Sharon was wearing a white sweater with a coffee-colored shawl over it.She was brewing tea elegantly. Looking at such a scene with the warm yellow light on her, it seemed as though the world was peaceful.She poured the freshly brewed tea into mugs and replied to the man at the door, "Come in."Howard took a quick glance at the surroundings, "There are not any reporters here, right?"Sharon covered her mouth and laughed, "I'm an international star myself. I'm not even worried, why should you be?"Then only did Howard enter.Just as he sat down, a man suddenly walked in from the divider.Seeing that man, Howard felt nervous.On top of his nervousness, he also felt inferior and unhappy.Anthony sat close beside Sharon. He kept glancing at Howard condescendingly."I heard you're my distant cousin. Tsk, from what I remember, all my cousins are well to do people. I'm not sure how I am related to someone like you."Howard held his fist tightly on his lap and replied with a smile,
Gilbert's grandmother lived in a villa neighborhood named the Sandy Bay, surrounded by mountains and lakes.As soon as Kisa woke up in the morning, she could smell the fresh air from the mountains. It felt refreshing.She thought that it would be nice to stay there for the rest of her time here.After a while, there was a knock on her door.She opened the door and found Kelvin standing outside her door.Because of Gracie's matter, he looked at her with a confused look."While I'm here to check up on Grandma, I'd like to check on your health condition too."Worried that others might hear them, Kisa let him in.She closed the door and said, "The medicine you gave is effective. Not only did it relieve pain instantly, but it also made me even more energetic."Kelvin listened but his face seemed dull."You might feel that the effects are great now, but it'll only weaken your body in the future. When that happens, no medicine will work on you anymore. You'll have to bear the pain t
After all, this girl is full of tricks and good at acting. No one knew what she was going to do here.As she was tucking Grandma's blanket, the lady leaning by the door said, "Gilbert is not here.""I know." Sharon smiled, "I'm here to see you.""Then spill." Kisa had no intention to hide her hatred.Sharon did not bother and replied, "Gilbert has such a big heart. He let a culprit who hurt his Grandma take care of her. I wonder what his thought process was like."Kisa smiled but her eyes were gleaming.She replied, "Kelvin said that Grandma will wake up soon."As she said that, she looked straight into Sharon's eyes to catch her reaction, "When the time comes, we'll know who is the true culprit that hurt Grandma."Sharon's face changed a little, but she didn't show any signs of panic.She only replied with a smile, "Really? Then I can't wait for that day to arrive. Let's see if Grandma will defend you."Sharon's calmness and confidence was surprising. It made Kisa doubt if s
In the evening, Kisa cooked up a meal.The dishes not only looked pretty but smelled amazing too.Gilbert smelled the aroma as soon as he stepped into the house.Before he reached the dining room, Andrew and Ada were running toward him."Daddy, Ma'am cooked dinner for us. It smells yummy.""Daddy, let's have a bite."As the two little kids were speaking, they dragged him to the dining table.Just as he reached, Kisa brought a bowl of soup from the kitchen.She was wearing a set of pink loungewear. Her hair loosely tied and a light purple apron around her waist.At a glance, she really did seem like a virtuous housewife.Gilbert stared at her for a moment. He suddenly had an illusion. He and Kisa were a pair of ordinary couple. He would leave in the morning for work and come home in the evening; she would prepare meals, clean the house and teach the kids.Everything was wholesome, ordinary yet heartwarming.The life of a normal wedded couple would most probably look like thi
Kisa ignored his scornful expression and placed the bowl of chicken soup in front of him."I made you some chicken soup; it's good for you."Gilbert glanced at the creamy chicken soup before turning to her sharply, "Stop beating around the bush. Tell me, what is it that you want from me?"He refused to believe there was no hidden agenda behind her kindness to him.'Everything nice that she had done for me had ulterior motives,' he thought.Just as he had expected, she stopped putting on a facade."I need your help with something."Gilbert scoffed and did not respond.Kisa quickly added, "It's not something difficult. I was hoping that you could take me to the Case family's house sometime this week,"'Sharon has set a trap for me; that's why she wants me to attend Grandpa's birthday banquet so badly. As long as I get my hands on my mother's belongings before the banquet, Sharon will have a hard time pulling off her plan. However, I won't be able to step foot into the Case famil
Their arrival was quickly greeted by Christopher Case and Carolyn Marshall.The Kooper family and the Case family had always been on good terms. However, due to the Kooper family's growing power and status, the Case family was slightly fearful of them and would butter them up.Exhibit-a, just as Gilbert got out of the car, Carolyn pulled him aside affectionately. She gave him a smile that was so endearing it was almost as if she were looking at her own son."Gilbert! What brought you here today? Sharon's still on set right now, so she hasn't come home yet," Carolyn said.When she saw Kisa get out of the car, the endearing smile on her face instantly dropped.Carolyn pointed at Kisa, "She... What's she doing here?"She was so shocked that her speech was garbled.Carolyn had always hated Kisa. Back then, she often abused Kisa. However, she did not dare to openly exhibit her hatred toward Kisa in front of Gilbert.Meanwhile, Christopher was also staring at Kisa with a deep frown.
Kisa was so eager to retrieve her mother's belongings that she ignored the show Carolyn had put on. She allowed Carolyn to drag her toward the staircase.However, just as they got to the staircase, Carolyn came to a stop.Then, she turned to Gilbert with a smile, "Gilbert, dear, has Mrs. Kooper Sr. regained consciousness yet?"Gilbert froze momentarily."Not yet," he answered coolly.Carolyn made a surprised expression, "Ah, I see. I thought Mrs. Kooper Sr. had regained consciousness. After all, Kisa was reckless back then when she injured her. If Mrs. Kooper Sr. hasn't regained consciousness, why are you helping Kisa to retrieve her mother's belongings? Don't you hate her?"Gilbert's expression instantly darkened. His two hands that were resting on his knees tightened.When Christopher saw his reaction, he feigned anger and yelled at Carolyn, "What're you talking about? Hurry up and take Kisa upstairs."Meanwhile, Carolyn quickly feigned an apologetic look."I'm so sorry, Gil
It was Carolyn. Christopher immediately ran upstairs.Gilbert's gaze darkened before he quickly followed suit.When Christopher and Gilbert got upstairs, they saw Carolyn hugging Mr. Case Sr."How could you be so heartless? He's your grandfather!" Carolyn shouted at Kisa through tears.Meanwhile, Kisa stood there with an indifferent expression.She did not panic; she had seen plenty of set-ups like this,"What happened?" Christopher asked urgently while peering at Mr. Case Sr.Mr. Case Sr. was lying on the ground in pain.Carolyn wiped her tears and said, "I told Kisa to wait here while I go retrieve the attic keys. On the way there, I saw Nicholas, so I told him that Kisa was over. Nicholas was overjoyed; he said that he wanted to see Kisa as well. When I returned with the keys, I saw Kisa brutally shove Nicholas down the stairs. Thankfully, this stair flight isn't long. Otherwise, with Nicholas's age, he could've been badly injured."Christopher was furious. He strode toward