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.

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

why he showed up and why he came

Never!

couldn’t identify whether the sound she heard came

Ingemar would take him away as long as she

wouldn’t have to suffer from the mixed

would she hate

to do was to make a

clenched her phone, her hands were

moment, no

and walked towards the window. As she passed

still on. It was the interface of the address

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

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

that she didn’t

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

she actually felt that he

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

had got nothing

turned around, held her blanket,

reached the door, Caden

where are

asked worriedly in deep

out. How ridiculous and

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

no more words

morning, they continued their normal

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

words than before. But Grace could still

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

she tried

at the door and said

I hope you get better

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

Grace felt that

to have

One month passed.

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

kidding. Maybe you are picking up girls in

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

was an undetectable

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

had entered its second

were ought to meet again to discuss the specific details of the cooperation as well

The door opened and one

Lo, how is it going?” Grace

Leno Lo came over, Grace was still thinking about whether she should

brought

was no signature and no address on the surface of the envelope. She

of paper floated down from

“Ms. Grace

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

Meanwhile, he threw a lighter

on