Albert gave Arthur a sharp look at said to Kisa, "I advise you to stop being so curious, Mrs. Kooper. That place is exclusive to my dad, and no one else is allowed to go in and see it, let alone an outsider like yourself. You should probably forget about it, Mrs. Kooper.""Oh, wow. That sounds mysterious." Kisa laughed meaningfully, "The thing is, the more mysterious you make it seem, the more curious I get.""Curious, huh?" Mr. Mullen Sr. tapped his cane on the ground. "Then try to control yourself," he chuckled. "As my eldest son said, no one is eligible to enter that place except me. I even have guards standing by in there. So you should suppress your curiosity, Mrs. Kooper. My family won't be responsible if something unfortunate happens.""Ha-ha. What kind of treasure do you have in there that you need people to guard the place?"Mr. Mullen Sr.'s face was flushed red when he seemed to have thought of something. He stroked his beard and said, "There is a hidden treasure inside,
"Have you gone to see Ms. Mullen? How is she? Can you do something about her legs?" Kisa asked."Well..." Kelvin felt a cold gaze staring at him, which made him panic."What's the matter? Are things not looking up?" Kisa could not help but feel anxious when she saw Kelvin's uncomfortable expression.All of Kisa's attention was focused on Kelvin; it was as if Gilbert was not there. Kelvin felt the gaze getting colder and colder down to his spine."Well? Talk, Kelvin. Is there something you could do about Ms. Mullen's legs? Kelvin? Kelvin~?"In an instant, Gilbert narrowed his eyes in a dangerous look, and his body emanated a sinister feeling.Kelvin rolled his eyes without a word, trying to signal Kisa. 'God, Kisa. Why are you suddenly calling me so affectionately? Also, can you please get your man out of here before we get down to business?!""What's wrong? Did something get into your eyes?" Kisa could not help asking when she saw him roll his eyes.Kelvin wanted to cry out lou
Gilbert smiled while he said those words, but Kisa and Kelvin were scared."Go on then!" Gilbert looked at the two expressionlessly and chuckled, "Why aren't you guys talking?" Though his face was seemingly calm, his eyes showed anger. It would be foolish of them if they continued to speak ill of him.Kisa lowered her head, her face buried into the collar of her shirt, while Kelvin drank out of the glass continuously. After a long time, the glass was empty. Gilbert pursed his lips coldly. He leaned close to the two and said, "Don't talk sh*t about others behind their backs if you guys don't have the guts to say it to their faces."Kisa's entire body became stiff, and she did not dare to make a sound when the man's words fell into her ears.'Who knew you would be back all of a sudden?!' she thought as the sound of footsteps gradually receded and the door slammed shut.The oppressive and cold air in the room disappeared in an instant. Kisa took a deep breath and glanced at Kelvin as
Kelvin froze and shook his head frantically, but Kisa knew he was lying. After all, they did grow up together. Kisa knew he usually paused to think about whether to lie or not before answering."You're telling me you don't know?" Kisa asked, her face darkened."I-I-I don't," he replied.'It seems that Gilbert did not want her to know why since he didn't tell her. It's best if I don't say anything to save that man from going mad at me again. I can't afford to mess with him right now.'Kelvin thought about it and shook his head to show that he really did not know.Kisa glanced at him coolly. "You know, I bled again today. I'm not sure why Gilbert wanted to hide me from the fact that I was pregnant. Maybe he didn't want this child. He didn't let me know on purpose so that I would have a miscarriage from not taking better care of myself. That way, he can relax without doing anything about it.""T-That's not it...""He doesn't like the child I'm bearing for him," Kisa laughed at hers
Someone unlocked the door. Kisa's body instinctively tensed up, and she turned to look at the door under her blanket. The door quickly opened and closed. A slender silhouette came into the frame, and Kisa saw it walk toward her slowly. She would have been scared to death if she was not already familiar with Gilbert's figure. She knew that he was the one who had entered.At first, Kisa thought that the Mullen residence was eerie and weird. She even had a terrible nightmare and was pranked by someone on her first day there. She would have had the shock of her life if someone else had entered the room.The figure stood by her window for a while; she was unsure if he was looking at her. The figure did not speak, so she did not make a sound either. After a while, he walked quietly toward the bathroom.Just as the figure was about to reach the bathroom door, a click sounded, and the wall lamp in the room turned on in an instant. The figure froze, and after a while, he turned to look at he
The man did not respond at all.However, Kisa refused to believe that he did not hear her crying out in pain. After all, sharp and alert people like him were often light sleepers.Regardless, the man still did not respond.Kisa was frustrated.'He's completely giving me the cold shoulder now? He's even disregarding his child's safety,' she thought."It hurts! My stomach hurts so badly!"Kisa said loudly and grunted out in anger.Suddenly, the person beside her shot up. The man had sat up on the bed.Before Kisa could react, the lights in the room were turned on.She lifted her head and was met with a handsome, tense face."Why does your stomach hurt?" the man asked in a panic.His slender, large hands covered her stomach and gently caressed it.Kisa snorted lowly, "I've been crying out in pain for a while now. Weren't you ignoring me? Why are you worried now?"'Her tone... Why does it sound like there isn't pain at all but a hint of resentment instead?' Gilbert wondered.
Kisa stared at the man in front of her through teary eyes."You'll never know how it feels like to be a mother. Back then, I loved that child more than myself. How could I use it to threaten you? You, on the other hand, were cold-blooded and heartless. You kept calling it a b*stard and saying it shouldn't live; you told me to abort it. You don't know how hopeless I felt and how much pain I was in," she said in a choked voice.After she finished, she took a deep breath and wiped her tears. She continued, "Even though it's all in the past, my heart still hurts when I think about it. This type of pain is something cold and ruthless people like you won't understand."Gilbert stared intensely at her tear-filled eyes. He could not help but recall what Sharon had said to him outside of prison that New Year's Eve."Kisa said she won't let your child live if you don't let her leave prison."'That was what Sharon told me. However, I never once doubted whether these words truly came out of K
Kisa froze, then turned to look at Gilbert.She was lying down while he was sitting.She could see the man's chiseled jawline and his dark eyes brimming with earnestness.Kisa's heart trembled."What... Did you say?" she asked in a tense voice."I'm saying our first child is still alive."".... Hah!" Kisa suddenly laughed sardonically. It sounded cold and ironic.She continued, "Gilbert, haven't you hurt me enough? You're even telling me such lies...""I'm not lying to you. The child really is still alive.""Is that so?" Kisa snorted icily.She continued, "Where's the child? Bring the child here and let me take a look."Gilbert stared into her eyes and said slowly, "You've met them. They're... Andrew and Ada."Kisa's heart trembled once more. A moment later, she sneered so much she teared up."Gilbert Kooper, if you're going to lie, at least make it a little bit more convincing. Did you forget that I've already done a DNA test with Andrew and Ada? I got carried away with m