In a small town in the South, a gentle breeze caressed the cheeks of passersby, creating a pleasant and serene atmosphere. This town, known for its tourism, was adorned with flowers even in its narrow alleys. The surrounding houses were all quaint inns, exuding a poetic and picturesque charm.Beneath an arching bridge, Kisa set up an easel to display and sell her paintings. She had always loved painting since childhood. Although she had not achieved great success in this field, her vivid and evocative paintings were very popular with tourists. She would sell most of her paintings every day.On weekends, Blake would join her at the stall, but today was Wednesday, and she was alone. After arranging her paintings, she had barely sat down when people began to gather around. Some admired her art, while others immediately offered to buy. Her paintings were reasonably priced, which attracted many customers."Miss, I'd like that painting of the snow-covered rose garden at night.""Alright,
Kisa Becker was in a women's prison. She held her bulging belly and slowly crawled toward the door. She had been locked in for three days, and because of one man's order, she had eaten nothing until now.The floor near the doorway was strewn with breadcrumbs. Kisa stretched out her painful hand. She picked up the dirty and cold hard breadcrumbs and put them into her mouth.Suddenly, the door opened. A voice said, "You have a visitor."Before Kisa could rejoice, she was roughly dragged out of the cell, cleaned up, and pushed into a visiting room. Through the bars, she finally saw the man she had loved for ten years.Kisa held back her tears. "How is Grandma?""How could you still have the nerve to ask?" Gilbert Kooper grabbed her by the neck. There was a ruthless look on his face as if he was going to kill her. "Thanks to you, Grandma will never wake up again."I can forgive the fact that you climbed into my bed on purpose and abducted Sara, but you shouldn't have harmed Grandma."
It was still the same cold, unforgiving voice that Kisa would remember to the day she died. She trembled, filled with grief and fear, telling herself she must not let him recognize her.She crouched on the floor and swept her eyes around. Her gaze finally fixated on the hotel's back exit. A second later, she sprang to her feet and ran as fast as she could for the exit."Get her!" a stern voice shouted.Kisa's knees went weak as she was scared. She hurriedly overturned the signages and banners to slow down the security guys coming after her. Running out the back exit, Kisa still did not dare let up but ran toward the side aisle. The sound of hurried footsteps came from behind her, but she did not dare look back. She just ran for her life as if a terrifying demon was chasing her.Gilbert went out of the hotel and searched around in a panic but never saw Kisa.Meanwhile, Sharon and Davian Park, Gilbert's assistant, also rushed out after Kisa. Sharon asked Gilbert anxiously, "Gilbert,
"Aaaaah!"Startled, Kisa tossed her phone and shivered in the corner. Her eyes stared in horror at the phone on the floor as if a monster was inside.'It's Gilbert's voice. How could this be? How come Gilbert called me on Ariella's cell phone? Has he found out so quickly that I'm working for Ariella? If this is the case, he will soon find this place and send me to prison again. I don't want to go back to that goddamn place where I can't see the light of day. I don't want to suffer those inhuman tortures again.'Kisa shuddered in fear at the thought of the inhumane tortures in prison and that tragic fire. She told herself she must escape, not be caught by Gilbert. She scrambled to get up, haphazardly packed some clothes, and hurried out the door.Inside the hotel lounge, the atmosphere became strange and somewhat depressing because of Gilbert's appearance. However, it was also a little exciting to those little-known supporting actors and actresses eager to ingratiate themselves with
"Ms. Watson, Mr. Kooper would like to see you. Please come with me." It was Davian.Kisa spun around and tried to run, but several men in suits surrounded her. These men's actions alarmed the people in the surroundings, and they all stepped back in fright.Kisa's pale face and bony body made her look as if she would collapse at any moment."Wh-What are you all going to do?""Mr. Kooper wants to see you, Ms. Watson. Don't be so alarmed.""Who is Mr. Kooper? I don't know him." Kisa's body shook. "Get out of my way. I don't know Mr. Kooper. He probably has the wrong person.""Mr. Kooper has mistaken no one. Come with us, and you will find out, Ms. Watson," Davian said, then signaled the bodyguards to apprehend her.Kisa's emotions flared up. "Let go of me. What are you doing? I don't want to see him. I don't want to see him. Please let me go. I don't want to see him. Help! Help!"She told herself she must not meet Gilbert, who hated her so much for abducting his first love and hur
"Don't hit me. Don't hit me."She shivered involuntarily as the horrible experience of being beaten up in prison kept coming back to her.Gilbert frowned. He grabbed her by the collar and lifted her. "Why are you still pretending? You think that will make me not punish you for what you have done?""I'm not Kisa. You've got the wrong person. My name is Raine. I'm not Kisa. I'm not." Kisa shook her head in panic. Her bony face looked extra pale from fear, the scar on her forehead even more appalling.Gilbert stared sullenly at her, gritting his teeth with hatred. "You think I won't recognize you after you change your name, your voice, and even your appearance? Heck! Let me tell you, even if you turn into ashes, I can still find you." His eyes were filled with hatred, just as they were five years ago. The ruthlessness in his voice was such that he could not wait to cut her into pieces.'Is he really that disgusted with me, so much so that he won't allow me to live in this world for a
Gilbert looked at her reddened face. He suddenly came to his senses and let go of her.Kisa coughed violently as a sudden burst of fresh air rushed into her lungs, and her bony body slumped down the wall. She kept trembling terribly because of the cough. Under Gilbert's condescending gaze, she looked like a gnat struggling to stay alive."Don't worry. I won't kill you. But I will make your life worse than death."Kisa ended up being locked up in the garret by Gilbert. She desperately kicked and punched the door and hissed in a frenzy. "Let me out. Who are you to lock me up? I almost died five years ago because of you; so why are you still locking me up now? Let me out. Let me out.""You had it coming to you five years ago." Gilbert's bitter words came through the door. "Grandma hasn't woken up yet, and Sara hasn't been found. As long as you live, you are to pay for what you have done." He forced the last sentence through his teeth, carrying a full load of hatred and disgust.Kisa
"Kill me if you dare."She deeply hated being shut in, as in prison, which only made her feel suffocated and despaired.Gilbert gave her an icy look. He suddenly got up, lifted her injured ankle, and immediately took a medication bottle out of his pocket.Realizing what he was about to do, Kisa jerked her foot back as hard as she could and sneered, "Stop pretending here.""Kisa Berker!" Gilbert gritted his teeth and spelled out her name, so furious that veins popped up on his forehead.Kisa stared at him with a mocking face. "Aren't you just afraid that I will die of pain and you won't have the chance to torture me anymore? I'm not going to give you the chance.""Well. Very well." Gilbert nodded with a sneer. He threw the medicine bottle at her. "You want to die, right? Then you can go to hell."The door was slammed shut once again. Kisa looked at the mess on the floor with irony and sadness inside her. 'Since he hates me so much, he should have just let me rot here. His hypocri