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.

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

never asked him why he showed up and why he

Never!

couldn’t identify whether the sound she heard

that Ingemar would take him away as long as she

to suffer from the mixed

would she

knew all she needed to do was to

phone, her

… At that moment, no one

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

screen of her phone was still on. It was the interface of

and then the wind blew the rain into the room and

right time.” She murmured in

She was so focused that she

suddenly heard a noise. She looked

was not sure but she actually felt that

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

had got

her blanket, and

reached the door, Caden

are

worriedly in deep

How ridiculous and ironic the

the blanket from her and pushed her into the bedroom. Then he closed the door and said, “I’ll sleep in the

had no more

in the morning, they continued their normal

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

Grace could still sense

met his gaze. His eyes were dark and shining with affection. She

laughed at herself because she tried

and said solemnly to Caden who behaved like

I hope you get better

was in a daze at first and then he smiled. “Sure! I will

but Grace

to have reached a

One month passed.

all things done in Italy. Humbert said it

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

the phone,

back.” There was an undetectable

would end. But the cooperation continued. However, Cayne seemed

had entered

meet again to discuss the specific details of the

of Grace’s office. The door opened and one of her old friend came

it going?” Grace greeted

she should visit her partner after the cooperation entered the

brought her

signature and no address on

floated down

letter said, “Ms.

out and asked

Meanwhile, he threw a lighter

turned on the