"Don't tell your daddy about this place that Grandma brought you to today. Also, don't tell your daddy about your grandparents either, okay?""Why is that?"Children always had a lot of questions. Madalyn sighed and said, "Because if you tell your daddy, he will be very upset, you know?"The two children nodded their heads in acknowledgment. As they sat in the car, Andrew and Ada could not help but look back toward the cemetery. 'So they were our grandparents,' they both thought to themselves."Great-Grandma, will you bring Ada and me to see our grandparents again?" Andrew asked."Yeah. I will bring you two over every year on this day.""Okay." Andrew nodded and exchanged a smile with Ada.As the car arrived at the Kooper residence and pulled into the car porch, Madalyn saw someone come up to her before she even got out of the car. She could not help but frown with disgust."Mrs. Kooper Sr." The person was Sharon, who solicitously wanted to help Madalyn get out of the car. But
Sharon broke free from the servants and headed for the house with a smug look.Madalyn sat down on the couch and stuck her cane up, her face calm. "Say, what proof you have. Don't try to fool me.""Don't worry. I have enough evidence here. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to come to you." Sharon grunted and took out her phone, showing a photo to Madalyn. "Look at this first."Madalyn took the phone with a sullen face. The photo was a snapshot of intimate text messages between Gilbert and Kisa.Sharon sneered. "You can scroll down. There are many more intimate conversations and call history between Gilbert and that woman, which I had someone take pictures of from the woman's phone."Madalyn browsed through the photos one by one, her creased hands shivering involuntarily.Seeing Madalyn's reaction, Sharon let out a triumphant smile. "I'm not lying to you, am I? Gilbert has been with that b*tch all this time."Madalyn finished browsing through the photos, handed the phone back to S
Andrew and Ada were lying on the window ledge of their room. They were relieved to see the maid kick Sharon out of the house."That bad woman has been kicked out, so Daddy should be fine, right?" Ada asked."Should be. Since Great-Grandma loves Daddy so much, she won't listen to that bad woman."Ada nodded her head and felt relieved. Children always think too simply and naively; how nice would it be if adults could be like them.In the CEO's office of GK Pictures, Davian placed the meeting summary on Gilbert's desk and said to the tired-looking Gilbert, "Mr. Kooper, I will do the rest of the work. You go celebrate your wife's birthday.""Okay." Gilbert pinched his sore brow, then got up to put on his jacket. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something. "By the way, since I asked you to follow Jensen's men to find that warden, have things progressed?"Davian shook his head and frowned. "I almost forgot about it if you didn't ask.""How so?" Gilbert asked in a
Gilbert lowered his eyes and looked at the caller ID on the phone screen; it was the Kooper residence's landline number. A bad feeling washed through him, and he answered the phone with a frown."Mr. Kooper, come back quickly. Something has happened to Mrs. Kooper Sr." It was George speaking.Gilbert's heart sank, and he subconsciously gripped his cell phone. George was still on the phone, sobbing, seemingly in grief. Gilbert tensed up, his hand on the steering wheel shivering. He made a sudden U-turn and sped off toward the Kooper residence, and that abrupt change of direction flung the box off the seat onto the foot well, smashing the cake inside into a lump of creamy mess, just like something important in his heart shattered into pieces and could not be put together again.Kisa had already prepared the meal. The table was full of delicious dishes that gave out an appetizing aroma, but there was no one at the table. She was sitting straight on the couch, staring out the window in
Jensen pulled a man out of the elevator, followed by Adrien. The man was about the same age as Adrien, medium built, with a very white complexion. He looked so white that it seemed unnaturally sickly. The man had small eyes, and they were evasive, darting around with fear and anxiety.Jensen had the man's hands cuffed. He pulled on the handcuffs and brought the man in front of Kisa.Kisa subconsciously took a step back and looked at Jensen. "He... He is the warden?"Jensen nodded. "You can ask him questions about that fire back then."Kisa looked at the warden and was transfixed. Perhaps because of Gilbert's absence, she felt uneasy.After entering the house, Kisa poured a glass of water for Jensen and Adrien each. Adrien took the water and sat down on the couch while Jensen kicked the warden in the crook of his leg, sending the warden to drop to his knees."Please don't kill me. Please don't kill me." The warden prostrated himself to the floor, begging for mercy.Kisa looked at
She told herself that if Gilbert still did not answer the call, she would not wait for him.The phone soon came through, and it was ringing, but Gilbert still did not answer.She chuckled with sadness, thinking, 'So this is the surprise you gave me? He vowed that day to be with me on my birthday. But he broke his promise. He could have called if he had an emergency. Why keep me waiting so anxiously?' The waiting had now turned into resentment; Kisa took a deep breath and put the phone away.The warden had crawled over to the cabinet and leaned against it, his eyes darting around with fear and caution.Kisa walked over slowly and squatted down in front of him while Jensen got up and stood behind her, seemingly afraid that the warden would harm her. Kisa pursed her lips and then asked the warden in a deep voice, "Do you remember the fire at Calthon Women's Prison a few years ago?"The warden shuddered and then suddenly burst into tears at the mention of the prison fire. Kisa looked
After spending the past days with Gilbert, she still could not believe what the warden said. She kept thinking of reasons to disprove the warden's accusation.She clenched her hands and said tensely, "I found two of your jailers who said Gilbert had nothing to do with the fire.""What do they know? They were just taking my orders, and it was I who liaised with Gilbert. At first, I didn't dare to do it, but Gilbert promised he would take all responsibility for it in case things went wrong. I asked him why he did it and why he had to burn the woman named Kisa; he said he hated her and would only be happy to see her die a horrible death."'He would only be happy to see me die a horrible death? Heh, did he really say that? Were all the tenderness and affection he had shown me all these days a lie? But why did he have to go to such lengths to deceive me if it was a lie? If he really hated me, he could have just taken revenge on me by killing me straight away. Why bother beating around th
"Kisa!" Jensen called out, rushing to catch her falling body.Kisa's vision went dark. In the darkness, she kept running and shouting Gilbert's name, desperate to see him, wanting to get clarification from him. But there was nothing but darkness in front of her eyes. It seemed that no matter how fast she ran, she could not find the light, and no matter how loud she shouted, Gilbert would not appear."Kisa, Kisa, wake up, Kisa."'Who is it? Who is calling me with such an anxious voice?' She struggled to open her eyes, and her vision was still blurry. When her vision got better, she saw Jensen's anxious eyes."Are you alright, Kisa?" It hurt Jensen to see her reddened eyes.Kisa looked at him, dumbfounded, tears slipping from the corners of her eyes. "I couldn't believe what he said... he said Gilbert was the one who was behind the prison fire. How is that possible?" She spoke with a trembling and sobbing voice.She sounded so heartbreakingly fragile that Jensen could not help but