Gilbert smirked and looked nonchalantly at the "Lady of Calthon".At first, the "Lady of Calthon" was still arrogant, but after being stared at, she started to lose courage. But as a person of status, she could not lose face in front of the other female parents. Otherwise, she could not face the people in the parent group and elite circle next time. She smiled at Gilbert. "Mr. Kooper, what do you mean by that?""Literally. Don't you understand?"The "Lady of Calthon" deliberately played dumb. "I really don't understand."Gilbert chuckled. "Really? I didn't know that the 'Lady of Calthon' was so illiterate that she couldn't understand such simple words.""You!" The "Lady of Calthon" was enraged. The other female parents tried hard not to laugh. Embarrassed, the "Lady of Calthon" quickly turned to Kisa. "Oh, Mr. Kooper. I forgot to tell you that this crazy woman from nowhere impersonated the mother of your daughter.""Really? She isn't impersonating the mother of my daughter; she i
"Mr. Kooper, there's no need for you to blow things out of proportion. How could you call it bullying? It's merely banter among children.""Since you don't think it's a serious matter, you should apologize to my wife. You should also get your son to apologize to my daughter."The "Lady of Calthon" was defiant. She glared at Gilbert, "My husband is Calthon's...""Mhm, the mayor of Calthon was elected by the Chamber of Commerce," Gilbert said while patting Ada's head.He continued coolly, "It's been three years now, hasn't it? It seems like we'll be needing a new mayor for Calthon."The "Lady of Calthon's" expression instantly paled upon hearing his words."You... Stop running your mouth. My husband...""Back then, your husband stood in front of my doorstep and begged me many times. I pitied him, so I nominated him to the Chamber of Commerce. But now, it seems like he's been making a fool of me behind my back. He's been living too comfortably for the past three years, hasn't he?"
"Hehe..."Ada quickly hugged Kisa's waist before she and Gilbert finished their conversation.She said happily, "Mommy! I really have a mom now! Ma'am's actually become my mommy. This is amazing! I'm so happy."Kisa felt a mixture of emotions seeing Ada's beaming face.She patted Ada's head and said lowly, "I was backing you up; that's why I lied about being your mummy. You should continue calling me Ma'am in the future."Ada's smile fell instantly. She pouted and said aggrievedly, "Why don't you want to be my mommy? Do you not like me?""Certainly not," Kisa smiled while wiping away the tears on Ada's face. She said softly, "Of course I like you. It's just that I can't be your mom.""Why is that?" Ada frowned at her. She could not understand why Kisa refused to be her mom if she liked her.Kisa felt resigned and said, "Because I'm not the person who birthed and raised you. What'll happen to your real mom when she returns? Wouldn't she be sad when she finds out that you're call
Gilbert snorted sardonically, "You call that swearing an oath?"Kisa glared at him, "Then you tell me, what exactly is swearing? Do I have to swear that I'll die a thousand deaths to qualify it as an oath?"'How heartless of this man. He knows that I was coaxing his daughter, yet he's still being so persistent,' she thought.Ada quickly shook her head and hugged Kisa's leg, "I don't want you to die. Don't swear an oath like that."Kisa took a deep breath and suppressed the anger she felt within.'If it weren't for Ada, I really would've flipped out in front of him,' she thought.Gilbert crossed his arms across his chest and said casually, "Swear on Jensen if you have the guts."Kisa frowned deeply."Why do I have to bring Jensen into my oath? You're truly a cruel person. You're always taking every opportunity to hurt Jensen."Gilbert huffed coldly, "I'd hurt anyone but him!""Then why'd you ask me to swear on Jensen's name?""It didn't mean anything. I just wanted to see if
Kisa turned around perplexedly. As expected, she saw Blake standing behind, unmoving.The small child stood there silently. Even though he had a calm expression, his dull eyes had disappointment hidden within.Kisa felt a twinge in her heart.She smiled at Blake and said softly, "Don't just stand there? Come along.""Yeah, Blake. Come along.""Come, Blake. Let's go home together."Ada and Andrew both reached out their hands toward him.Blake stared at them fixedly. Suddenly, he broke into a huge smile. His smile seemed to have a hint ofHe walked over briskly. Suddenly, Gilbert reached out to grab his hand, "Stick with us and make sure you don't get separated."Blake nodded furiously and gripped Gilbert's hand tightly.'Daddy's arm is so huge and warm. I wish I could hold his hand like this forever,' he thought.Blake could not help but lift his head to look at Gilbert.When Gilbert felt Blake's gaze on him, he looked down at him out of reflex, "What's the matter?"Blake s
Mia was stunned, "Mr. Kooper is visiting? For what?"Jensen shook his head, "He never tells me any of his plans.""Then again, he's never treated me like I was his son. So why would he tell me about his big plans?" he continued in a self-deprecating tone.Mia pursed her lips. She promptly reached out to grip his cold hand and said lowly, "Don't say that. Mr. Kooper still cares about you a lot."Jensen snorted and retracted his hand. He asked sarcastically, "Since when did you start defending him? Did you forget how he treated you back then?"Mia thought of their past and smiled bitterly, "You can't put the entire blame on Mr. Kooper. After all, I did it voluntarily. I can sacrifice myself as long as it helps you."Jensen tightened his grip on the steering wheel out of reflex. Then, he said coldly, "I'm Jensen Kooper. I haven't fallen to the extent where I need a woman to sacrifice herself in exchange for power and status. In the future, stop doing dumb feel-good things."The smi
Blake lowered his head in embarrassment and said, "Uncle Gilbert has a good eye, mummy. This jacket looks really good." The kid would have been a show-off if someone else had praised him, but he just felt embarrassed when his mother praised him.Gilbert was overjoyed by the little guy's words. He took Blake in his arms and said with a smile, "If only you were my son." Blake was shocked. He lowered his head as the corner of his lips curled into a huge smile.'Daddy, didn't you say before that sons were born to torture their parents? Why do you want another son to torture you now?" Andrew asked.'You're different. You were born to torture me, but Blake is so well-behaved and sensible, it's obvious that he was born to treat his parents well."Andrew snorted and ignored Gilbert. Kisa, on the other hand, was amused. Gilbert stared at how happy she was; his heart overflowed with warmth. All of this was like a dream, a beautiful and happy dream. 'I wish this could last forever.' But dream
Kisa snickered, but tears kept falling. That child was like a taboo. She did not want to be reminded of the incident, but since the man refused to admit it, she had to speak up. "I still remember the feeling of that child being taken out of my stomach to this day. I saw the doctor put the child, whose skin had turned purple, in a white cloth. And there, he lay motionless. T-then... They said that the child was not breathing. I saw it with my own eyes. They covered him with a white cloth. I saw it with my own eyes, Gilbert. How are you going to get out of this?" Kisa broke down in tears with grief.Gilbert just stood there as if he was just struck by lightning. Their children were obviously fine. Andrew and Ada were fine. So who was the child she saw?Back then, Gilbert rushed to the prison when he learned that there was a fire and that Kisa had died in the fire. When he arrived, the prison was burned into ruins. The dean handed him two babies. He said Kisa was about to give birth whe