Karen was not happy. "Aunty..."The old lady's face darkened. "What? Do you want him to bring your family down? You probably don't know it yet, but the Kooper family is extremely powerful. Trust me; you'll regret it if you don't apologize this instant."Karen had never apologized to anyone before in her life. She put her hands together and looked at Anthony as if she was asking for help. But, he ignored her. Jane then whispered, "It's okay, Karen. Just apologize to them. It's just two words.""Aunty Jane...""Be good. Go and apologize. Otherwise, things would be difficult for you and Anthony if you don't make peace with them.""Okay," Karen nodded and walked up to Kisa and Lea. "I'm Sorry," she snorted at Kisa.Kisa pursed her lips and sneered, "That's what you call an apology? Also, apologize to my friend, not me."Karen glared at her coldly and looked at Lea. Her eyes were full of contempt as she reluctantly said, "I'm sorry.""Louder!" Kisa snorted.Karen gritted her teeth
Gilbert suddenly looked anxious as he shifted his gaze to Kisa's stomach."What's wrong? Did you injure yourself?"Kisa shook her head. "Nope. I fell down and my stomach hurts a little, that's all."Gilbert and Davian both stared at her nervously.Kisa felt very uneasy. Then, she added, "It's nothing serious. It felt all tingly earlier, but I feel a lot better now."Gilbert furrowed his brows and carried her up directly without saying anything.Kisa was shocked as she quickly wrapped her arms around his neck. "What are you doing?""I'll bring you to the hospital for a checkup now." Gilbert sounded worried.Felicity's jaw dropped. "Mr. Kooper, you're overreacting. It's nothing serious at all. I believe all of us have taken a fall before. Besides, she fell on the grass. How much could it hurt?""She's right! Put me down now!" Kisa struggled to get down.Indeed, Gilbert got too nervous about it.Also, Kisa thought that his reaction appeared to be a little fake after seeing how
Kisa felt very bad for Lea as she said in a low voice. "I'll get someone to bring you to the hospital."Lea shook her head. "I'm fine. It's just some bumps and bruises.""But your baby...""Don't worry. I kept my stomach protected just now and it feels just fine."Kisa looked at her and felt terrible.'She tried so hard to protect that man's child, yet he treated her like this.'Kisa took a deep breath. Then, she grabbed Lea's arm and said softly. "Let's go to the washroom to clean you up and put some ice on your face after that."Kisa just could not leave Lea alone with her being like that.Lea looked down sadly without saying anything.Kisa sighed and said to Gilbert. "I want to be alone with her for a while. You guys go have fun."Gilbert stared at her deeply for a while before he nodded. "Watch yourself.""Okay."Kisa replied flatly before she helped Lea to the backyard where it was less crowded.Gilbert stared at Kisa's back for a second. Then, he turned around and sa
Lea shook her head. "Nothing will be better. There's no way I can bear to have him out of my life or give up on this relationship unless I die. Trust me. The only way I can let go of this relationship is to die."Kisa's heart sank.Then, she looked at Lea confusedly. "Can't you see what's happening even though that man is already hurting you like this? Why are you still being so stubborn?"Lea looked back at Kisa through her misty eyes, "You understand that being in a relationship is not something you can control, no? Gilbert did so many things to hurt you back then, yet you still love him the same, don't you?"Lea's words left Kisa speechless.Lea was right.Gilbert hurt and humiliated her in many ways back then, and he had even almost killed her several times.However, she still had feelings for him.They say is love is blind, after all.As a bystander, Kisa could advise Lea very calmly and rationally, but she was just as stubborn as Lea when faced with the same situation.
Lea's facial expression immediately changed, and she looked mournful and indescribably inferior.She quickly bowed her head down as if she was afraid that the person would see how ugly and messy she looked.Kisa turned her head and saw that person walking toward them was Anthony.She did not understand why he came here. 'Does he think that he hasn't hurt Lea enough?'Anthony came in front of them very and Kisa stood in front of him subconsciously. "What are you going to do to her?"Anthony looked at her coldly. "This is between me and her. It has nothing to do with you. Get lost!"Kisa was so mad, that she laughed. "I guess you probably forgot who kept quiet just now when Lea was getting mistreated. I'm afraid that the shrew would beat her to death if I didn't interfere!""So what?" Anthony sneered.Lea grabbed the edge of Kisa's clothes. "Kisa, forget it. It's not his fault.""Lea..." Kisa looked at her helplessly.Kisa felt very uneasy looking at how inferior Lea acted.Th
Kisa immediately stood up and looked in that figure's direction.There were not many people in the backyard, and the lights were dim.Kisa could see several cobblestone paths not far away from her and they all led to the other side of the yard.There were some rockeries and a stone pavilion there. Kisa looked closely and found out there seemed to be a few low cabins around the pavilion.The figure was walking on one of the cobblestone paths.Kisa stared at the figure for a while before she could confirm that it was the young man whom she had bumped into on the plane.She was worried about not being able to meet him again, yet he appeared in front of her unexpectedly.She thought about the crystal pendant, and her eyes sparkled. Then, she stood up and followed that young man.It was a quiet night.The moonlight shone on the cobblestone path.Kisa dared not to get too close to him, and she kept a rather long distance between them.Fortunately, the backyard was kind of empty, a
Kisa was shocked.'Did that woman see me?'A figure appeared from the other side of the rockery when Kisa was still hesitating about whether to show herself or not.Kisa froze in the corner as she stared at the person stepping forward.'Isn't that Adrien?'This is weird. Why would he be here?'"W-Who are you? Why are you here?" Arthur looked at Adrien cautiously.Adrien had a warm smile on his face, as he usually did.He gazed at the woman in the wheelchair before he said to Arthur, "I'm a good friend of Mr. Mullen's Sr., and I came here to attend his birthday celebration today. I noticed that the backyard is very peaceful, so I came here to take a stroll. I didn't expect to see anyone here. May I know who you are?""Oh, you're grandpa's friend." Arthur immediately put his guard down in front of Adrien as he introduced himself and the woman to Adrien. "My name is Arthur Mullen, and this is my aunt."Kisa was speechless. 'This young man is so naïve. He just believed everything
Kisa hurriedly turned sideways and hid behind the fake rock. Her entire back was pressed against it, thinking that it would be better to wait for Arthur to pass by. But, Arthur did not leave when he passed by the fake rock. Instead, he hid in the spot where she had just taken cover.Kisa rolled her eyes. She was thinking of taking a closer look at what Adrien was up to when he took her spot. It was as though Arthur had sensed her gaze, and he looked over at her. Her expression changed, and this time, she hardly had any place to hide. She was completely exposed to Arthur's line of sight.Arthur clearly froze for a few seconds, and his eyes widened when he saw her. Before he could scream, Kisa rushed over, covered his mouth, and made a silent gesture at him. Arthur looked surprised and confused."If you want your crystal pendant back, don't make a sound," Kisa said in a whisper."Mmm... Mmm..." Arthur took her hand off his mouth and asked in a whisper, "You have my pendant?""Shh!"