A wave of sadness hit Kisa when she heard what Kelvin said. After all, she was the one who brought him into this mess.'What would Gracie do if anything happened to him?'Kisa tried her best to stay calm and took out her phone to turn on the flashlight.Everyone then remembered that they had their phones on them when they saw Kisa do that. One of them immediately tried to call the fire department, but there was no signal after the place started to crumble.BOOM!BOOM! BOOM!More and more bricks and stones fell from above. The basement seemed like it would be buried in no time. The people ran toward the hall while the flashlight from their phones illuminated the way. There were stairs in the hall, so they would be safe as long as they could climb up.Mr. and Mrs. Mullen Sr. were old and slow, even with the help of their canes. The two were soon left behind by everyone. In the end, Arthur broke away from his mother's grip and turned back for them. Mrs. Mullen Sr. was closer to him
Kisa nodded heavily. "Yes. We're getting out of here! You're going to see Gracie, and I'll see Gilbert."Boom!Unfortunately, just as she said those words, a loud noise sounded again, and the spiral staircase collapsed. Those who had rushed up to save themselves all fell to the ground. One unlucky guy was even directly buried under the stairs. The hall was filled with painful screams and cries.Arthur and Jacqueline, who had just arrived before the scene as they helped Mrs. Mullen Sr. over, were too scared to speak.After the staircase fell, the entire hall started to crumble. The ground kept shaking, and loud noises were coming from all directions. The ceiling, the bricks, and the lights began to crash down one after another.Kisa could hardly stand still in that situation and had to dodge the falling bricks. She then had no choice but to separate from Kelvin. The two tried their best form getting hit by all the debris. Suddenly, half of the roof caved in, and Kisa narrowly escap
Kisa was startled and began to feel curious. 'Strange… How can there be light?'The tiny spot of light was not very bright. Kisa stared at it for a long time, only to realize that it was coming through the cracks of the ruins. The rubble from the collapse had formed a wall. Kisa needed to find out whether someone was there or if someone had dropped their phone. The faint light looked like a flashlight from a mobile.Kisa touched her way around but still could not find a way out. "Hello? Is anyone there?" she shouted, but no one answered.'Someone must have dropped a phone on the other side,' she thought. 'This will be much easier if only I can grab it.'Kisa put her hands on the wall and continued walking along it, but she still could not find an exit. Suddenly, she heard a vague sound of people talking. The voices sounded familiar.'That sounds like Anthony and Mr. Mullen Sr.'"Actually, I don't hate you, Anthony. On the contrary, son, you're the most important child to me. I on
Kisa leaned against the rubble weakly, staring at the figure shrouded in a faint light. She did not dare to move. She feared that the figure would disappear like a bubble if she moved.'I'm having a hallucination. Am I dying? But… At least I get to see him.'Suddenly, Kisa did not feel so afraid or helpless anymore.She smiled at the figure and muttered, "Will you blame me for not protecting our child?"The man appeared in front of her as soon as she said that. He knelt down and stared at her without blinking. Under the faint light from the phone's flashlight function, the man's black eyes looked like coal.Kisa looked carefully into his eyes; there was resentment behind it. She then could not help but smile sadly and said, "I guess I really hurt your feelings, huh? Look at you. You look so angry still, in my imagination."All of a sudden, Kisa burst into tears. "I'm so sorry… I'm so sorry… I didn't mean to hurt you, Gilbert. I didn't mean it…"While she said that, she reached o
"Kisa… Where are you? Kisa…"Kelvin kept calling her name and dug through the dirt and rubble with his bare hands. After a while, his hands were covered in blood. "You can't die on us, Kisa. What will Gilbert do if you're dead? How is he going to live without you? Kisa… Please be okay… Kisa…" His eyes were red with tears as he roared frantically into the ruins.Adrien stood aside, smoking a cigarette and surveying at the damage thoughtfully. 'Is that woman really dead? How will I keep up this game if she's dead?'He narrowed his eyes coldly, and he seemed irritated."You lot, go and look for them. Make sure you rescue Mr. Mullen Sr. and Mrs. Kooper," Adrien ordered the bodyguards behind him.He then walked toward Mrs. Mullen Sr. and said, "Are you alright, Mrs. Mullen Sr.?"The old lady shook her head but covered her face and cried, "I'm fine, but my husband…""That was scary. How could the basement collapse like that?" Lydia said with lingering fear as she clutched her chest.
Kelvin was agitated and asked, "Where is she? Is she okay? Is she safe?" Adrien was also staring at Anthony at that point, nervous about finding out the answer. He did not want Kisa to die just like that.Anthony was silent for a long time. When he started to speak, his voice was weak. "Gilbert took her out of there, but I'm unsure if she's alive.""Gilbert? How can he be here? Are you toying with me?" Kelvin asked, taken aback by what he heard. Anthony did not pay any attention to him. Instead, he just stared at Mr. Mullen Sr.'s lifeless body in a daze, and everyone in the Mullen family fell into a mourning state.Adrien looked toward the horizon of the ruins thoughtfully. 'Seems like there's another exit in this basement that even that old man did not know about. Sara, Sara, Sara. I've underestimated you…''Thank god Gilbert saved Kisa, though. I was worried that she wouldn't be able to return to his side.' The corners of Adrien's lips curled when he thought about it. His eyes da
"It's okay. You can kill me whenever you get the chance. I'm tired of you being loving one second and not the other. I don't want to fight for us anymore."Kisa frowned as she looked at the man. 'What does he mean by that? Was he actually hurt by what I said that day? Does he no longer want this relationship with me?'Suddenly, Gilbert stretched out his hand and stroked her belly with his slender fingers for a while. "However, I'll still have you by my side for the sake of this child," he said."You can go wherever you like when the child is born. I won't care about you anymore. Even if you face something as tragic as what just happened, you'll be on your own."Kisa blankly stared at the hand that was lingering on her stomach. Subconsciously, she reached out to grab it, but the man withdrew his touch. Kisa's hand stopped in mid-air, empty and lonely.She wanted to explain everything to Gilbert, but if Adrien and his evil plans were still in action, they would never be able to live
Everyone in the Mullen family was shocked when they found out that 50% of the family's property and business shares were given to Anthony. Albert got 10%, while Leon, Isaac, and Joe each got only 5%. Meanwhile, Vivian got 15%, and finally Mrs. Mullen Sr. got 10%.Kisa was also taken aback when she heard about the distribution of the inheritance. She looked at Kelvin and asked, "Are you sure? The distribution numbers seem rather unreasonable. Doesn't this mean that Anthony is now the head of the Mullen family? Wasn't he the most unfavorable one out of them all?""Yeah. That's why the other sons of the Mullen family went crazy. They're saying that he killed Mr. Mullen Sr. and forged the will. Leon, Isaac, and Joe are planning to join forces and sue Anthony."Kisa frowned. "What happened next? There hasn't been any news from the Mullen family in the past half a month. Has the inheritance dispute been resolved?""The only reason there hasn't been any news is that Anthony had something