She stared at Gilbert with annoyance, and Gilbert only gave her an icy smile. She gritted her teeth and still did not read the messages, but just waited in silence for the response from the investors across the room. But Gilbert seemed to be addicted to playing with her and sent her several messages in a row. Her phone kept vibrating. She took a deep breath and looked over at him beside with cold eyes. "What the hell are you up to?""Wouldn't you know it if you took a look?" Gilbert said, and shot her a few more messages in quick succession.Kisa was exasperated and clicked on the messages, only to find that the dozen messages were all about the same thing—asking her to go to the lavatory. 'Heh, why is he asking me to go to the restroom? What does he want to do with me in private? I'm not going.' She put the phone on mute and put it away, acting as if nothing had happened.The investors were serious businessmen. They took out pens to write on paper, as if they were calculating their
Kisa immediately knew what it was about as soon as he mentioned Andrew and Ada; he was angry because she did not pick up Andrew and Ada from kindergarten. As much as she felt sorry for Andrew and Ada, she did not do it on purpose. So she wondered why Gilbert wanted to target her in business. "I didn't pick them up from kindergarten, but I asked my assistant to do so. My assistant will take them safely to my place, and I will bring them back to you.""It is not the same. They want you to pick them up, yet you are here talking about business. Kisa, don't promise if you can't keep it.""I-I-" Kisa felt she had done nothing wrong. She was resentful of him, but could not find the words to respond.At that moment, Gilbert's cell phone rang, and Kisa caught a glimpse of the caller ID on his phone screen. It was the kindergarten's director. Gilbert frowned after the kindergarten's director said something to him over the phone."I know," he said indifferently on the phone and hung up.Kisa
Gilbert stared at her, the resentment in his eyes growing stronger. Kisa did not want to argue with him about the past, as she was more concerned about the business discussion. She said to Gilbert, "I will bring Andrew and Ada back to you later." With that, she turned around and went back to the lounge.Gilbert watched as she went, feeling more and more that Kisa was heartless. "The kindergarten's director said that Andrew and Ada are still waiting for you at school," he said in a low voice.Kisa came to an abrupt halt, then quickly took out her phone and took a look. It was almost 7 pm. The class finished at 4 pm; that meant Andrew and Ada had waited for three hours. She looked at Gilbert. "How can that be? I obviously asked Lea to pick them up.""Like I have said, they just want you to pick them up." Gilbert gritted his teeth in anger. "I don't know whose nature these two kids inherited; they are so stubborn. Since you promised to pick them up from school yesterday, they would onl
Gilbert sat beside Kisa as if nothing had happened. He then asked the investors, "Well, have you all come to a decision?"The investors were pretty much done with their calculations. One of them, Mr. Russell, smiled at Gilbert. "In all the time we have been in the business, we have never met a partner who was willing to give us all the profits, and that alone shows the sincerity of the J & K Film Group.""Absolutely. So we decided to partner with the J & K Film Group."Gilbert sneered as soon as Mr. Simpson's voice trailed off. "Since the J & K Film Group will give up all the profits, then we at GK—""Mr. Kooper."Gilbert was halfway through his sentence when Jensen suddenly called out to him. He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Jensen coldly. "What?""Oh, nothing. I just want to remind you it is getting late. Let's get this discussion wrapped up, as Kisa has to rush to pick up the children."Kisa glared at Gilbert. 'This man is going to give up his profit just to compet
The man's eyes were so sultry that it caused Kisa's heart to skip a beat. She hurriedly looked away and started the car. It was after 7.00 pm, and the traffic was heavy. Coupled with the many traffic lights along the way, the road was seriously jammed. It took her ten minutes just to move a short distance.The atmosphere inside the car was deadly dull, but Kisa just did not want to talk to the man. This was the first time she drove a car with the man sitting beside her; it was a strange feeling. As she waited patiently for the traffic light, Gilbert suddenly said, "It is so late now. I don't think you are worried about Andrew and Ada.""Why do I have to worry about them?" Kisa asked, surprised. It was getting late, but Lea was with the children. She felt there was no need to worry too much, just treating it as Lea bringing the children out to play.But Gilbert thought she was cold-blooded based on what she said. He clenched his fists on his lap and said to her in an icy voice, "You
"Daddy!" Andrew was terrified, hugging him around the waist and crying. "Don't be mean to Ma'am and don't blame Auntie Lea. Let's go and find Ada. She must be terrified now."Ada grew up afraid of the dark and loved to cry. He broke down at the thought of Ada cowering in a corner, crying, or being abducted by some criminal. He stared at Lea and yelled coldly. "You had better tell me exactly what was going on."Kisa fought back the pain in her arm and got up from the ground, then tugged at Lea. "Don't be afraid. Tell us how Ada disappeared."Lea kept shivering in fright and said with tearful eyes, "Just now it was crowded in the dessert shop. I-I took Andrew to buy some desserts and let Ada wait in her seat. When we came back from the table, A-Ada was gone."Kisa subconsciously looked at Andrew, who nodded. "It is really none of Aunt Lea's fault. Daddy, let's go find Ada.""How long has Ada been missing?" Kisa asked Lea again."I-I think she has been gone for about ten minutes. An
She asked and gestured with her hands.The young couple shook their heads apologetically. "Sorry, we have never seen her."Kisa took a deep breath and asked a few other people, but still nothing. She had almost come to the other end of the alley, and further ahead was a residential area, the gate of which was closed, and only residents could get in. So she was certain that Ada was not inside. This was one of the busiest turnoffs near the school. She wondered where Ada could go if she was not here. It had only been ten minutes, and Ada could not have gone far.She told herself repeatedly that this was a school zone, where the security was tight, and that there could not have been abductions of children happening here. But she still panicked and scared, anxiously searching around, her eyes eagerly scanning the passing crowd, but still could not find Ada. She broke down and grabbed at her hair as she walked back again anxiously. Since Ada was not here, she could only look in other dire
It was Mia, and she was holding a little boy about the same age as Ada. Just that Mia was supposed to be in Raworth, so Kisa wondered how she ended up in Calthon and if Jensen knew about it."It has been a long time, Kisa."Kisa walked over with Ada in her arms, her heart skipping a beat when her eyes swept across the boy's face. For some reason, she felt that the boy's eyes looked like someone she knew. She was nevertheless happy to see Mia again. "You have come to this city, too?"Mia smiled. "Yeah. Blake and I may have to stay here long term.""That's great. This is a nice place. We can come out for a meal more often." Kisa smiled and asked, "Does Jensen know you have come over?""He knew." Mia let out a meaningful smile. "He is the one who told Blake and me to come over."Kisa smiled and nodded, suddenly feeling that she had just asked a redundant question. The only people Mia knew well here were probably Jensen, and if Jensen had not asked, they would not have come over.Ad