Kelvin immediately shed his frivolous manner, his expression turning grave. "What to do then? Any possible suspects? Since we're all staying in the Mullen residence, how come Gilbert's okay?"Kisa shook her head. "I'm just guessing. Let's observe for a few days and see how things go."Kelvin nodded. "So do you want to visit Miss Mullen at the Mullen residence today?""I'm not going." Kisa took a mouthful of spaghetti and mumbled, "I'll stay at Felicity's place for a few days. If there are no more nightmares in the next few days, then someone at the Mullen residence must have tampered with my food or the things around me. First I'll determine whether that's the case, and if it is, then I'll go to the Mullen residence to find out who that person is. In the meantime, please keep an eye on the Mullen family and Adrien these few days.""Ahh! Speaking of Mr. Tanner reminds me of something."Kisa was startled. "What's up?""Didn't you ask me to observe Mr. Tanner to see if he had underg
Gilbert murmured, his voice a little wispy.Kisa shook her head bemusedly. 'What's wrong with him today? He's so melancholy, it's not like him at all.'"Well, well, well, look how lovey-dovey this couple is."Gilbert hugged Kisa in silence for a long moment until Felicity's teasing giggle came. He immediately let go of Kisa, his face changing with such speed that his melancholy look switched to sullenness in an instant once Felicity and Davian walked in.He looked at the two of them and asked expressionlessly, "What the hell are you two doing here?""Tsk, tsk, tsk..." Felicity shook her head and snickered at the gloomy-faced man. "You are about to be the father of three children, yet still so bad-tempered."Gilbert shot her a look and brought Kisa inside. Felicity and Davian had not eaten until now, and neither had Gilbert. Kisa had a small snack for lunch along with the large plate of spaghetti she had made for breakfast.Felicity asked the maid to cook, when Gilbert slowly rol
Kisa's heart sank for no reason. "Okay, tell me where to meet up."Lea asked to meet her in an ordinary cafe on a boulevard. Gilbert drove her there and parked the car near the cafe."I don't know how long I'm going to talk to Lea. If you get bored, you can go on back without me," Kisa said, as she had planned to come by herself at first.But Gilbert was worried about her. He felt that since Lea was Anthony's woman, she posed a risk against Kisa. He had wanted to meet Lea with her, but Lea had said on the phone earlier that she wanted to see Kisa alone. At first, he had been reluctant to allow Kisa to come, but relented after Kisa persuaded him to agree.With the window down, Gilbert looked toward the cafe on the side of the boulevard and could see where Lea was. He leaned back in his seat, took out a cigarette, and said to Kisa, "It's okay. I'll wait here." Kisa looked at him and said nothing, then got out of the car. As she walked around the front of the car, Gilbert suddenly sai
"Actually, it doesn't matter anymore. You don't have to tell me. Or maybe you can tell me later." It was not that she did not want to know what Lea had done behind her back; rather it felt like Lea was saying her last words. The idea of that terrified Kisa, so she would have preferred Lea to tell her later."It is important. Those things are still important." Lea smiled faintly and lowered her head to take a sip of coffee.Kisa pursed her lips and looked away. "It's better not to talk about it.""I'll be left with regrets if I don't tell you now," Lea said. "The first thing I did to harm you started from the birthday celebration of Mr. Case Sr. I called you and told you there were short of temporary maids and asked you to go with me. And then Anthony and Sharon set you up by luring Howard and you in the garret of the Case residence. Do you remember that incident?"Kisa stared at her. "I can't believe you were involved in their plans at the time."Lea chuckled. "Yes, he used me tha
She never expected them to hide their evil plan so well."At that time, when you went to the washroom to clean off the coffee spilled on your dress, you gave me your handbag, remember?""A-And then?""Then, I secretly took out your cell phone and took screenshots of you and Gilbert's intimate photos, as well as your intimate chats with Gilbert. If I remember correctly, you and Gilbert had reconciled at that time, but because of Mrs. Kooper Sr., you kept it a secret. Because of the evidence I photographed, Mrs. Kooper Sr. found out you two were together again. I heard Anthony say that Mrs. Kooper Sr. was so angry that she attempted suicide.""What?" Kisa was too shocked to speak."The day Mrs. Kooper Sr. tried to kill herself seemed to be your birthday, too." Lea murmured.Kisa was obviously smiling, but her eyes were filled with tears—tears of remorse. Her body tensed up, as if she had figured out something, but her thoughts were chaotic. She picked up her coffee and was about to
Kisa stared at Lea in confusion, and Lea nodded her head."So, out of guilt for me at the time, you wanted Gilbert to find the warden so that he and I could make up, right?"Lea nodded again but looked a little sad. "After I told Gilbert about the warden, he went straight after Jensen, and then the accident fell upon Jensen. So, in fact, I was the one who was responsible for Jensen's accident, not Gilbert."She was too naive in the past, doing everything for her so-called love. In the end, after doing all those ridiculous things in the name of love, not only did she fail to get even a half-hearted response but also ended up hurting herself with a ton of guilt. Now that she had confessed it all to Kisa, she felt much better. She felt that even if she were to die now, she would feel more at ease.Kisa's hands were trembling. 'If it was Adrien who engineered Jensen's accident, then it was likely that someone had tampered the car that Jensen was driving. But why would Adrien do this to
Kisa sat on the chair, confounded. 'So, Gilbert didn't lie to me; Andrew and Ada really are my children. But whose baby did I see back then which was all purple and breathless? No. That baby was also mine. I could clearly feel the baby being taken out of my belly at that time. So, was I carrying triplets? Who was it that saved me from the fire—Adrien or Jensen? If Jensen was really working for Adrien all along, then perhaps I'd fallen into a trap from the moment I was rescued from the fire. They might have been setting me up from that moment on.'The more she thought about it, the more chilled and shocked she felt. All her past speculations, assumptions, and everything that she had thought of as the truth until now had all been overturned. 'The people I trusted and relied on were scheming against and harming me, and the man I hated and resented so much never hurt me. Gilbert is the only person who has never schemed against me.'She covered her face with her hands as tears seeped out
Gilbert was nervous. He subconsciously held Kisa in his arms and asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling alright?" The man hurriedly picked her up and carefully put her in the car. His eyes showed deep concern. "I'll take you to the hospital right now, okay?"After saying that, Gilbert backed away, preparing to go around the car and into the driver's seat. Suddenly, Kisa grabbed the hem of his clothes. She looked up and stared at Gilbert bewilderedly as she let out a self-deprecating and sad laugh, "I guess I've been wrong all these years."Gilbert frowned fiercely. "What do you mean?"Kisa did not say anything further. Instead, she just lowered her head and started crying and laughing simultaneously. Gilbert was worried for a moment. "Did Lea say something? Did she try to harm you again?" he asked.Kisa shook her head. "She didn't harm me this time. Actually... she helped me. She let me in on a lot of things, and she even told me...""She told me that you loved me very much," she s