"Could... you bring me along to the Case family banquet?""Absolutely not!"The man rejected her outright without giving her any room to dream of.Kisa hurriedly explained, "I just want to—""Enough!" Gilbert snapped. "Are you not satisfied with the mess you've created? Today's Mr. Case Sr's birthday. All of the establishment folks and media will be there. If you were to pull the same stunt again, who's going to clean up after you?""Also, I've clearly mentioned that you are just a maid of the Kooper family in the press conference the other day. If you were to go to the Case family's banquet to mingle around, whose face are you trying to drag through the mud here?"Kisa clutched her mobile phone tight, and her eyes got teary. She laughed at herself.'Sure enough, this man will not help me!'"Kisa Becker, you better not go anywhere today. Stay at home and accompany Grandma."After saying that, Gilbert hung up the phone.Kisa quietly looked at the darkened phone screen. She the
The moment Kisa heard that her heart beat a little faster.'It is the Case family. What a coincidence!'At that time, Lea only knew Kisa as Raine. She had no idea her friend was Kisa Becker, a daughter the Case family had taken in.After not getting a reply from Kisa, Lea suddenly recalled something as she said, "Oh, right. This Case family is Sharon's family. I remember that you had some feud with her, and she seemed to be calling you sis or something. Have you guys known each other since the beginning?""I have some feud with her. I'll tell you next time.""Okay. If that's the case, I think you shouldn't be going, so that she won't make things difficult for you. It's my bad. I only had the high pay in mind and forgot about that.""No, I'll go.""Eh? You're going?""Give me the address. I'll meet up with you there."The Case family was a famous household in Calthon, so the birthday banquet was a big one, and they had hired a lot of temporary staff.Based on what Lea had said
There were many, many people at the banquet venue.Kisa did not walk through the hall, but rather, she went around the side door into the courtyard.Yet, she could still see how packed the hall was through the window.As Mr. Case Sr. was seated at the innermost position of the hall, the first thing the guests would do when they arrived was to greet him and exchange a few pleasantries. Therefore, everyone was gathered inside the hall.Conversely, the courtyard had much fewer people, and that suited Kisa just fine.She quickly carried the tray and placed it on the table.Just as she was about to rush back to the kitchen, a guest called out to her, "Waiter, two glasses of wine, please."Kisa paused for a moment, wondering if she was the one being called. After all, there was not only her who was the staff in the courtyard."What are you standing there for? I'm calling you. Why are the waiters here so slow?"'Alright, he was calling to me.'Kisa gave up. She did not want to cause
"Raine..."Just as she took two steps, Lea suddenly stopped her."What are you doing going up there?" Lea pulled her anxiously. "This is the Case family, you know. What do we do if you get caught?""I have something important up there that I must take back," Kisa looked at Lea's somewhat suspicious eyes and said, "I'll explain to you about some stuff later."Lea went silent for a moment as the doubt in her eyes slowly disappeared. In its place was a look of sincerity and trust. "Then what help do you need from me?"Kisa was filled with gratitude for Lea's unconditional trust and assistance.She then said in a low voice, "There are two escalators in the manor and one elevator."As she said that, she pointed to a corner of the yard, "Hide there later, and you can observe the situation of those three entrances. Let me know if someone is going upstairs."Lea gave her a puzzled look but did not pry further as she solemnly nodded, "Alright, go see to your business.""Thank you." Kis
Kisa stood beside the rack like a sculpture. Her heart was pounding so hard, and her whole body went taut."Raine?" Suddenly, the person called her name when she was thinking of how to escape.'This voice sounds familiar, just like Howard's voice. Is Howard here for Nicholas's birthday celebration too?'When the person came closer, Kisa could finally see his face clearly through the window light. 'It's really Howard.' "Why did you come up here?" Kisa was so shocked. 'He is a celebrity now and has a collaboration with Sharon. It makes sense that he is here for Nicholas's birthday celebration. But why did he come up to the attic?'Howard frowned and looked anxious. "I accidentally saw you come up here when I was in the yard. I'm worried about you. You haven't come back for such a long time. I'm afraid that you will face any danger, so I came up to take a look. Raine, what are you trying to do up here? This is the house of the Case family."Kisa did not answer him. She looked at hi
When the door finally opened, dozens of flashlights were pointed in the direction of Kisa and Howard. The noise of shutter, exclamation, and footstep occurred simultaneously.Kisa was overwhelmed. It all happened so quickly that she could not react. She and Howard were still maintaining their seemingly intimate position.The attic was full of people. There were excited journalists, guests stood on the sidelines, the Case family members with smug faces, and... Gilbert.Everything was a trap, and she really fell right into it. Sharon smirked, and Anthony snickered in the middle of the crowd. Only Gilbert showed a gloomy face. His thoughtful eyes seem to brew unspoken disappointment and hatred."Get up! You're shameless!" Suddenly, Kisa's father, Christopher Case, rushed out. He grabbed her and cursed her badly, "I can't believe you were hiding here and fooling around with this man during your grandpa's birthday celebration! Are you trying to piss off your grandpa? I shouldn't have
Gilbert said not a word, just staring at Kisa sullenly, his gaze colder than the frost of winter. Even if Kisa did not look at him, she could feel his icy gaze. She clutched the hand at her side and felt a chill running up her spine."Mr. Kooper, what do you mean by not answering? Are you trying to avoid the question?""Mr. Kooper, you lie in front of the media. Does it mean that GK Pictures has some problems with its integrity and credibility?"Some reporters had already started to implicate GK Pictures's reputation. In the crowd, Anthony smiled smugly and sinisterly with his arms crossed in front of his chest.Kisa gritted her teeth in hatred. The only thing she could not understand was why Sharon, who claimed to love Gilbert, would team up with Anthony to take on Gilbert and even bring down GK Pictures. It seemed to her that if Sharon's purpose was to frame her and make Gilbert disgust her, then Sharon's love for Gilbert was too manipulative and imperious."Mr. Kooper, what do
"Ms. Becker, please answer my question; as the wife of GK Pictures's CEO, why didn't you identify yourself instead of frequently fooling around with this male entertainer? Is it because Mr. Kooper is too busy with his work and has not satisfied you, making you resentful?"As the reporters' questions were getting more and more tricky, Kisa heard Gilbert's cold and sarcastic chuckle from the crowd. She clutched the corner of her clothes and replied as calmly as she could, "I didn't fool around with this male artist. You all are mistaken.""The facts are laid bare in front of you. How can you still deny it?""Yeah. You and he were together just now; we all saw it.""Mr. Kooper is the dream man of thousands of women, but you cheated on him in marriage. Is there any hidden agenda here?""Is it because you feel lonely, or you are really in love with this male artist?..."That is enough. You guys should stop pressing her."Carolyn suddenly stepped out and grabbed Kisa's arm, crying t