Gilbert's body felt so cold that Kisa flustered after feeling his body temperature. She grabbed Gilbert's hand and said, trembling, "Gilbert, wake up. I found the vines. I'll get you out of here now. You're going to be just fine. Can you open your eyes and look at me? I beg you, Gilbert, please open your eyes."Kisa kept talking to Gilbert, but he would not wake up. Still panicking, she wiped her tears off and said in a determined yet choked voice, "You're not going to die. I haven't gotten you back for how you treated me previously. It's unfair to me if you die like this. Gilbert, I'm not going to let you die. I'm going to save you no matter what."As she said that, she grabbed the rope on the ground hurriedly, tied the rope around Gilbert three times, and ascended out of the cave. Climbing up the rope was harder than descending as Kisa's arms were swollen and numb, feeling a burning sensation in her palms. Kisa took her time to climb out of the cave, grabbing the rope and trying to
Afraid that it was just her hallucination, Kisa did not even dare to blink. "Gilbert..." She called out to Gilbert in a trembling voice, sounding weak and listless as if she would pass out anytime. Finally, Gilbert slowly opened his eyes, which got Kisa so agitated she almost stopped breathing."Y-You're awake?" She cried with happy tears, and her messy face looked a little hilarious though Gilbert thought she looked very beautiful in that way. He arduously lifted his hand and touched Kisa's choppy hair that was dampened by the snow, saying softly, "You really got me out of there."Kisa nodded hard, "I'm pretty impressive, huh?" Her lips were cracked and colorless, matching her pale, ghastly face as she smiled. Gilbert's heart broke at the sight of her chapped lips. He mumbled, "Yes. You're the best."A joyous smile appeared on Kisa's face as she snuggled into his arms weakly, not feeling like moving at all. Gilbert held her tight in his arms but hastily lifted and looked straight a
Davian went to look for them with Kohen after the snowstorm was over.Peter ordered the rescue team to look in another direction.The time they spent waiting was very tormenting. Eylul was keeping the three children company upstairs. She looked at that misty white hill far away and could not help but feel heartbroken.Andrew and Ada were the saddest as they wiped their tears silently while leaning on the window.They knew that their father and Kisa had gone missing, and everyone was searching for them. So, they did not dare to ask too many questions as they patiently waited for the updates.Blake had been keeping himself composed since the incident happened. He sat before the window without saying anything. There was not any expression on his delicate face. Nobody knew what was going on in his head. However, this kid, who was the calmest, hid in the corner and cried the hardest after Gilbert and Kisa came back.The cold wind shrieked, and it stung their faces.Kisa struggled and
"How did your hands get hurt?" Jensen asked her a question instead of answering her. His voice was deep.Kisa looked away. "It was an accident." Then, she asked again, "Where's Gilbert? Tell me now."Jensen smiled and said, "You only hurt your hands because you tried to save Gilbert, right?""He only fell into the cave with me because he tried to save me. So, there was no way I'd leave him alone in there." She shifted her gaze back at Jensen, looking stern.Jensen bowed her head down and smiled without saying anything.Kisa got anxious. After all, Gilbert ate a poisonous fruit.Then, she asked worriedly, "Jensen, how's Gilbert now?""He left.""Left?" Kisa furrowed her brows. She did not dare to think negatively as she asked blankly again, "What do you mean by that?""Gilbert was very close to dying when he got here. The medical facilities here are limited, so Davian brought him and his family back overnight.""C-Close to dying?" Kisa spoke in her feeble voice, sounding tense
The panting and the wide, warm back she heard and felt in her daze were real. It was really Gilbert who carried her back.'He said before he would not let me die with him around, and he actually did it.' Yet, she still could not figure out why a man who hated her to the bones would so desperately try to save her. What he had done was far from his so-called hatred for her. She looked blankly at her meticulously bandaged hand. The scene where she pulled that man out of the cave with vines felt like a dream.If it were in the past, she would never have dared to imagine it at all. 'Gilbert, you've accomplished what you've promised me, and so did I." She muttered to herself as she looked out the window. It seemed to be snowing outside. The snow was very fine, and Kisa could not see them without looking closely. She recalled what Gilbert said when he helped her out of that cave.Suddenly, she wanted to see that man so much. 'How are you doing now?' She muttered to herself, and little by l
Kisa's expression suddenly changed. For some reason, she recalled that earlier nightmare."That was such a close call, Kisa. Thinking of it now still gives me the jitters. It would have been really dangerous if you and Mr. Gilbert were still in that cave."Kisa barely even listened to her. What Kelvin had said in that nightmare was ringing in her ears. Although it was just a nightmare, it felt particularly real to her. Kisa quickly looked at her body and found that she was wearing a loose nightgown at this moment. She then hurriedly searched the room.Sensing that Kisa was looking for something, Lea asked, "Kisa, what are you looking for?""My shirt. That down jacket I wore when I rolled down the mountain.""Oh, oh..." Lea suddenly got up. "I changed your clothes earlier and placed them in the bathroom as I thought of washing them up for you.""Bring it over, please.""Oh, okay..." As Lea said, she walked into the bathroom.Kisa grasped the quilt tightly, her heart anxious. Her
"What... did you do to them?"Kisa asked softly and cautiously though her tone tensed."I... I already tossed them into the bin outside."Kisa immediately got out of bed and ran outside.Lea quickly chased after her, "I don't know if the garbage outside has already been taken away. The garbage truck will come here once a day to empty the bins, and it's usually around this time."Kisa did not say anything nor blame Lea as she quickly made her way outside.She had only just woken up, and her body was still weak. Her legs were feeling wobbly as she walked.Lea was anxious and quickly stepped forward to help her, but Kisa deliberately avoided her outstretched hand.Her steps were weak as she staggered forward.When she made her way to the hall, she ignored the surprised glances of everyone there as she ran outside frantically.Lea was chasing after her from behind, and Peter grabbed her."What's going on? Has that woman gone nuts?""She's looking for something.""What thing?"
Immediately, about a dozen or so of the red fruit came into view.The fruits were not as fresh as they were initially, but they had yet to spoil either.She quickly picked the fruits up and put them into her clothes without caring about how dirty they were.Seeing that Kisa had found the fruits, Lea heaved a sigh of relief and did not feel so guilty now.Mia looked at Kisa's bizarre behavior and spat, "What a lunatic.""Tch..."Seeing Kisa's embarrassed look alongside the dirty fruits in her pocket, Peter frowned in disgust."Miss Kisa, if you really want to have fruits, I have plenty in this resort. Why do you need to pick those up from the garbage truck?""They are important to me," Kisa said before pausing for a moment. She then asked Peter, "I heard you've given the Kooper residence a call. Do you know... how Gilbert is doing right now?"Peter shook his head. "No one answered my call. Forget it. He's probably alright, or else it would have already made it to the papers."