Kisa was stunned. She blinked and asked, "What do you mean? You're not going to let me stay at your house?"Arthur was amused. "You have your husband, so why do you still want to stay at my house? By the way, stop lying to me next time. The trust between people is already fragile enough. If you keep lying, no one will believe you in the future.""No... Didn't we agree to let me stay at your house? You can't go back on your word after getting back your crystal pendant?! No matter how I lied to you, I still did help you find that crystal pendant of yours, didn't I? Aren't you turning your back on someone who helped you?"Seeing Kisa's angered and panicked expression, Gilbert frowned slightly.'She... really looks like she wants to stay over at the Mullen residence. And, it doesn't seem to be because of Arthur Mullen. But, what's her motive behind staying at the Mullen residence? What is she trying to do? Why is she always hiding things from me?' he wondered.While Gilbert was in dee
"Will you also be staying at my place, Mr. Kooper?"Gilbert immediately embraced Kisa into his arms. He chuckled, "Naturally. Wherever my wife is, that's where I'll be.""Alright, then!" Mr. Mullen Sr. caressed the dragon's head on his walking stick. Then, he laughed casually, "My place is huge and has lots of room, so you two can stay as long as you like. Coincidentally, Mr. Tanner will also be staying for a few days. You can all keep each other company."Kisa turned to look at Adrien in reflex.'It seems like Adrien and Mr. Mullen Sr. truly share an extraordinary relationship,' she thought.As usual, Adrien met her gaze with a smile in his eyes. He looked gentle and amiable.Kisa watched him. Strangely, she did not find him genuine.'I have a really bad impression of Adrien right now. I wonder if it's because he's with Carolyn,' she thought.Not only was the Mullen residence huge, but even their interior was incredibly lavish.Since Gilbert and Kisa were husband and wife, th
'Adrien and David have similar physiques? I have never seen David in person before, so I didn't know about this nor relate the two of them with each other,' Kisa thought.Kisa gripped the door frame tightly as she listened attentively to the conversation between Mrs. Mullen Sr. and Albert.Mrs. Mullen Sr. sighed, "They do look similar, but he isn't that b*stard. Otherwise, I'll make him kneel before Vivian and atone for his sins.""Well, if Mr. Tanner can calm Vivian down, we could let him stay over for a little longer. Perhaps he might actually let Vivian open her heart. I heard that Mr. Tanner still isn't married.""Forget it. Your sister got heartbroken once. I won't let her get into these things again. Regardless, your sister is currently emotionally unstable, so it won't hurt to let him calm her down."The two gradually walked further away as they spoke.Kisa waited until they disappeared by the stairs before she walked out of the pantry.Vivian's door was partially shut.
"Take care of yourself. He'll be back the day you can stand up," said Adrien.Kisa was not sure if he was purposefully saying such things to console Vivian or because he was actually David.Kisa currently felt incredibly suspicious of him.'I need to reanalyze many things. I also need to reconsider the genuineness of the things Adrien told me before this,' she thought.Vivian looked at Adrien and asked, "Will he really come back?""Mhm. He'll be back when you can stand up. That's why you need to be brave, stand up, and live on."Perhaps it was because Adrien's words had managed to console Vivian, as she slowly began to quiet down.Moments later, Vivian seemed to have fallen asleep. There was not a sound in the room.When Kisa saw Adrien walking toward her, she quickly moved away and hid back inside the pantry.Then, she cautiously stuck out her head and saw Adrien quietly and slowly shutting the door.From Kisa's direction, she could only see the side of his face. He did not
"Eh? Where's Anthony? I can't see him anywhere."Carrie Wagner, the wife of Mr. Mullen Sr.'s second son asked. Clearly, she brought Anthony's name up on purpose.Jane could tell that Carrie kept targeting Anthony at the banquet earlier.However, judging by his background, Anthony was the least favorable heir in the Mullen family. Jane just could not figure out why Carrier would be so afraid that Anthony would take the wealth of the Mullen family away from her husband.After giving it some thought, Carrie said, "Anthony... went to send the guests home."Lydia Hart, the wife of Mr. Mullen Sr.'s third son chuckled. "Each and every person here today are all high-profile individuals. I'm sure that all of them have their own chauffeur. There's no need for him to do that.""I guess he probably went to have some fun with that cheap woman," Carrie took the opportunity to say."What? Are you sure he left with that woman? Doesn't he know that it's dad's birthday today? Anthony hasn't even
At that moment, Lea did not feel like struggling anymore. She wanted Anthony to just choke her to death.However, she changed her mind after remembering the baby inside her.She lifted her hand in pain and beat Anthony's arm.Her face was starting to turn purple because she could not breathe.Lea's felt like her heart sank to the bottom of freezing water when she saw the horrible look on that furious man's face.The man suddenly yelled and loosened his grip on Lea's neck when Lea thought that she was going to die in his hands.Lea immediately lie on the ground and started coughing violently while gasping for air.She coughed so hard, that her eyes became teary, and her stomach hurt.Anthony dragged her and threw her on the bed before she could even catch a break.She looked at the man, and Anthony was unbuttoning his shirt slowly.Lea was terrified and distressed as a flood of tears gushed down her cheeks.Then, she spoke in a brittle voice that sounded fearful and deary. At
That figure appeared in front of Kisa again and stood in her way.She backed off in fear. Then, she turned around and found out that the figure had not moved at all.The chilly atmosphere gradually surrounded Kisa and her scalp tingled.She stared at the two figures that looked exactly the same anxiously and asked in a shaky voice, "W-Who are you?"Neither of the figures responded to her.Instead, they started to get closer.The figures approached her from both sides.An identical figure would appear in front of her no matter which direction she ran in.In the end, she was surrounded by several figures.The longer Kisa looked at those women's' long hair and unearthly appearances, the more creeped out she felt.She folded her arms tightly around her body nervously. She turned around and shook her head desperately, begging them, "Don't come near me. Who are you? Get away from me..."The figures seemed like spirits looking for revenge as they approached her slowly.Suddenly, a
'Did this woman lose her memory or has she forgotten everything that happened since she's too tired?'Kisa was the one who had hugged him as if he was a bolster as soon as he came back and slept on the bed last night.Besides, she even opened her eyes drowsily and said, "You're back. I don't have to be scared now."However, Gilbert could not figure out why Kisa asked him such a question.'Did she experience a blackout, or did she mistake me for somebody else?'Ugh!' He suddenly felt angry at the thought.Gilbert pursed his lips and walked toward her.His face was stone-cold and his shirt was fully buttoned. It made him look harsh and indifferent."I came back around two last night and I woke up at seven this morning.""Oh..." Kisa nodded. She could not help but shiver after reminding herself of that nightmare she just had.She would have nightmares occasionally, but the one she just had was just too spine-chilling.Besides, she felt like something was pinning her down too. T