Jensen knew she was talking about Kisa. He was silent as he poured Madalyn a glass of water.Madalyn snickered as she glanced around the rooms with her cane. "Is that woman out?"'It seems that Madalyn really thought he was living with Kisa.' Jensen did not offer any explanation, and he just asked, "I wonder why Grandma wants to see me at this hour?"Madalyn sat down on the couch with a touch of sternness on her hoary face. "About me sending you out of the country back then. Did you say something about that to Gilbert?"Jensen's grip on the glass tightened, and he smiled sarcastically. "Huh? Did Gilbert ask you?""Humph! I just wanted to remind you; since you promised me to tell Gilbert that you left the country voluntarily, stop saying anything about it in front of Gilbert."Jensen looked down with a gentle smile at the glass of water in his hand, but his eyes were icy. He sneered and said, "Grandma, you have protected him so well.""His parents died when he was young. If I don
Jensen leaned back on the chair. "Grandma, I promise you I won't talk about being sent abroad back then in front of Gilbert," he said with a smile at Madalyn. "But please stay out of the affair between Kisa and me."Madalyn's face fell immediately. "Are you saying that you have to be together with that woman?"Jensen has silenced again.Madalyn was furious. She stood up and pointed at him, "Fine, fine! You're independent now. You don't even listen to me. I can't influence you, but I won't forgive you if I find you conspiring against Gilbert together with that woman." Madalyn left angrily after she finished.Jensen stared at the door. He laughed at himself.'It's true Gilbert is always the only grandson in her mind, and I'm nothing!'His mind flashed back to the memories of his childhood.He remembered his grandma asking him, "Jensen, Gilbert is my life. Can you protect him for me after you grow up?""Sure!"In another memory, Jensen remembered his grandma asking him, "Jensen,
Kisa entered and saw Jensen sitting on the chair, his hand bleeding profusely. There was broken glass and blood scattered everywhere beside the table. She was deeply shocked. She quickly put her bag on the porch cabinet and found the medicine kit that he had used to bandage her wound back then.Kisa carried the medicine kit and squatted in front of him. Looking at his bloody palm, she asked anxiously, "What happened?"Jensen just stared at her without saying anything.Kisa did not keep questioning him. She quickly took out the alcohol and cotton swabs. Suddenly, Jensen held her in his arms when she just wiped the blood off his palm. She was startled, "W-What happened?""Only you… Only you…"Kisa did not understand what he was trying to say. She only felt him hugging her tightly, and she could hardly breathe against his strength. She stared blankly at the glass of water on the table. She could not move.'Someone must have come here earlier, but who was it? What did they talk about
Kisa specifically emphasized her words in the end. Jensen smiled, and the tenderness in his eyes was hypnotizing.There had been no action from the Case family for the past five days. At one point, Kisa thought Carolyn and Sharon had given up on framing her.However, the fallout of Carolyn's scandal continued. The newspapers published her scandal daily, and even Christopher and the Case Group were ridiculed by everyone.Sharon's situation was not much better. Her reputation and popularity had been completely lost because of her disfigurement, the previous trouble at the airport, and Carolyn's incident.'I put them in this mess. With the vicious mentality of Carolyn and Sharon, it's impossible for them to let go easily. Kohen is about to come over, but the pair seem unusually calm. The more peaceful things seem, the more uneasy I feel.'"Kohen is coming over tomorrow. Come with me, we'll pick him up at the airport," said Jensen to her while he was watering the flower.Kisa nodded.
As the door opened, Jensen was shocked. Standing before the door was no other than Gilbert himself.Gilbert was soaked from head to toe. Even his hair was wet and stuck messily to his forehead.Despite this, he did not look ridiculous at all. Instead, an icy aura emitted from him."What urgent business caused you to come to look for me through such heavy rain?" Jensen asked."Did grandma come to see you a few days ago?" Gilbert questioned in return.Jensen smiled as he turned around," Yeah, she told you?"Gilbert followed him into the house and then scanned the whole room instinctively. Not seeing Kisa, he felt a wave of relief yet disappointment simultaneously.Fortunately, Kisa might not stay with Jensen since this building had two units on every floor.What disappointed Gilbert was that he did not get to see Kisa even a bit.Jensen noticed Gilbert's disappointed expression, but said nothing.He poured a cup of warm water for Gilbert and asked caringly, " Would you like to
"You!"Kisa's eyes grew red from anger over his humiliation. When she had set him up, that had clearly been her first time doing something like that. But he dared to state that she had been numerous other men before this.As she expected, in his eyes she would forever be a dirty and filthy person.Tears welled up in her eyes, but she held herself back. Instead, she sneered, " Yes, any man on this planet would be better than you!"Gilbert clenched his fists in anger."You're ... such a cheap woman!"With that parting shot, he left in rage.Just as he left, Kisa's tears instantly dropped. She quickly wiped her tears and spoke sobbing, " I'll never shed a tear for him again. I've said before that I hate him and will have my vengeance on him. How can I shed any tears and still be sad just from a few humiliating words?"However, the more she attempted to delude herself, the heavier her tears flooded out. Jensen leaned on the cupboards as he looked at her, his gaze full of uncertaint
Madalyn suddenly covered her face and spoke with remorse," I can't believe Kisa would have such deeply hidden intentions. If I'd known she was so wicked, or known what her mother did back then, I wouldn't have let you or your brother near her in any way. It's my fault things are like this. Gilbert, promise Grandma that you won't have anything to do with her anymore, okay? If she wants to seduce Jensen, let her. Jensen can be with her, but you cannot. You must not!""Why? Why can't I be with her?" He questioned."Don't ask why. As long as you're not in love with her, I can pass on in peace."Seeing Mrs. Kooper Sr.'s despaired and aged expression, Gilbert's heart ached. He took a deep breath and solemnly said, " Alright, I won't be seduced by her. A woman like that doesn't deserve how well I've treated her.""That's great. Now I can rest assured."Walking back to the study, Gilbert flipped through his childhood pictures. He'd never liked smiling for pictures, so his serious face tha
"With your looks and aura, what a pity you're not a celebrity. If your family meets its downfall someday, why not consider earning money that way?" Jensen spoke.Kisa sighed.'What's wrong with Jensen today?' she wondered.'That statement had a hidden tone of sarcasm, and it also sounded like he was cursing the McCray family to meet its downfall sooner.'Kohen chuckled, "Your physique and appearance are not far from mine. When you were begging for food on the streets back then, why didn't you consider being a star celebrity?"Kisa was shocked yet again, 'Begging for food? When did Jensen beg for food on the streets? That's impossible. With his talents, how could he ever end up in that situation? Besides, the Kooper family would never let him stoop so low as to resort to begging for food. Impossible, impossible. Kohen must be just mocking Jensen.'As she thought about it, she took a careful look at Jensen.Seeing his gentle smile still on his lips, she sighed with relief."You m