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.

didn’t pretend to be cool anymore. She powerlessly leaned against the

asked him why he showed up and why he

Never!

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

knew that Ingemar would take him away as

she wouldn’t have to suffer from the mixed

would she hate

all she needed to do was

clenched her phone, her

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

barefoot and walked towards the window. As she passed by the

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

the window, and then the wind blew the rain into the room and rain dropped on her face and

the right

in concentration. She was so focused that she didn’t

looked back and saw Caden standing at the

not sure but she actually felt that he had been standing there for a

know what to say, as if they were a couple

got nothing

held her blanket, and walked

as she reached the door,

where are you

worriedly in

laughed out. How ridiculous and ironic the question

took the blanket from her and pushed her into the bedroom. Then he closed

no more words all

morning, they continued their normal boring

food floated into the bedroom from the

than before. But Grace could still

with affection.

laughed at herself because she tried to

door and

I hope you get

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

warm, but Grace felt that it

have

One month passed.

into trouble when he almost got all things done in

Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy now and having

said to her on the phone, “Yes, I’m

There was an undetectable

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

cooperation had entered

meet again to discuss the specific details of

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

is it

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

brought her

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

floated down

letter said, “Ms.

out and asked

it for?” Leno asked. Meanwhile, he threw a

on the