"The man responsible for putting you behind bars and causing the fire that injured you and claimed your child's life is Gilbert," Sara whispered in Kisa's ear, her voice filled with hatred. It appeared that even though she went into hiding all those years ago, she had always kept a watchful eye on her."He wants you dead, and he won't stop until he sees it through. He's tampered with your food, trying to drive you mad, and he wants to burn you alive once again."Sara continued to repeat these words, trying to instill a deep-seated hatred in Kisa.To give a convincing performance, Kisa purposely put on a dazed and sluggish demeanor and recited along with her."Gilbert is my enemy. He wants me dead. He wants to burn me. Gilbert is my enemy."Satisfied with Kisa's reaction, Sara nodded with a vicious glint in her eye."The man who will come to see you later is Gilbert. He wants to burn you, just like he did in the prison. So, you must strike back. Make him pay for what he's done to
Kisa felt a burning pain next to her fingers, but she did not dare to move. Sara would know that she was only pretending to be hypnotized. The sparks and flames became more and more intense, and they were about to spread to her body. Anxiety filled Kisa's heart.'Oh God. What should I do?' she thought.'If I move out of the way right now, Sara will definitely be able to tell that I was faking it, and then I'll never be able to get out of this basement. This is her and Mr. Mullen Sr.'s territory, after all. Then again, I'll have to get up and roll on the ground if I catch on fire. What should I do? What should I do?'Kisa could faintly feel the fire catching onto the corner of her clothes, emitting a terrible smell.'My whole body will be on fire at this rate.'She was about to jump up from the couch when suddenly, a bucket of cold water poured all over her.The water extinguished the fire in an instant.Sara stood aside with the bucket in her hand and sneered, "Although you are
Kelvin was shocked when he heard that there was a basement."Yes, Dr. Hoover. The basement is the most special thing about this so-called 'restricted area'," said the bodyguard.All of a sudden, Kelvin became curious. He looked around the restricted area and asked, "Where's the entrance? Where's the entrance to the basement?""Follow me, Dr. Hoover," the bodyguard replied as he started to lead Kelvin into the garden.Kelvin stared at him for a few seconds and followed him suspiciously. 'Ms. Mullen is still counting on me to heal her leg, so they probably won't do anything to me, right?' Kelvin became a little more courageous when he thought of that.Not long after, the two arrived at a white door that was 3 feet tall. The door was ajar, but the bodyguard did not go in. Instead, he turned to Kelvin and said, "Dr. Hoover, the basement is right through here."Although a tiny beam of light shone through the gaps, Kelvin was scared to enter.'Who knows what's down there?' he thought
Kelvin did not have time to take in the beautiful scenery before him. He still had not found out what the Mullen family was doing in the basement.'I have to see how Kisa's doing,' he thought.Under the dazzling light, Kelvin saw an exquisite spiral staircase behind the door. He tried to be courageous and walked down the stairs one step at a time. It was not until he heard voices coming from below that he relaxed a bit. 'Thank god there are people down here.'"Why isn't Dr. Hoover here yet? We can't all possibly just wait for him here, right?"After getting the gems, Carrie wanted to leave the basement as soon as possible. However, it was already dark out when she reached the entrance, and there was not a single light source on the large plot of land. Carrie got scared at the thought of having to find her way back on her own, so she decided to stay.But Mr. Mullen Sr. did not allow them to roam around or leave the room.'It's starting to get boring down here,' she thought.It di
Kelvin became anxious when he heard about Kisa's erratic behavior. "Where's she now?" he asked."Didn't I just tell you she's over there?" Carrie said as she pointed at the archway on the right once more.Then, Kelvin ran over without saying a word. Suddenly, Mr. Mullen Sr. called out to him and said, "Here's the key. She's in the first room to the left."Kelvin stared at the key and scowled fiercely. "You locked her up?!" he roared."She was acting crazy. Who would be responsible if she ran away or something?" Carrie snorted coldly."If something happens to her, your family will be responsible." Kelvin then rushed to the archway after saying that.Something flickered in Mr. Mullen Sr.'s eyes, and he walked over with the help of his cane. Only a few of the Mullens were worried about Kisa; most wanted to see what would happen next, so they got up and tagged along.Kelvin held the key tightly, puzzled. He was sure that Kisa was not going insane since he was clear about her conditi
In the room, Kelvin stared at Kisa blankly as he said, "Y-You're crazy, Kisa. I'm not Gilbert. It's me, Kelvin. Look at me. I'm Kelvin…""Tsk. This woman has gone mad. She doesn't even recognize her own friend anymore," The Mullen family started to discuss amongst themselves."No sh*t. She can't even recognize her own husband.""She must be possessed. She said that her husband is her enemy."Kelvin looked into Kisa's eyes carefully and thought to himself, 'What's up with her? It doesn't seem like she's faking it.' He then waved his hand in front of Kisa with suspicion in his heart.Unexpectedly, Kisa slapped his hand away in an instant. The woman, whose face was blank and whose eyes were empty earlier, suddenly laughed, "Hahaha… That was good, wasn't it?"Kelvin and everyone in the Mullen family were dumbfounded. Mr. Mullen Sr. narrowed his eyes slightly as a cold light flashed through them. 'Was she pretending to be crazy all this while? It seems like I've underestimated this wo
'Sara tampered with the tea to hypnotize me. She wanted me to set myself on fire and burn to death, but there was no way people would believe that my sudden death on Mullen grounds resulted from suicide. So, she needed a witness. In this case, the witness was supposed to be Kelvin.''Kelvin is a good friend of Gilbert's; there is no better witness than him. No one would suspect a thing if he were the one to tell them that I killed myself. Even the media would back off from finding fault with the Mullen family,' Kisa thought.'Her ultimate goal in doing all this was to kill me. Before Kelvin came over, she poured gasoline all over the room and my body. She wanted me to throw the candle on the ground so that this place and I would catch on fire. If I really had been under her control, I would've burned to death.'Kisa shuddered at the thought of everything. Fortunately for her, she had noticed a problem with the tea and had not been hypnotized by that woman. Otherwise, Kisa would have
Kisa's heart skipped a beat.'What's this old man trying to do? Does he still want me to drop dead in front of his family?'She was still confused about why Mr. Mullen Sr. wanted her dead.'Sara wants to kill me because of Gilbert, but why did this old man help her? Why does he follow her commands? Could it be that he… has feelings for Sara?!'The more Kisa thought about it, the more puzzled she felt, mainly because Mr. Mullen Sr. was old enough to be Sara's grandfather. She quickly dismissed the random thought in her mind and decided it would be best to get out of the basement.'Who knows if she has a backup plan?' she thought.Boom!Boom!!!Suddenly, there was a burst of loud noise. Like an earthquake, the ground began to shake, and all the room's decor fell to the floor one by one. Even the cabinets, tables, and chairs crashed to the ground. Everyone staggered around as the whole place shook violently; some fell.Kelvin hurriedly supported Kisa and entreated Mr. Mullen Sr,