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.

anymore. She powerlessly leaned against the door … Caden,

he showed up

Never!

the sound she heard came

knew that Ingemar would take him away as long

to

would she

she needed to do was to make a

her phone, her

that moment, no one knew what

eyes suddenly opened. She stepped on the floor barefoot and walked towards the window. As she passed by the bed, she threw

of her phone was still on. It was the interface

the window, and then the wind blew the rain

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

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

she suddenly heard a noise. She looked back and

not sure but she actually felt that he had been standing there for a long

say, as if they were a couple that had been married for

had got nothing

held her blanket, and

the door,

are you

asked worriedly in deep

laughed out. How ridiculous and ironic the question

took the blanket from her and pushed her into the bedroom. Then he closed the door and said,

no more

morning, they continued their

floated into the bedroom

before. But Grace could still sense

and shining with affection. She had to

laughed at herself because she tried to avoid his

around at the door and said

you get better

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

Grace felt

have reached

One month passed.

things done in Italy. Humbert said

are picking up girls in Italy

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

an undetectable coldness in Grace’s

with Cayne would end. But the cooperation

had entered its

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

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

Lo, how is it going?” Grace greeted

still thinking about whether she should visit her

brought her a

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

piece of paper floated

said, “Ms. Grace

out and asked Leno, “Do you have a

it for?” Leno asked. Meanwhile, he threw a

on