The men exchanged looks. Suddenly, one of them drew the straws. The other three feared losing, so they hurriedly did so as well."Haha! Mine is the longest. I'll do her first," A man with a slender and tall figure was beaming with smiles as he got the longest toothpick. The other three turned up their noses at him."What are you so proud of, huh?""Exactly!"Kisa smiled at the three men. "I'm counting on you to keep watch.""Alright, go on. Just be quick."Kisa and the slender man went into the bushes. The man could not contain his lust and tried to hug Kisa. Kisa dodged his hands and pretended to be coquettish. "The grass is prickly; you should lay on the ground." The man was stunned but quickly caught on. "Oh, no problem. I'll be the bottom one." He was so desperate that he lay down on the ground quickly.Kisa feigned her interest by touching his body. "Close your eyes." She smiled playfully.The man was unwilling and asked cautiously, "Why should I close my eyes?" Kisa t
Kisa was about to break into pieces. She got hold of a twig and held onto it tightly. The footsteps were getting closer every second, as if the person was next to her.Her heart was pounding. She bit her lips, and the hand holding onto the twig could not stop shaking.CREAK!The sound of footsteps was now directed behind her.Kisa was on tenterhooks before she burst out, stood up growling, and stabbed the person behind with the twig. However, it was grabbed by the person.A familiar deep-toned voice sounded. "It's me!"Kisa looked at the man in front of her dumbfounded. Under the dimmed lights, she could clearly see that the man facing her was Gilbert. She could see his deep eyes and furrowed brows.It was at that moment, Kisa felt her whole body was freed. Her legs gave up, and she was about to slam onto the ground.With an exclamation, Gilbert reached out his arms and scooped Kisa into his embrace. His eyes went dark, his voice hoarse when he felt her trembling body. "It's al
Gilbert looked at Kisa and saw her eyes filled with terror and panic. His heart twitched and caused a sharp pain within. He stroked her wet hair and gently talked to her as he tried to remove her hand, "Don't be scared. The kids and I are here now. No one can hurt you."However, Kisa grasped his placket firmly as if it were her final straw. Gilbert let out a distressing sigh and turned on the music in the car. The sound of relaxing music made everyone loosen up a little.Suddenly, Blake stretched his head to the front and said to Kisa seriously, "Don't worry, Ma'am. Mister and I will protect you."Kisa blinked her eyes and shed tears. Her hands relaxed a little, but she was still trembling. Gilbert gently wiped away the tears on her face and said tenderly as he tried to remove her hands again, "It's alright. We're going home now. Everything will be fine once we reach home."Finally, Kisa let go of her hands off his placket. Yet she was still frightened and hugged her knees to her c
Gilbert opened his eyes instantly and checked on the woman beside him. Kisa appeared to be in a terrible nightmare. Her hands were flapping while she shook her head in horror.Gilbert's eyes went dark. He held Kisa's hand, embraced and soothed her, "It's okay. I'm here now. You're alright."Kisa struggled in his embrace for a moment and finally settled down. Gilbert hugged her tightly, brokenhearted. The usual Kisa in front of Gilbert was like a hedgehog with all spikes poked out. Gilbert could not imagine how scared she was today to show such vulnerability before him.Gilbert stroked Kisa's back, again and again, trying to soothe away her fears. Kisa frowned and let out a murmur in agony. After some time, she slowly opened her eyes. She leaned on his shoulders absentminded, feeling the warmth of his comfort. A hint of mockery slowly appeared as she raised the corner of her lips.She took a deep breath and said monotonously, "Those people... wanted to ruin me."Gilbert's heart tre
'Gilbert indulged Sharon in harming me, but on the other hand, he saved and cared for me. Is pleasing Sharon my life's sole purpose? As long as Sharon is happy, it doesn't matter if I am harmed or killed.' Kisa pursed her lips and held back her tears."Anyways, I have to thank you for saving me today. After all, you were willing to save me despite us being enemies. It must have been hard for you," Kisa said and pushed the car door, wanting to exit the vehicle. Gilbert grabbed her hand, "Why must you think like that? I said I'm willing to give up everything for you, I said I love you, I care for you. Why must you think that I'm putting on an act and faking it? Kisa, what else must I do to make you believe me?"Gilbert's cold tone held a deep vulnerability and exhaustion within. Kisa too was in a mess. She had warned herself multiple times to stop crying for this man. But this was the man she once loved with her life. How could she just fall out of love?Kisa bit her lips tightly, t
At this moment, the sound of water suddenly came from the bathroom, and Gilbert breathed a sigh of relief.He walked to the bathroom. As he looked on solemnly at the door, his long fingers brushing gently against the door handle.A moment later, he leaned against a wall and lit a cigarette. When he finished the cigarette, the sound in the bathroom gradually stopped as well.Gilbert looked down at his toes, and his thoughts went back to their first night together."It hurts...""Kisa, relax.... Yes, just like that..."Although he knew Kisa had set him up for that night, he still treated her like she was a treasure and gave him all of his gentleness and patience. While, she, too, still remembered the tenderness that night.As the memories of the past swirled in his mind, that scene of that night appeared in his mind.A self-deprecating smile then appeared at the corners of his lips. 'That night, her eyes were deep as she looked at him and played along with me. Did she take me for
It sounded like a demon from hell.The strength exerted on her neck increased and she gradually found it more and more difficult to breathe.Just as she thought she was about to suffocate to death, her body was suddenly shaken with force."Kisa, wake up! Kisa..."Kisa suddenly woke up, and beneath the dim light, she saw Gilbert looking at her anxiously.At this moment, she had forgotten about all of her grievances against him as that lingering fear still gripped her heart.She threw herself into his arms, trembling all over."There's a shadow, a black shadow... a black shadow..."Gilbert hugged her tight and said, "No, you were just dreaming. That shadow is just the fear hidden in your heart."Kisa shook her head, her body trembling.Gilbert did not say anything as he just stroke her back again and again.After a while, Kisa's trembling lessened somewhat.Gilbert gently pushed her away, and noticing the abnormal blush on her face, he inwardly spat.He then raised his hand
Gilbert stroked her wet and cold hair as he said with a somewhat admonishing tone, "Why didn't you sleep only after drying your hair? Be careful of catching a headache."As he said that, he plugged the hair dryer in, lifting her hair up as he blow-dried her hair.Kisa did not say a word but her fingers held onto the quilt tightly.She really thought he had left just now.'If he hadn't come back just now, was I going to die from that asphyxiating fear just now?'Thinking of that dream earlier, she could not help but to shudder and feeling colder all over.Gilbert patiently blew her hair dry. No one spoke as the only the sound of the hair dryer echoed across the room.After a while, his long fingers easily passed through her hair. Only when it was clear to him that every strand of her hair was dry, did he turn the hair dryer off.As he put it aside, he held his hand out and pushed the stray strands of her on her face to the back of her ear as he asked, "Are you tired? Want to sle