She pulled the quilt tighter around her body, staying still as she heard footsteps in the living room. They sounded heavy and intermittent. Even without looking, she could tell that it was Gilbert's footsteps.She was so familiar with that man that she could even recognize his footsteps right away, but she never understood what was in his mind. Otherwise, she would not have been deceived by him so much. She had known him for many years and was familiar with him, but she had never had access to his heart.Gilbert quietly looked at the plain furnishings of the house. He missed her a lot these days, like going crazy. But he still did not dare to go to her and see her. In the end, he could only come to her house to recollect the bits and pieces between them. He had never expected that the sweet time they had spent together before would only become a dream that was so out of his reach. Now that his dream was shattered. Even the memory of it still hurts. He sat down wearily on the couch, l
Placing the woman gently on the bed, he backed away slightly and stared into her glistening eyes, asking in a hoarse voice, "Do you know what you are doing right now?"Kisa said nothing. She just hooked his neck and kissed him again. Her tender yet passionate kiss made him lose his mind completely. He could not think about anything, just wanted to hold her and indulge himself once more. The woman beneath him was so passionate and perverse that every movement perfectly matched him. Because of her passionate cooperation, Gilbert almost went crazy and made love to her until late at night.He never thought that he could make love to her in such a hearty way in this life. Even at this moment, when she was sleeping peacefully beside him, all of this felt like a dream to him; it was unreal in every way. After that, he leaned against the headboard, languidly smoking a cigarette. His upper body was half exposed, his chest full of her passionate and wild scratches. He puffed out a ring of smok
However, as she smiled, tears fell involuntarily. 'This time, I won't fall into his trap, no matter what. Since he likes to play games with others' feelings, I will play along this time.'Gilbert opened the refrigerator and took a look. Although there were many ingredients in the refrigerator, looking at the date, they were all bought on Kisa's birthday. His eyes darkened with a touch of sadness, thinking about her birthday. He pursed his lips, threw all those expired ingredients into the trash, and then cleaned the refrigerator before looking for other ingredients.He rummaged through the kitchen cabinets and finally found a pack of pasta and, fortunately, a few eggs in the refrigerator. Gilbert took the eggs out and fried them first. When the pasta was done, he laid the eggs on top. This way, it looked tantalizing.He had made two plates of pasta and was wondering if he should take it to the living room and wake Kisa up or take it into the bedroom when he saw Kisa appear in the ki
"If you don't like it, leave it. I will get you something else to eat," Gilbert said, going to take the plate away.Kisa suddenly held on to the plate of pasta, choking on a sob as she slurred, "It is delicious. The pasta you cooked is delicious. It is just that I didn't expect you to cook it for me. After all, you said that you never liked me."It hurt him to hear her last sentence. 'As expected, no matter how much of a goodwill gesture I have made, she still minds what I said last time. She always holds grudges and holds on to those hurtful things I said," Gilbert thought to himself. He then stroked her long, silky hair and said helplessly, " Those callous things I said to you the other day were really all lies. They were just for grandma to hear. I thought you would understand me."Kisa sneered in her mind. 'Have I ever understood him? Had the warden not first told me the truth about the fire that day, he might have successfully deceived me again.' She secretly kept down the bitt
Gilbert asked in a deep voice. He was going to say that Jensen had asked the warden to slander him, but thinking of Jensen's current condition, he thought better of it. Besides, he had said the same thing at the hospital the other day, but she did not believe him and even gave him a sarcastic sneer."Who knows what the warden has been through all these years? And he didn't even look like a good guy. So I couldn't trust him.""But isn't Jensen the one who found the warden? Don't you trust Jensen?" Gilbert asked in a strained voice.Kisa's face darkened at the mention of Jensen. She leaned back in her chair and murmured, "I trust Jensen, but there is no guarantee that the warden has seen no one else before Jensen found him. What if the actual killer was someone else, and the actual killer had threatened him? So I won't conclude that you are the mastermind of that fire just because of his one-sided story." She would not fully believe that Gilbert was the mastermind based on the warden'
Davian was wide-eyed. He had not seen Gilbert smile in days. He remembered that when he went to see him at the Kooper residence yesterday, Gilbert looked dejected. 'What happened? Could it be that Mr. Kooper fell in love again? That's unlikely since he loves his wife so much. There's no way he could fall in love with another woman so quickly. Could this phone call be from his wife? But, that's even more unlikely. After all, his wife was looking at him with hatred in the hospital the other day as if she wanted to kill him.'While Davian was still wondering, Gilbert stood up. It was uncertain what the person on the other end of the phone said, but Gilbert's smile was especially gentle. "Okay, just give me a minute. I'll be right there," Gilbert said.Davian remained frozen in place even after Gilbert had walked out of the CEO's office. He was almost certain that Gilbert had fallen in love again. He was curious about what kind of woman it was that had brought Gilbert out of his misery s
"Even if you are filming, I will make the meal at home, and you can eat it as soon as you come home," Gilbert casually said.The mention of the word 'home' tugged at Kisa's heartstrings, but she quickly regained her composure. 'I will never have a home together with this man,' she said to herself in her mind....Blake was crouching alone under a tree in the garden of the Kooper residence, looking so lonely that it was almost heartbreaking. So Ada and Andrew brought Madalyn out."Grandma, Blake is always depressed these days. Can you please cajole him? Andrew and I have not been able to coax him." Ada looked at Blake and said to Madalyn worriedly.Since Jensen's accident, Mia had left Blake here. Blake had not smiled since that day and had become much quieter, not as cheerful as when he first came to the Kooper residence.Madalyn felt sad, too, when she thought of Jensen. Though she cared most about Gilbert, her grandson, she still had some feelings for Jensen. Looking at Blake r
Madalyn immediately frowned; a look of confusion was on her aging face."Second act in love? What do you mean?"Davian leaned in with a mysterious expression, "Mr. Kooper got a call from some woman today, and he was beaming. After that, he took off in a hurry to see her.""Who's the woman? Is it Kisa Becker?" Madalyn asked dubiously.'Only Kisa Becker can tug on Gilbert's heartstrings in this world. Even though I don't want to admit this, it is the truth. But judging from Gilbert and Kisa's current relationship, it also seems unlikely,' she thought.Davian echoed her thoughts, "It's definitely not Ms. Becker. She still hates Mr. Kooper, so she couldn't possibly get back together with him."After hearing Davian's words, Madalyn immediately snorted icily."Hate? Who is she to hate Gilbert? She can't atone for her sins even if she paid Gilbert back with her own life."Davian was speechless.'Here we go again! I shouldn't have brought this up,' he thought.Just as he was about to