"Listen to me. Don't be with her. Never be with her."Gilbert put his hand on the doorknob. He turned his head to look at Madalyn and then walked out quietly.He pressed against the cold door and remained silent for a long time after closing the door. He felt bitter, unable to understand why Madalyn rejected his relationship with Kisa.'Grandma was the one who supported us most for being together at the beginning. What happened? What is the truth that she kept saying?'Gilbert turned around and leaned against the door in annoyance.Madalyn's rambling haunted his ears.'I don't want to make grandma sad, but I couldn't lose Kisa either.'Blake kept staring at the clock on the wall. Finally, he could not wait any longer when the hour hand pointed to ten o'clock. He said to Kisa, "Ma'am, why don't we go to them?"Kisa resigned.'Kids act based on impulse.'They needed to go to Kooper's residence if they wanted to find Gilbert, yet Madalyn would kick them out if they were found ou
"Pig-brained! Pig-brained!"'Pig-brained?'Gilbert's expression immediately darkened as he narrowed his eyes, his gaze instantly cast at the direction of the voice.He then saw a woman trying to stuff a rag into a parrot's mouth. The parrot screamed and shouted happily as it dodged about.Gilbert snorted, "And here I was wondering why were you so kind as to invite me to pass Christmas Eve with me. It turned out you taught that thing to curse me, huh?""No, I didn't teach it that!" Kisa tried to explain. Oh, how she wished she had turned that parrot into a roasted fowl.Gilbert clearly did not buy that and said mockingly, "Bah, you dared to teach it how to curse at someone, but you dare not admit the deed."Kisa was speechless.She gave up trying to explain. The parrot was right. Gilbert was pig-brained.The three kids had already started playing the moment they stepped into the house.When Gilbert got into the house, he realized that the place was a little deserted.He looke
Gilbert was speechless."Hurry up. I want to make the ravioli wrappers," Seeing that Gilbert just standing there, Kisa could not help but to urge him again.The children could not wait to make ravioli already.Kisa then got them to test it with the store-bought ravioli wrappers instead.Sure enough, aside from Blake's pretty decent work, both Andrew and Ada had no idea how to make one.Soon, Gilbert was done kneading the dough.He hid one hand behind him as he handed the bowl to her with another.Looking at the glistening dough, she could not help but praise him. "Not bad, but..." She looked at the white soup bowl with the dough and asked, "Why did you change the bowl?""Dough doesn't stick to porcelain, so it's good for kneading."Gilbert said with a straight face.Kisa did not doubt him and continued to ask, "What are you hiding behind you?""Nothing."Gilbert turned around and walked to the living room.In the end, Kisa did not manage to catch sight of what he was hidin
Just as he was engrossed in staring at her neckline, Kisa's angry voice rang out.He quickly snapped back to reality and looked away with a straight face.Kisa was both embarrassed and angry. She did not realize that this man was still a pervert.The three children made quite a number of ravioli using the store-bought wrappers, but they were so strange looking that no one could recognize that they were ravioli without being told.Kisa then brought the rolling pin and a rolling board over.She put the store-bought wrappers aside and said to the children, "I'll be making the wrappers now, so all of you will be using the wrappers I made to make the ravioli, okay?"The three kids nodded at the same time.As Kisa said that, she took a coin from a small bowl and placed them together with the original filling.Gilbert said in disdain, "Those coins are so filthy. Can you even eat it?""I've already washed them." Kisa rolled her eyes at him. She then mixed the coins into the filling an
She muttered in a low voice, yet Gilbert still heard everything clearly.The man smiled, his eyebrow raised as he grabbed another sheet.He took another spoonful of filling and put them onto the wrapper. A few deft finger movements later, a filled, very nice-looking tortelloni appeared before everyone.Kisa was totally stunned. "You learned how to make that before?""Do you even need to learn this? Just stuff that you can pick up with a glance. The man said so proudly and gleefully.Kisa snorted, "Well, well, aren't you capable.""Daddy, teach me how to make a bunny.""I want to make a tortoise."Blake hesitated for a few seconds before chiming in, "Uncle Gilbert, teach me how to make a cat, please."The three children immediately surrounded Gilbert.Gilbert frowned and was speechless. "A bunny? Tortoise? A... cat?"Seeing the man's confused look, Kisa could not help but add salt to the wound, "Didn't you just claim to be omnipotent? Aren't those things you'll know with just
The two jailers were in a remote mountain village and refused ever to step foot in Calthon ever again.So, Gilbert decided to bring Kisa there in person.Four days into Christmas, he told Kisa the situation, and she agreed to go with him on the condition they needed to be back before the middle of January.It's because the filming for Adrien's show will start after the fifteenth.Aside from the filming, she was also a little worried about Blake.Kisa had prepared some clothes and daily necessities for Blake, but she looked at Gilbert and asked worriedly, "Is it alright to send him to the Kooper residence? I'm afraid your Grandma will...""Grandma will not mistreat him. He's good friends with Andrew and Ada. Grandma will like him.""But Grandma hates me, and if she knows Blake was entrusted to her care by me, she'll...""She won't. Grandma has always loved kids and will not vent her grievances onto a child."Since Gilbert was very confident about this, Kisa did not say anything
Kisa smiled and pecked him back on the cheek as she promised, "Don't worry, I'll be back as soon as possible."At this moment, Gilbert's eyes were even wider.'Since when did Kisa ever take the initiative to kiss me? Never.''So, I'm no better than that brat in her heart, huh?'The mountain region was remote, and there was no direct flight.After some consideration, Gilbert decided to drive there himself. That way, the time will not be too tight and will save them the hassle of swapping rides.He did not arrange for a driver and instead chose to take the wheels himself.As for the reason for this, he naturally wanted to use this opportunity to be alone with Kisa.Calthon was snowing for three consecutive days, and the entire city was covered in snow.The weather was cold, but the festive New Year mood still went strong.The streets were still adorned with New Year decorations.When they left the city, Kisa saw the lively atmosphere there, feeling a little lost and uneasy ins
"Mr. Tanner, please, you have got to save me!"Adrien leaned against the back of the chair. His long slender legs were crossed and folded together.Even when he was already in his fifties, the man still exuded a charm across his entire body.Amidst his mature charm was a streak of stern majesty. He looked down at the prostrating woman on the ground and, through her, seemingly saw her greedy mother and her despicable father once again.A look of deep disgust flashed across his eyes.He took a puff and looked at Anthony beside him.Anthony held his arm as he said with an impassive face, "This woman is afraid that Gilbert will find out the truth of the fire and take revenge against her. So she's begging you to help her.""Mr. Tanner, I only just found out that you bear a grudge against Gilbert and Kisa," Sharon crawled before him and said anxiously, "I beg you, help me. Do not let Gilbert find out the truth of the matter. If you help me, I'll do anything for you."Anthony sneered