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
Jensen quickly pulled her back. "It is dark now, and it is raining again. How are you going to get there in this condition? Listen to me; I will go with you to confront him tomorrow.""I can't wait that long. I hate waiting."Kisa brushed his hand away, looking determined. "I have to ask him and get an answer from him tonight, no matter what."Jensen pursed his lips, not knowing what more to say."Thank you, Jensen." Kisa glanced at him, then turned and strode out, slamming the door shut behind her. She went without even taking an umbrella.Jensen leaned back against the cabinet, feeling terrible. He lit a cigarette and looked at Adrien with cold eyes. "Are you happy now?"Adrien leaned back in his chair and smoked absently. "This is nothing compared to the pain I suffered back then.""Heh..." Jensen laughed with sarcasm. "Oh, yeah. Your love is the greatest. After your love was broken, you decided that no one else should deserve it. You are so selfish and heartless.""Selfish
Kisa's face changed as she knew by intuition the other car was coming toward her. She hurriedly turned the steering wheel and slammed on the brakes. The next thing she knew, she heard the screech of the tires and her car hitting something, then crashed into the guardrail. The other car just grazed her car and disappeared in the rain in a flash. Because she had stepped on the brakes in time, the damage was not serious even though the front of the car had hit the guardrail. It only suffered a slightly dented front bumper and scratches. But because of the tremendous inertia, Kisa hit her head on the steering wheel, ending up with a few bruises and minor bleeding.She sat back up and leaned stiffly back in the driver's seat, her hands on the steering wheel trembling. After a long while, she leaned on the steering wheel and cried, her tense emotions bursting at once. She cried and trembled, her voice sounding fragile and miserable."Gilbert, why?" She cried out with resentment and helples
Kelvin shook his head.Nobody knew what kind of profound hatred Madalyn had against Kisa.However, Madalyn's determination seemed a little strange to them.Perhaps only Madalyn knew the answer to that question. However, she flat-out refused to say anything about it, and that was why they were so puzzled."Give me a cigarette."With his eyes bloodshot, Gilbert lifted his gaze to look at Kelvin.Kelvin immediately did as Gilbert said.Then, Gilbert stood up and went to the window.He opened the window slightly, and a gust of cold wind and raindrops flew into the room.Gilbert lit up the cigarette and took a drag. His emotionless face looked desolate.His cigarette burned out.Then, he looked at Kelvin with a blank smile. "My grandma is actually willing to die to stop me from getting together with Kisa. Is there really anything I can do to fix this?"Kelvin pursed his lips. He did not know what to say.He only asked softly after pausing for a while, "What's your plan then? A-