Kisa frantically dug through her bag and pulled out her phone, only to find a barrage of missed calls. She had silenced it earlier and forgot to turn the ringer back on."Kisa, haven't I told you to give me a heads up before gallivanting off? If you weren't carrying my child, I wouldn't care about your well-being. You want to be a loose cannon, go ahead. Once the baby is born, you can go wherever you please and do whatever you damn well want. I won't bat an eyelash!" Gilbert barked."That's not what happened." Gilbert was livid, and Kisa could not figure out why. She quickly took hold of his arm and explained, "I didn't go anywhere today except for Adrien's house. Thomas was super nice to me and made sure I was okay the whole time. You really don't need to worry.""But this is Oceanville, not Calthon. You're off doing God knows what, ignoring my calls. How can I guarantee the safety of my child? Kisa, if something happens to my child, you'll be the one held accountable."Gilbert's

Thomas was taken aback for a moment.Kisa quickly explained, "Don't get me wrong, Peter just said... he said that you both have an identical birthmark on your chest. So, I was curious." Her voice grew softer and softer toward the end of the sentence.Seeing Thomas remain skeptical, she said, "Actually, my mother also has a birthmark in the same spot. And I have an older brother who has never been seen. When I saw Peter's birthmark, I thought he might be my long-lost brother. But he said you have the same birthmark, so I wanted to take a look."After a moment of hesitation, Thomas smiled and said, "Oh, I see. No problem, let me show you."He unbuttoned his shirt to reveal the blood-red birthmark on his chest. It was identical to Peter's and just like the one Kisa remembered on her mother.'But how could this be? Does the birthmark really mean nothing?' she wondered.Thomas stared at Kisa's stunned expression for a moment before chuckling and asking, "Mrs. Kooper, are you looking f

In the Webb family's study, Mr. Webb Sr. gazed at a bracelet on his desk, his lips pursed in silence.Thomas looked at him, his face full of self-deprecation. "I've never understood why you treat me and Peter so differently. I used to comfort myself that maybe it was because I'm the eldest son, so you were overly strict with me. But now I understand that you hate me, you're incredibly harsh on me not to toughen me up, but because I'm not one of the Webb family's children."Mr. Webb Sr. puffed on his cigar, looking at him. "Who has been filling your head with this nonsense?""No one has been filling my head with anything." Thomas replied, his emotions rising. "Kisa has been searching for her brother who has a blood-red birthmark on his chest and a bracelet. So please explain, what's the deal with the birthmark on my chest and this bracelet?"Mr. Webb Sr. exhaled a smoke ring slowly. "Don't forget that Peter also has a birthmark on his chest and a bracelet like this.""But Peter cou

As she thought about it, she remembered the day the servant had prepared two identical meals for Peter. A sudden suspicion crept up on her.'Could there be someone else in Peter's room?'Her eyes narrowed as she walked up to the door and tried to turn the knob, but it would not budge.She pursed her lips and then whispered into the room, "Jolina, is that you?"But there was no answer. She wondered if she was being too suspicious. Just as she was about to leave, she heard the sound of breaking dishes coming from inside the room. Her heart sank.'Could Jolina really be locked up in there?'Kisa's eyes darted toward the lock, and then she spun around and bolted down the stairs. She burst into the room to find Gilbert coolly smoking by the window. She did not waste any time explaining the situation to him and started rummaging through her things for wire or anything that could help her pick the lock."I suspect Jolina is locked upstairs. I'm going up to pick the lock and see. You ge

Jolina vigorously nodded her head, her pallid face finally regaining some color.On the way back, Kisa was weighed down with heavy thoughts.Gilbert spoke in a subdued tone, "Actually, we can take her away from Oceanville tonight."Kisa did not respond.Gilbert continued. "But you and I both know that Peter has gone mad. She can't escape. No matter where she goes, with Peter's resources and power, he'll surely catch her soon. So the problem lies with Peter. If you really want to help her, you can only convince Peter to let her go."Kisa felt powerless.'If it were that easy for Peter to let go, he wouldn't have such an obsession.'"Do you think Peter loves Jolina?" Kisa murmured while gazing out the window at the heavy snowfall.Gilbert smirked. "A man who has gone crazy over a woman, do you think he loves her?"He had been the same way with her in the past. He chuckled self-deprecatingly."This kind of obsessive love, isn't it a burden for you guys?"Kisa looked at him in s