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.

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

why he showed up and why he

Never!

held her phone. She couldn’t identify whether the sound she heard

take him away as long as she

wouldn’t have to suffer

she hate

to do was to make a phone

clenched her phone,

eyes … At that moment, no one knew what she was

eyes suddenly opened. She stepped on the floor barefoot and walked

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

the wind blew the rain into the room and

right time.” She murmured

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

later, she suddenly heard a noise. She looked back and saw Caden standing

felt that he had

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

got nothing to

around, held her

as she reached the door,

where are

asked worriedly in deep

How ridiculous and ironic the question

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

more words all

in the morning, they continued their normal

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

had fewer words than before. But Grace could

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

she tried to avoid his

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

hope you get better

was in a daze at first and then he smiled.

sunshine was warm, but Grace felt that it

to have reached a tacit

One month passed.

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

you were kidding. Maybe you are picking up girls

to her on the phone, “Yes,

come back.” There was an undetectable coldness

thought her cooperation with Cayne would end. But the cooperation continued. However, Cayne seemed

cooperation had entered its

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

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

it going?” Grace

over, Grace was still thinking about whether she should visit her partner

Leno brought her a

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

piece of paper floated down from

“Ms.

it silently, she reached out and asked Leno,

asked. Meanwhile, he threw a lighter to

on