"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
'This woman is a bit like the one in the photo in Daddy's wallet. Could she be Mommy?' The boy was so excited with the thought in his mind that he ran up to Kisa.Kisa stared at them in astonishment. "Who are you? Why are you here?" She did not recall there were children in the Kooper residence."Ma'am, do you know who my mommy is? Where is she?"The questions startled and puzzled Kisa. "I don't know who your mother is, and I don't know who your father is. But how did you guys get here, and who brought you here?"Andrew had a disappointed look in his eyes."This is our home. Ma'am, why did Daddy lock you up?" Ada asked.Kisa's heart skipped a beat. 'Daddy? Their father is Gilbert? Gilbert has children? There are two of them, and they are already this old?!'She tried hard to fight back the shock. To be sure, she asked in a trembling voice, "Is Gilbert your father?""Hmm." Ada nodded.Kisa took two unsteady steps back instantly.'It turns out that he already has children. But
"Kisa Becker!"Gilbert gritted his teeth and growled her name. He wished he could strangle this heartless woman who was holding his son hostage in order to escape. He clenched his fists with blue veins popping up on the back of his hands, his face ashen.Kisa looked at his grim, murderous face and smiled bleakly. 'He must hate me even more. But it doesn't matter anymore.' She gripped the knife tightly, looked into Gilbert's icy eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Let me go."Coming back with him was Sharon. After five years, Sharon had become even more beautiful, dressed up fashionably and with classy makeup, looking like a movie star. When Sharon saw her, she obviously froze for a moment, followed by a touch of surprise and delight surfacing on her face."Kisa, you're really alive."Kisa ignored her. She just kept a close eye on Gilbert.She told herself she had to get out of here today, as she knew that someone as astute as Gilbert would have quickly seen that Andrew was deliberat
Gilbert looked at her with a frown. "What do you mean?""I heard Ariella say that she still has a special contract with Kisa in place.""A special contract?""Yeah. Wasn't she Ariella's assistant before?"Gilbert looked at her and waited for her to continue."If Ariella is the one who dismisses Kisa, then Ariella is to pay her a sky-high amount of compensation. Of course, if it is Kisa who resigns, Kisa is to pay Ariella a considerable amount of money. With that contract in place, Kisa has to return to Ariella as an assistant, and you can find Kisa easily then.""Who drew up the contract?"No one in their right mind would sign such an unreasonable contract. It was akin to binding the two together. Yet Ariella and Kisa had signed it. As a female artiste, Ariella would not ask her lawyer to draw up such a contract. Kisa was not capable of drawing up such a contract either. So Gilbert wondered from where such a contract had come.Sharon shook her head. "I don't know who drew it up
It was Ariella calling. She lived in an upscale bachelor pad.When Kisa rushed over, Ariella was triumphantly fiddling with the contract agreement on her desk. Kisa was depressed at seeing the contract she had signed five years ago.'Although I survived the fire five years ago, I'm suffering from a persistent condition that is difficult to cure, and I also have multiple burn scars on my body, making me look horrible. To stay alive, I have to take medication every day, which is expensive.'Because of my ugly appearance and health issues, I couldn't find a job and had no money. Then the mysterious person who saved me introduced me to work as Ariella's assistant, with the condition that I had to sign this agreement. I didn't think much about it at that time. All I thought was survival, so I signed the agreement,' she thought to herself.But now, thinking back, she felt something strange with the contract, and she did not know why the mystery person wanted her to sign a contract like t
"Ma'am, there's a painting like this in my daddy's room."Kisa was washing the vegetables, and her heart skipped a beat when she heard what Andrew said. She had given that painting to Gilbert when she was thirteen. Kisa never thought he would still keep it. She thought he probably wanted to use that painting as a constant reminder of his hatred for her. Otherwise, there was no other reasonable explanation."Wow, ma'am, your cooking smells so good." Andrew burst out in admiration when she brought the cooked dishes over.Kisa, on the other hand, did not respond to him, as the boy's deliberate ingratiation made her a little uncomfortable."Ma'am, this is the best meal I have ever had." Andrew ate with gusto, his little face full of satisfaction.Kisa stared at him with mixed feelings and felt sad. 'If my child were still alive, would he also enjoy eating my cooking?'It got dark quickly in winter. Maybe Andrew was tired; he went to bed after dinner. When Kisa tucked him in, she noti