Davian was stunned and asked with disbelief, "You really have the fruit?"Kisa quickly nodded and took out the red fruit from her pocket. Once Davian saw the fruit, he hurriedly pulled Kisa up to find Kelvin. But Madalyn blocked her again. "What game are you playing now? Gilbert is already like this, yet you won't let him go? How did you manage to get the fruit when the caves collapsed? You're wrong if you think I will trust you by picking some random fruit outside. Get out of my house!"Madalyn's hatred toward Kisa only grew, and she refused to let her go up any further. Davian urged, "Mrs. Kooper Sr., please be reasonable. With Mr. Kooper in this state, she had no reason to bring fake fruits to us, right? No matter what she is here for, let Kelvin try first. It's better than letting Mr. Kooper die."Regardless of what Davian had said, Madalyn still dug her heels in. "If they really wanted to save Gilbert, they could have sent us the fruit ages ago. Why wait until now? I would neve
Jensen patted Kisa on the shoulder and said lowly, "Don't trust me too much."Then, he turned around and walked out without looking back.Kisa gazed at his retreating figure. She did not know if the inexplicable sadness lingering within was because of the biting wind or something else.Up till nightfall, there was still no news about Gilbert.Kisa wanted to go inside and check on him. However, Sharon stood by the door like a guard dog and did not allow Kisa to step foot into the Kooper residence.'If Sharon were the only person here, I could still handle her. But even George is here to stop me from entering the door. Since George has been with the Kooper family for a while now and has been good to me previously, I can't challenge him head-on,' she thought.Kisa felt anxious. She immediately asked George, "How's Gilbert?""Mr. Hoover is still treating the young master. As for its outcome, none of us know how it's going. Mrs. Kooper Sr. is about to cry her eyes out, so please, Ms.
Lea replied hurriedly, "Emma had knocked me out. That woman was cruel enough to do such nasty things to us. After that, Mr. Kooper and Davian found me. Otherwise, I would've frozen to death."'That's right, Lea almost froze to death in the snow. Jensen told me about it after the incident; that's why I thought I had wronged Lea at one point. But on second thoughts, there were footprints between the snow in front of me and the big tree even though Emma appeared behind me. If Mia had knocked out Lea behind the tree, how did Mia appear behind me? No matter how I look at it, there was someone else there other than me, Lea, and Emma. However, I can't figure out who the person is. If Lea is indeed lying to me, and assuming that she had purposefully suggested going to see the snow, what's her motive? Is she being threatened, or does she hold a grudge against me?' wondered Kisa.She looked at Lea, "Do you think I'm good to you?"Lea was startled for a moment. Then, she nodded."Of course. Y
Gilbert's room remained lit. Kisa badly wanted to go upstairs and see him.George glanced at her and did not say anything more. Then, he turned around and entered the house.Sharon, who stood by the entrance, said something to George with an icy expression. Kisa could not hear what Sharon said, but she was sure it was not nice.Since Lea was starving, she quickly finished the entire bowl of spaghetti.Meanwhile, Kisa held the plate of spaghetti and remained unmoved.She could not stomach anything without knowing about Gilbert's condition.She handed her spaghetti to Lea, "You can have mine. I'm not hungry.""That won't do. You should at least have a little.""I really don't have the appetite," Kisa said, shoving the plate into Lea's hands.Lea sighed helplessly and did not respond.Meanwhile, Jensen returned to the resort in the middle of the night, reeking of alcohol.Mia was sitting in the living room waiting for him. When she saw him staggering into the house, she quickly
"Well, I did it for you."Adrien looked at him with a frank expression. There was a hint of mockery in his smile, "If I didn't do this, how would you know what you are to your grandmother? I've already said this long ago: to her, only Gilbert is her grandchild. You're merely a dog she had adopted out of false goodwill. To her, you were a dog with many uses. Not only could you keep Gilbert company, but you could protect him too. They could even order you around at their disposal and throw you out when they no longer need you. I can't believe you still care about them after all these years. Oh, Jensen, you just can't seem to see the truth."Adrien puffed his cigarette. Through the cigarette smoke, his smiling face seemed incredibly mocking.Jensen tightened his fists and roared at him resentfully, "Even so, what's it got to do with you? However they treat me, it's still better than how you treated me. Who are you to criticize them or mock me? You're even more heartless compared to the
"I could hear you all arguing from upstairs. What's the matter?"Peter peered at the bruise on Jensen's face and the blood by the corner of his lips."You got beaten up?" he asked in surprise.After he spoke, he realized that he had asked something stupid.Jensen glanced at him icily and did not respond. Then he walked past him and went upstairs.Peter was confused.'Jensen's being so hostile for no reason. I don't think I did anything to him?' he thought."Peter, come play chess with me.""Ah... Coming.""Have you got someone to send Jolina back yet?""Mhm, she's still in college.""You like her, but she doesn't like you, right?""Mhm.""Ho ho. What's the matter? If you like her, go for it. While there's the saying that nothing forcibly done will be agreeable, isn't it worse to do nothing at all?"Jensen stood at the corner of the staircase while gripping the railing tightly. He stared darkly at the amiable smile on Adrien's face. Then, a sardonic smile gradually formed
The blood was maroon in color, which made Madalyn palpitate from seeing it. She quickly asked Kelvin, " How is it?"Kelvin scrunched his brows with a severe expression, " The situation is very challenging."Madalyn had both her eyes rolled back and fell to the ground. Davian immediately held onto her.Madalyn forcefully held onto her spirits and scolded in pain, " I knew it. That wench never had good intentions. The fruits are fake, fake... My Gilbert is hurt by all of them. Waah, waah..."Kelvin had not shut his eyes for a few days and nights. Stubble was growing on his chin, and his face was haggard. Hearing Madalyn scream and cry, he felt annoyed deep down at that point.He gave Gilbert a check-up while talking to Davian, " You help Madan Kooper Sr. out. If something happens, I'll call you."Davian nodded his head and hastily pulled Madalyn outside. Once they opened the door, they saw Sharon by the doorway suspiciously, looking like a burglar. Madalyn saw Sharon, and her expre
She was startled and instinctively opened her mouth to scream, but no sound would come out. What was more horrifying was that she discovered that she could not move at all.'What is happening?' she thought.She stared at the shadow by the bed fearfully. She tried to move her fingers. However, her whole body was restrained by a mysterious force. She could not move at all.Suddenly, that shadow bent down slowly. Kisa could not see his face but could feel his breath touch her face. It was so cold."Kisa..." The shadow suddenly said. Its tone was gentle, but it seemed to be Gilbert's voice.Her heart trembled. Could the dark shadow be Gilbert? Yet Gilbert had never used such a gentle tone to call her "Kisa" before.She wanted to ask him if he was Gilbert, but however she tried to scream and shout, not a single sound would come out. It was as if she was utterly shackled. She could not do a thing and only stared at the dark figure before her in horror and confusion. The shadow seemed t