still sense the passion

His eyes were dark and shining with affection. She had

because she tried to avoid

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

I hope you get better

then he smiled. “Sure! I will get better as you

Grace felt

have reached

One month passed.

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

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

the phone, “Yes, I’m having fun. But,

There was an undetectable coldness in

cooperation continued. However, Cayne seemed to have disappeared

entered its

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

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

how is it going?” Grace

thinking about whether she should visit her partner after the cooperation entered the

Leno brought her

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

piece of paper floated down

letter said, “Ms.

reached out and asked

asked. Meanwhile, he threw a lighter

turned on the