"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."
Kisa turned back and looked at him, "What happened?""I'll take you home. It'll be quick.""But, Mia is alone..." Kisa still had something to say, but she was pulled into the room by Jensen."Before we go back, let me bandage your wound," Jensen pushed Kisa onto the sofa. The man's voice was husky and gentle, making it hard to resist him. The medical kit, left by the doctor who came to treat her injuries, was at the coffee table. Jensen opened the medical kit and took out the alcohol, ointment, and gauze. Jensen has always been a detailed man, but he was particularly meticulous while dressing people's wounds. He squatted in front of her, skillfully disinfected her wound, applied ointment, and wrapped it with gauze.On the other hand, Kisa's mind was somewhere else. She was still very worried about Gilbert. "To be honest, you don't really hate him anymore after what happened this time, right?" Jensen suddenly asked casually. Kisa froze, remaining silent.Jensen looked into her eyes
Kisa, with her tear-filled eyes, sobbed and choked when she looked at Jensen. Jensen, wiping her tears away, said, "That's why you have to ask him in person about this relationship."Kisa nodded her head, "I will ask him." Jensen then raised a corner of his lips and gave a half-smile.With Jensen's excellent driving skills, the car ride back was smooth and fast, with Kisa and Lea in the passenger seat. Along the way, Kisa was quietly staring out the window. Lea peeked at her, wanting to say something, but resisted out of concern for interrupting her.When they passed through an endless white field, Lea couldn't help but seize the opportunity to grab Kisa's hand, "Kisa, look! It's so beautiful."Kisa lifted her gaze and gave a brief glimpse. All the fields were covered in snow. At first glance, it was a beautiful vast expanse of whiteness. The scenery was out of this world. Lea felt strange and guilty simultaneously, seeing Kisa staring out the window without replying. Lea then star
The scenes from Kisa's nightmare emerged from her mind once again. Kisa pushed Sharon away and hurried up the stairs. Sharon threw insults at her, chasing after her when Lea rushed to hold Sharon back, "Kisa, hurry up!"When Kisa and Jensen were right at the corner of the stairs, they saw Madalyn. "How's Gilbert?" Kisa asked softly. Madalyn suddenly raised her hand, and Kisa flinched and closed her eyes.A slap was heard, but Kisa did not feel the pain. She opened her eyes in surprise and saw Jensen tilting his head, a slap mark visible on his face. She was startled and quickly grabbed Jensen's arm and shrieked at Madalyn, "Why did you hit him?"Jensen tightened his hands, his jawline sharp and cold but remained emotionless. Madalyn had gotten older, her finger full of wrinkles, pointed at Jensen, and howled in despair, "You're such a phony person. You're rotten to the core, as I expected. You should have never come back here.""What are you talking about, Mrs. Kooper Sr.?" Kisa wa