Mia let out a knowing smile. "Look at you guys. Those who don't know would think you are a family of four."Kisa's heart fluttered at the slightest sarcasm. 'Exactly. Gilbert and I are enemies. How could we get along like a normal couple in public when there is such a blood feud between us?'Gilbert had come over and studied Mia, his brows knitted together. He did not like this woman. "Let's go," he said to Kisa.Kisa stood still with her head low.Ada saw Blake and said joyfully, "Hi, we have met you again." She pulled at Andrew. "Andrew, he is the boy I told you about. He is very nice. It was he who gave me the bandage."Carrying his small schoolbag on his back, Andrew walked up to Blake and said politely, "I'm Andrew, Ada's brother. Thank you for taking care of my sister. What is your name?""Blake Kooper," Blake replied expressionlessly, then looked up at Mia. "I want to go home, godmother."Mia smiled. "Okay, let's go home." With that, she talked to Kisa for a second, bring
Kisa didn't want to argue too much with him. She took a deep breath and started the car.It was still Gilbert who cooked in the evening.But she did not eat. She had been locking herself in her room since she got back. The curtains were closed, and she stood in front of the mirror, repeatedly stroking the burn scars on her back. Her eyes reddened at the thought of the baby, whose skin had turned purple and who was voiceless. She leaned against the mirror and cried, biting the back of her hand as she tried to suppress her voice. She hated that man, never because of the ugly scars nor because of the pain of burning. What she hated was the man's heartlessness, the despair and suffocation that the fire brought her, and the grief that the voiceless child brought her."Gilbert..." She choked on a sob, "I will never in my life forgive you."In the living room, Andrew stared at Gilbert's grim face and cautiously asked, "Daddy, Ma'am hasn't eaten. Will she be hungry? Why don't I bring her s
Mia pursed her lips and suddenly stopped talking. She had not forgotten what had happened back then.At the time, Kisa, who suffered burns all over her body, was rushed into the emergency room. When Blake was taken out of her womb, his skin had turned purple, and he had stopped breathing. All the doctors said the baby was dead, and they put him in a plastic bag. It was Jensen who refused to believe it and took the baby out of the bag like a madman. He ordered the doctors to bring the baby back to life and even kept slapping the baby's buttocks in an attempt to make the baby cry. In the eyes of the doctors, he was a madman who refused to accept reality.Finally, the baby let out a faint cry.He almost cried, but no one but him heard the baby's cry. Everyone said he was hallucinating, but he was convinced that the baby was still alive. At last, after three months of persistent effort at his insistence, the baby miraculously survived. Because the child's vital signs were extremely weak
Kisa pursed her lips and did not answer.Soon, Andrew's wary voice was heard outside the door. "Ma'am, are you awake yet? Breakfast is ready."Kisa closed her eyes and pretended not to hear. Not that she did not like Andrew, she just did not want to see Gilbert."Ma'am? Ma'am?" Andrew called out again outside the door, his voice low, mixed with a hint of guilt. "Ma'am, do you not like us here? I-If you don't like us here, w-we won't come over next time." Andrew's voice was getting lower and lower toward the end of the sentence.Kisa felt bad. She took a deep breath, then rolled over and got out of bed. As she opened the door, Andrew and Ada were standing in the doorway, looking at her with tears in their eyes. A wash of guilt overwhelmed her. She stroked the children's heads and smiled as if nothing had happened. "What is wrong? I just woke up." No matter how much she hated Gilbert, she could not bring herself to reject these two children who loved her so much."Ma'am, let's have
Kisa lowered her eyes, not knowing how to answer this question. In her heart, Gilbert was definitely not a good man. She even thought he was the most ruthless kind of man. However, such an answer would disappoint the two little children. She ate her breakfast quietly, thinking about how to answer this question.Gilbert was leaning back in his chair, staring at her nonchalantly. A slight smile was on his face as if he was interested in her answer, too.Andrew ran out of patience and urged Kisa, "Ma'am, what do you think of my daddy? In fact, in my opinion, Daddy treats you the best."Kisa tried hard not to laugh upon hearing what Andrew said. She knew children were naive and would only take things at face value. In her eyes, Gilbert was the most ruthless toward her, but she did not want to disappoint the two children. In fact, Gilbert knew how she thought of him. It did not matter if her answer was truthful. The most important thing now was to appease these two children.She took a
The person standing outside the door was not Jensen but Lea.Kisa turned around and sneered at Gilbert. "Is this what you call a bad guy? No matter what I do, you must taunt me a bit to make yourself happy?"Gilbert did not seem to hear her. "Eat up, and then I will take you two to school," he said to Andrew and Ada with a straight face.Kisa sneered. "You can really pretend."Lea looked at the two of them and felt something was not right. "I'm not disturbing you, am I?"Kisa smiled at her. "He told you to stay outside for a few days, and you did it. You really listened to him."Lea looked mortified. 'How can I not listen to him when he is the CEO of GK and so fierce? Besides, there is the temptation of a million dollars.' She took Kisa's arm and said smilingly, "Oh, Kisa, don't be angry. Look how nice it is with Mr. Kooper staying here and making breakfast for you daily." She took out a newspaper and said excitedly, "Great news, Kisa. Look at this newspaper."Kisa stared at her
"Protect her as much as you want. She is GK's most valuable artist; there is nothing wrong with you protecting her." Kisa leaned closer to him and sneered, "You'd better protect her with GK's entire reputation. When she goes down, GK won't be far behind. Heh, Gilbert. After I get my revenge on her, it will be your turn soon."He increased the gripping force on her wrist as his face darkened.Kisa snickered and slowly removed his hand from hers. "Looking at things from another perspective, I'm quite happy that you are so protective of that woman because if you blindly protect her, GK will eventually be ruined in your hands. That is when you will get your comeuppance." With that, she pulled her hand back, her wrist reddening from the grasp. She turned around and grabbed the handbag on the cabinet, then walked out with Lea without looking back.Lea looked at her and then at Gilbert, wanting to say something but not daring to speak.After they both left, Gilbert leaned back in his chai
Ariella looked depressed and unusually disgusted. "I'm really disgusted with Sharon. She has no acting skills yet is conceited. We are working overtime because she is slowing us down. She is really annoying. Look how good you guys are; finishing work early every day and getting to have dinner together. I'm so jealous."Kisa could tell that Ariella said this not only to vent her frustration but also because she wanted to join the J & K Film Group. She smiled at Ariella and said, "If you want to join the J & K Film Group after this film, you are always welcome.""Really?""Everything I said is true, including what I said last time."Ariella looked delighted, but she was still not convinced. "But I have already signed a contract with GK. I'm afraid I will get into trouble with GK."Kisa laughed. "The contract is usually for two or three years, so you can come over when it expires.""No. GK has Sharon. I really can't stay for a moment," Ariella said, looking fed up. She suddenly grab