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

he showed up

Never!

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

that Ingemar would take him

she wouldn’t have to suffer from

would she

needed to do

her phone, her hands were

her eyes … At that moment, no one

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

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

window, and then the wind blew the rain into the room and

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

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

She looked back and saw Caden standing at

that he had been standing there for a long

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

got nothing

her blanket,

as she reached the door,

are you

worriedly

ridiculous and ironic the question

the bedroom. Then he closed the door and said, “I’ll

no more

the morning, they continued

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

words than before. But Grace could still

gaze. His eyes were dark and shining with affection. She had to lower her

at herself because she tried to avoid his

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

hope you

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

but Grace felt that

seemed to have

One month passed.

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

up girls

phone, “Yes, I’m having fun. But, I’m also

back.” There was an undetectable coldness

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

had entered

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

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

how is it

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

brought her a

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

paper floated down

letter said, “Ms. Grace

she read it silently, she reached out and asked Leno,

it for?” Leno asked. Meanwhile,

on