The lights were dim in the backyard. Kisa did not watch her steps and tripped over a vine. She stepped on and broke two branches when she staggered forward.Madalyn stared at her with a particularly gloomy expression a few meters away as if suspecting she was here to eavesdrop on purpose. However, she just came over and heard nothing at all."Who allowed you to eavesdrop there? Get over here now!" Madalyn, believing her assumption was correct, yelled at Kisa with disgust.Gilbert frowned and tugged at Madalyn's arm, "Grandma, please don't do this."Madalyn withdrew her arm angrily, ignored Gilbert, and just fiercely stared at Kisa.Kisa walked toward them with a faint smile after stabilizing herself."What did you hear?" Madalyn's face was tense, and she seemed a little nervous.Kisa's eyes twinkled, and deliberately said, "I heard everything."Madalyn's face turned sour but did not show any signs of panic. Trying to probe, she said to Kisa, "Let me tell you, don't try to use y
Gilbert just took a shower. His body was still warm, and his hair was wet, messy, and sexy.Kisa stared blankly at the two shadows imprinted on the window. A man embraced a woman in his arms from behind. The intimate appearance seemed like a lovey-dovey couple.However, living in this room again, especially with this man, all that was in Kisa's mind was full of bitterness from when they were just married.'I think time is a cycle. I ended up coming back here. Unlike in the past, this man's attitude toward me has completely changed. Thinking back to his ruthlessness, neglect, cruelty, and humiliation back then, I always felt his affection and consideration for me at this moment to be quite ironic.'Kisa withdrew slightly from the man behind her. She turned and looked at him, "Do you remember when we first got married?"Gilbert was at a loss as he pursed his lips and remained silent."I look forward to you coming back and sleeping next to me every night when we were just married. T
"I think we're a real couple now."Kisa's back was stiff, and she said nothing.Gilbert hugged her tightly, "I wish we could continue to be this way."Kisa stared blankly at the curtains, not saying a word.'Love that blossomed too late is even cheaper than grass. These words made a lot more sense now.'Gilbert did nothing to her that night. He just hugged her and fell asleep peacefully.At night, Kisa had a nightmare. She dreamed of her mother and the blood-red birthmark. She was lying in her mom's arms, touching her mom's birthmark as she did when she was a child. But the birthmark suddenly turned into blood and kept on flowing. She hurriedly looked at her mom and only saw her mom yelling at her in disgust, "Why do you exist in this world? Go to hell! Go to hell!"Kisa was immediately awakened by the nightmare. Her forehead was covered with sweat, and her heart was heavy. With a click, the wall lamp at the head of the bed suddenly lit up.Gilbert pulled her into his arms quic
Kisa's sudden switch in the subject caused Gilbert to pause momentarily before he nodded. "Yeah. Why?""Can I go with you?"She still could not find any information about her mother's bracelet.However, she felt something peculiar about the birthmark on Peter's chest. She suspected that Peter might be the child that her mother gave birth to back then though her assumption may be bold and absurd. She still did not want to eliminate any possibility, so she wanted to personally look it up.Gilbert looked at her strangely, "Why do you want to go to Oceanville?""I just want to be with you all the time. Why? Do you not want me to follow you?"She had almost forgotten about her nightmare just now.Kisa sat up from Gilbert's arm. "Do you remember when I messed up your documents that day? I accidentally noticed that there were a few contracts involving the Webb family from Oceanville. I figured that you've got to sign the contracts with them again since the previous ones were stained, r
"Who is this?""It's Shaun. I'm standing right outside of the Kooper residence now. I have something to tell you. Could you come down?"'Shaun?'Kisa knitted her brows.'Didn't Shaun get very mad and leave on the day J & K Film Group merged with GK Pictures? What is it that he wants to tell me?'Kisa did not refuse to see him, considering that he was the most loyal man around Jensen. "Give me a minute," she replied.Kisa hurriedly rushed to the bathroom, freshened herself up, got changed, and ran outside.Gilbert had woken up way before her. Before this, Kisa touched the empty space on her bed, not feeling the warmth, and wondered if Gilbert had already returned to the office.It was still early in the morning, and the living room was silent. Kisa made her way out of the front yard and saw a big man smoking while leaning on the wall outside."Ms. Becker!" Shaun stood upright as soon as he saw her, sounding more respectful than before.Kisa looked at him, confused. "What is th
Kisa walked to the staircase and was about to return to her room upstairs when she suddenly saw Gilbert coming out of the kitchen.Gilbert wore an apron while holding the breakfast in his hands. He looked just like a gentle family man.Kisa paused and looked at him for a few seconds before saying, "You're home?"Gilbert immediately lifted his head after hearing Kisa's voice, "You're awake? Why are you downstairs?"Kisa stopped going up the stairs and yawned while walking toward Gilbert, "Yeah. I'm going to the set later.""Come over and have some breakfast, then. I'm going to the office later, and I can give you a ride."The man turned around and went back into the kitchen as he spoke. Kisa felt strange, asking Gilbert, "Where are the maids? Why are you making breakfast yourself?""I wanted to cook for you personally."Gilbert came out again while they were talking. This time, he had a few pieces of buns and sandwiches in his hands, her favorite food.Other than that, there wa
Madalyn reached for her phone hurriedly and showed it to Gilbert as she spoke.Kisa looked at her silently, and she felt embarrassed for her. She was just talking with Shaun, yet Madalyn made it look like she caught Kisa cheating on Gilbert.Madalyn searched for the photos in her phone before she handed them to Gilbert. "Look, she was plotting something with that man early in the morning. You've got to beware of her. I'm sure that she's up to something by getting back together with you this time."Gilbert looked at the photos without saying anything. He saw Kisa talking with a man in the photos, and he could remember that man being Jensen's assistant, Shaun.He put Madalyn's phone away and said to her with a smile on his face, "Grandma, you misunderstood Kisa. That man is just an employee.""Quit defending her. Why didn't that man look for you instead if he's really from your company? He even came here early just to talk to her." Madalyn glared at Kisa disgustedly as she said that
Gilbert spoke very seriously, yet his eyes looked gentle and affectionate.Kisa was stunned as she stared into his eyes. Her heart skipped a beat.She looked away anxiously before trying to catch her breath, smiling faintly at him. "I was just joking with you. I didn't expect your joke to be even better than mine!"Gilbert was about to say something, but Kisa already opened the door and got out of the car. She bent down and smiled cheekily at the man sitting inside the car. "Remember to pick me up later."She walked into the set while carrying her bag after saying that. Gilbert stared at her slim back as a sarcastic smile appeared on his face.'Is my credibility really this terrible now? I genuinely meant what I said, yet she thought that it was a joke!'Gilbert shook his head in resignation. He needed to stop thinking too deeply about it, or it would upset him again. He only made a U-turn and drove in his office's direction after Kisa disappeared from his sight.Kisa hid at the