"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
"Not me. I didn't. I didn't. I didn't. It is not true, Gilbert. Let me explain, Gilbert." Kisa sat up in horror, her chest heaving violently, her forehead stained with sweat. She scrambled out of bed, desperate to explain to Gilbert.Lea rushed over and hugged her. "Kisa, where do you want to go? You have just woken up and are still very weak."Hearing Lea's voice, Kisa came to her senses. She looked at the rustic surroundings and was startled. "How did I get here? Those reporters—""You fainted in the Case residence. I brought you back." Lea helped her sit down. "Kisa, you are not well. You need to rest.""You brought me back?" Kisa stared at her with a frown, feeling something was wrong.Lea nodded and said indignantly, "You have obviously fainted, but those people still won't leave you alone. They kept pointing their cameras at you and asking questions. They were trying to drive you to death.""What about Gilbert?""H-He just watched you lying on the ground with cold eyes." S
After something like this happened, she could believe no one now and did not even dare to think any further.Lea was terrified by the scarlet look in her eyes. "Kisa, what's wrong with you?""Did you see Howard when he went up there?"Lea subconsciously shook her head. "I listened to you and hid in that corner. I didn't see Howard go up until Sharon went up with many guests. Not only Howard, but no one else went up there." Lea looked sincere.If what Lea said was true, then Howard and the press had been hiding upstairs from the beginning, waiting for her to appear. In other words, the trap had already been laid. Whether she disguised as a maid or not, and whether Sharon discovered her whereabouts, as long as she wanted to get back her mother's belongings, she would fall into this trap.A chill ran up in her spine as she thought about this. It turned out that no matter what, she was always in the open and the trap was always in the dark.She wrapped her arms around her knees helpl
A dim wall lamp illuminated the room.Gilbert was digging his hands into his pants pockets, standing quietly in front of the window with his back to her, looking a bit lonesome.She wrung her hands as she walked over to him nervously. "Gilbert, w-will you listen to my explanation?"He said nothing. There was only silence in the air.She pursed her lips and whispered, "It was Sharon who set me up. I didn't fool around with Howard. I was in the loft of the Case residence, just trying to get my mother's belongings back."Gilbert finally turned around and looked at her quietly, his look of disappointment and disgust hurting Kisa.She bit her lip, holding back the sadness that swept through her. "The only reason I went to the Case residence and dressed as a maid was to get my mother's belongings back, but Sharon and Anthony had already set this up. They bribed Howard to play the part on purpose. ""What I saw was that he had you pinned down." Gilbert looked at her, his lips curled in