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, what

him why he showed

Never!

sound she heard came from the bathroom

take him away as long as

wouldn’t have to

would she

do was to make a phone

phone, her hands

eyes … At that moment, no one knew what she

She stepped on the floor barefoot and walked towards the window. As

phone was still on. It was the interface of the address

then the wind blew the rain into

right time.” She murmured

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

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

she actually felt that he had

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

got nothing to

around, held her blanket,

as she reached the door, Caden grabbed

are you

worriedly in

laughed out. How ridiculous and ironic the

into the bedroom. Then he closed the door

had no more words

the morning, they continued their normal

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

than before. But Grace could still sense the passion

raised her head and met his gaze. His eyes were dark and shining with affection. She had to lower her head and eat

laughed at herself because she tried to avoid his

the door and said

you get

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

Grace felt that it

have

One month passed.

almost got all things done in Italy. Humbert said it was not

just smiled and said to Humbert, “I thought you were kidding. Maybe you are picking up

jokingly said to her on the phone, “Yes, I’m having

come back.” There was an undetectable coldness

cooperation continued. However, Cayne seemed to have disappeared from her

had entered its second

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

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

Lo, how is it going?” Grace

over, Grace was still thinking about whether she should visit her partner after the cooperation entered the second

brought her

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

of paper floated down from the

“Ms.

she read it silently, she reached out and asked Leno, “Do you have a

asked. Meanwhile, he threw

turned on the