"Drink the coffee to warm yourself up. I'll take you back after drinking."Lea's heartbeat was still beating fast when she returned to her residence.Her heart was entangled with countless emotions, anxiety, self-blame, and guilt. It made her stand motionless for a long time without realizing another person was in the room.The man came out from the shadows and stared at her coldly. "Which man are you fooling around with this late?"'It's Anthony.'Lea trembled in fright.'He was still in the bar just now. Why did he come back so soon?'Lea took two steps back subconsciously.The lights in the room were still off. But there was light coming in from the outside. The faint light allowed her to see Anthony's sinister and evil face.Lea had always been afraid of him, but she could not help herself, wanting to get closer to him.Her heels touched the wall as she leaned against the wall before turning on the switch for the light. With a click sound, the living room was suddenly as
Kisa had just come out of the surgical ward when it snowed.Standing behind her, Jensen suddenly said, "It is almost New Year's Eve, right?"Kisa was stunned. It reminded her of that year, the most unforgettable New Year's Eve she had ever spent. Since then, she had never intended to observe this festive. Despite that, this New Year's Eve may seem a bit special after Jensen mentioned it. She looked out at the snowflakes and smiled back at him. "Let's spend this New Year's Eve together, okay?""Yeah!" Jensen smiled, and his gentle eyes lit up like the stars.Mia looked sullen as she stood with the support of a walking stick. She had spent five days in the hospital and could not wait to be discharged. At first, Jensen thought of taking her back to her place and hiring a nurse for her, but she insisted on staying with Jensen. He had no choice but to give in to her wishes.The snow poured down, and the ground turned white in no time. "New Year's Eve is a luxury for Jensen and me," Mia
"Wait there, I will be right back."Kisa nodded. The snow was getting heavier, and Jensen, who carried Mia in his arms, soon disappeared into the snow. She looked up at the sky and suddenly remembered the day she was sent to prison. The snow then was as heavy as today's, and a thick layer had accumulated on the ground. She sat in the police car and looked out at the white blanket of snow, which looked beautiful but also very bleak.She rolled forward in her wheelchair, then stretched her hand out of the eaves to catch the chilly snowflakes. The air was chilly, and the light-weighted snowflakes danced with the wind, but not a single snowflake fell on her palm. She could not resist moving a bit further out. The ground was wet, and the wheels rolled forward slowly with inertia, with only a centimeter left before she would fall down the steps. Suddenly, her wheelchair lost its balance. Her heart skipped a beat. Before she could react, a force pulled the wheelchair backward and stationed
Gilbert snorted as he looked down at her. The smoke he exhaled loomed above her head, with a nicotine smell drifting into her nostrils, irritating her. "I can't believe you have such a high opinion of yourself, thinking I came to the hospital on purpose to create a chance encounter with you," Gilbert said, bending downward slightly, and said with a low, bitter voice, "I no longer have feelings for you since you stabbed me that day. Creating a chance encounter? Do you even think it is possible?"His sarcastic chuckle made her feel as if she was the one who was making a fool of herself. She clutched the wheelchair's armrest in anger and nervousness. Her hands were red from the cold, her slender fingers looking fragile in the wind.Gilbert glanced at her hands indifferently and sneered, "Look, playing the pity card is only your own undoing. Had you stopped pretending and gotten on your feet, you would have gotten into the car in no time. Why are you still freezing here?"Kisa gritted h
'He'd better not go,' Kisa thought.Gilbert looked at Kisa with a cigarette in his mouth, and after a while, he puffed out a ring of smoke and said indolently, "Let's see how it goes.""Okay, then Kisa and I will go back first. It is cold. You also don't stay out too long."Gilbert said nothing. Neither did Jensen anymore as he pushed Kisa toward the parking lot.After walking some distance, Kisa could not help but look back. She saw Gilbert still standing in the snow, smoking. 'He seems to be getting increasingly fond of smoking, to the point of being addicted to it. Every time I saw him, he had a cigarette between his fingers.' The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and his black coat was quickly covered in a layer of snow. Kisa withdrew her eyes and looked ahead with a faint expression.The car park was full of cars, and Jensen pushed her around to the last row, where Mia was leaning against the car, smoking. Kisa sometimes wondered what the benefit of smoking was and why th
After scanning her eyes around the house once, Kisa spotted a long rectangular paper box next to the living room cabinet. She slowly hopped over and ripped open the box, inside which was a wood-grained walking stick.Lately, Gilbert had been calling her pretentious, and she had thought about it and thought it was indeed catching too much attention to be in a wheelchair. As she was going to the spa today, it looked like quite a few people would be there, so she felt inconvenienced and was particularly eye-catching using a wheelchair. Kisa thought she had better go with a cane, and Mia had a cane, anyway. This was a cane she asked Lea to buy. It had been two days since she bought it, but she had yet to use it and almost forgot about it. She took it out, tried it, and thought it was quite good and more convenient than using a wheelchair.The redness and swelling in her ankle had almost gone, but the doctor said she had also injured the bones and asked her to rest for a little longer. Wh
A week was neither long nor short, so Kisa brought some daily necessities and a few sets of clothes for Blake. Winter clothes took up space, and a few pieces stuffed the luggage. Mia looked at her with disdain when she asked Jensen to help her bring out the massive purple luggage."It's just a week, and everything is pre-prepared on the hill. Do you have to pack so many things as if you are moving house?"Kisa laughed. "Better be prepared than sorry. They will come in handy. Who knows?"Mia scoffed and took the lead in getting into the car. And this time, she sat in the front passenger seat while Kisa, Lea, and Blake were in the back.Lea tugged at Kisa's sleeve and glanced at Mia, whispering to Kisa, "Who is she? Why did she speak like that?""A friend with a good heart. You will know after getting to know her.""Oh." Lea had a fleeting sense of sadness and guilt in her eyes.The place Mr. Tanner invited them to was Kerrona Hill, which was famous in this area because of a natur
"There are several hot springs on the hill, and the steam from them warm the surrounding.""Ohhh..." Lea responded, only half grasping what the driver said and could not imagine what it looked like.The tour van had two rows of seats facing each other, with Kisa and Lea in one row, Blake in the middle, and Jensen and Mia in the opposite, but they had little to say. It was the driver who broke the silence. "There are many fun things on the hill. You will know when you get there. As long as you are near a hot spring, you can feel the warm ground by just sitting down.""So amazing?" Lea was a little excited.Kisa smiled and patted Lea's shoulder. "Let's go check it out later.""Yeah, yeah." Lea nodded vigorously and turned to look out the window at the night scene.The trail was quiet at night, with only tour vans plying the route. There was a streetlight every 30 feet on both sides of the road, which led directly to the top of the hill. But even with the streetlights, it was imposs