Kisa's felt her heart tremble deep down and instinctively broke free from his hug. Gilbert's low and hoarse voice suddenly sounded above her head, " Don't move. Let me hug you for a bit."His voice had a heavy indication of exhaustion and exasperation from escaping death. His low and hoarse voice had totally lost its usual assertiveness, yet after hearing him say those words, Kisa really did not move."I thought that this time I... truly wouldn't make it back," he lightly chuckled after saying the sentence. His tone was light and slow, but Kisa could feel how dangerous it had been for him. She pursed her lips and did not say a thing, nor did she ask a thing. She did not move and let Gilbert hug her just like that.His clothes were completely soaked and brought a wave of harsh cold air.The chilly air seeped through bit by bit into Kisa's parka. This made her slowly feel the waves of bone-chilling coldness. However, she still did not push away the man hugging her from behind. She se
Kisa looked at him, " You speak, and I'll listen."She was quite curious about how he had gotten into such a ridiculous state. However, she knew that unless he talked about it voluntarily, it would be a waste for her to ask. Seeing her indifferent attitude, Gilbert was so angry that he did not want to talk.Kisa also did not ask anymore. She thought when his anger had dissipated, he would talk about it himself. Two of them were in a stalemate for a while then the doorbell suddenly rang.Kisa was about to get up, but Gilbert was a step faster. He hobbled to open the door. It might have been Gilbert's terrible expression, but the delivery man's voice was trembling, " Your.. the food you ordered. The total is 662 bucks. Just... just 650 would be fine.""650?""Ye... yes," the person stammered.Kisa rolled her eyes and thought, 'Gilbert, this man. He's scaring the deliveryman."Kisa got up and searched through her bag for her wallet. She pulled out six hundred-dollar bills and a sin
"When I was clashing with the assassins today, my subordinates at Hillsby called over. They even called multiple times in a row. Due to the urgent situation, I did not pick up. By the time I crawled out of the water, my phone had been ruined. Hence, I suspect that something had happened at Hillsby.""Then what should we do?" Kisa followed up anxiously."When you buy clothes for me tomorrow, remember to buy a cell phone. Then get my phone number back. We can't get our communication with people at Hillsby to be disconnected.""Okay!" Kisa furrowed her brows as an uneasiness surged in her heart again.Initially, they thought they had ditched the assassins. There would be no danger further down their journey, but who knew that something would happen at Hillsby. She swiftly bandaged up all his injuries and washed her hands with a heavy heart. Just as she walked out of the washroom, she crashed onto Gilbert's chest. She stabled herself and walked toward the side, but the man blocked her
Gilbert furrowed his brows while looking at her. He took the phone over. Gilbert then pressed the receiving button and turned speaker mode on."Mr. Kooper, finally I've got you on the line. Yesterday, two of the jailers were assassinated."Gilbert and Kisa's expressions changed drastically. "I called you yesterday, but you didn't pick up. The phone calls wouldn't get through. Are you okay, Mr. Kooper?""I'm fine. How are the two jailers?" Gilbert asked."The two jailers underwent an emergency medical operation. They are currently not in any danger."Kisa heard this and could not help but sigh a breath of relief. However, the person on the other side said confusingly, "However, the people who saved the two jailers were not our people. I've done a background check on them but couldn't find anything."Kisa's brows immediately furrowed together. 'That's odd; why would there be another group helping them? Could it be Jensen?' After thinking for a while, she felt it was impossible.Je
Kisa shuddered in fear. However, the warm, big hand grasped her even tighter.She gave it some thought and eventually did not fling the person's hand away.For some reason, Kisa felt a mixture of emotions as they got closer to the two jailers.The subordinate glanced at them and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Kooper. Even though the dogs in this village bark loudly, they don't bite. They don't bite me when I stand still; they just bark at me like mad."'Barking like mad is pretty scary, too,' Kisa thought.The subordinate lead them a short distance through the village. Then, Kisa saw a tile-roofed house with lights on inside.Gilbert's subordinates rented the tile-roofed house.There were three people standing in front of the house, and they seemed to be there to welcome them.After Kisa and Gilbert went up, they greeted them.Gilbert spoke, "Let's go inside."In the middle of the house was a living room; it was simple and had little furnishings. There was only a stove heating up fi
Suddenly, Gilbert pulled Kisa to his chest."You'll find out tomorrow, so why worry so much?""But I feel uneasy. Something has been feeling amiss throughout our journey. Something's wrong, but I can't seem to put my finger on it.""I think you're overthinking because you're too anxious. Why don't..." Gilbert said as he gazed shifted to the neckline of her shirt, "We do something else? It'll help with sleep."The man smirked naughtily as he continued peering at the neckline of her shirt. There was a fire in his eyes that looked feral and came with a hint of suggestiveness.Kisa took a deep breath before shoving him away. Then, she turned her back to him.'I'm trying to tell him something serious, but he's always thinking about such things; we're on completely different channels,' she thought.The smile on Gilbert's face dropped a little.Then, he lay flat and cushioned his arm at the back of his head.'She's feeling uneasy, but so am I. Right now, I can't even guarantee that t
"I wasn't the one who started the fire. I also wasn't the one who threatened to make them disappear, so why are they afraid of me?"Gilbert growled in annoyance. Then his gaze grew icy, "What did you mean just now? Are you doubting me?"Kisa avoided his gaze and said flatly, "I didn't mean anything. But it's hard not to suspect you with how you're reacting right now.""What is there to suspect? Kisa Becker, whatever the f*ck you're trying to say, just say it to my face!"Gilbert was incredibly annoyed. He had a dark expression that looked as if he were about to beat someone up.Kisa took a step back and gazed at him darkly, "I'm not trying to say anything. As for the truth, we'll find out once the two jailers calm down later," Kisa said.Then, she walked toward a stone on the training grounds and sat down.Gilbert peered at her back coldly. Suddenly, he turned around, and his fist landed on the wall.The wall was made of dirt, so his punch almost shattered the entire wall.Kis
"You're all bad guys. Was making my daughter-in-law almost lose her life not enough? Now you're even trying to kidnap my grandchildren. Why are you outsiders so evil?"After hearing the old woman's words, Kisa immediately understood the situation.It turned out the old woman had thought Kisa wanted to kidnap her grandchildren.Gilbert said icily, "Nobody's kidnapping your grandchildren. Another thing, once I get the answers that I want, your two daughters-in-law will return safely.""Go rot in hell, you bad guys! Ever since you all came, our village hasn't been peaceful. Get lost!"The old woman's shouts quickly attracted the other villagers.Kisa glanced at the villagers. Most of them were women, children, and the elderly; few of them were young or strong men.Gilbert ignored the old woman's insults. He also ignored the fearful and repulsive gazes of the villagers.Then, he held Kisa by the shoulder and walked toward the house's entrance.A few of Gilbert's subordinates wante