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.

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

him why he showed up and why he came

Never!

sound she heard

Ingemar would take him away as long as she called

she wouldn’t have to

would she

do was to make a

her phone, her hands

closed her eyes … At that moment, no one knew what

walked towards the window. As she passed by the bed, she threw her mobile phone onto

on. It was the interface of the address book which displayed a name

window, and then the wind blew the rain into

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

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

looked back and saw Caden

she actually felt that he had been standing there for a long

what to say, as if they were a couple that

got nothing

her

as she reached the door,

where are

worriedly

laughed out. How ridiculous and ironic the

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

no more words

morning, they continued their normal

bedroom from the living room. After she dressed up,

had fewer words than before. But Grace

and shining with affection. She

because she tried to

turned around at the door and said solemnly to

hope you get

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

but Grace felt

seemed to have reached a

One month passed.

in Italy. Humbert said

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

her on the phone, “Yes,

come back.” There was an undetectable

cooperation with Cayne would end. But the cooperation continued. However, Cayne seemed to have disappeared from

cooperation had entered

to meet again to discuss the specific details of the cooperation as well as nail down some details discussed

door of Grace’s office. The door opened and

it going?” Grace greeted

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

Leno brought her a

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

piece of paper floated down from

said, “Ms. Grace

out and asked Leno, “Do you have a

for?” Leno asked. Meanwhile, he threw

on the