As soon as George's voice trailed off, Gilbert's hands latched onto Shaun's collar, and he pulled him close. With bloodthirsty eyes and a menacing tone, Gilbert growled, "You guys... did you hide my grandma?"Shaun fought to free himself from Gilbert's grip, looking totally clueless. "What the hell are you talking about, man? Why would we hide some old lady?" But Gilbert was not buying it and was about to punch him in the face. Shaun screamed, "You better not touch me, man! You're not a CEO anymore. If you hit me, I'm calling the cops!"Ignoring Shaun's warning, Gilbert threw a punch toward his face. Kisa reacted quickly and grabbed Gilbert's arm. This was not like the old days when he held all the power. Kisa knew that if he started a fight now, things would only get worse."Gilbert, you need to calm down. Let's go look for your grandma first," Kisa said,Gilbert flung Kisa's arm away from him in disgust. "Get the hell off me!" he yelled. "It's your fault my grandma is missing. If

Kisa slowly squatted down, with Davian's last words ringing in her ears. "If I were Mr. Kooper, I would never forgive you for the rest of my life."'Of course, after what happened, Gilbert would never forgive me,' she said in her mind.Footsteps approached her from behind, and she mechanically turned her head. Mia stood in front of her, still as stunningly beautiful as ever, but with no trace of the seductive smile from before. Time had changed everyone, but in the end, Kisa still could not understand her. She did not even know why Mia had betrayed her. A faint pain throbbed in her belly, and she struggled to stand up, leaning on her knees. She looked at Mia calmly, without a word.Mia smiled, apologetic and indifferent at the same time, with a hint of inexplicable emotion. "You must hate me now, don't you?" she said.Kisa shook her head. She did not hate Mia; she was just disappointed.'I thought friends could confide in each other, but apparently not. Lea could betray me for lov

"You don't need to say a damn thing," he flicked his lighter and smirked. "I found you passed out on the street and brought you back. Even had a doctor check you out."Kisa's heart pounded at his words, and she instinctively clutched her stomach.David gave her a cold glance and snickered. "No wonder you never had the balls to take on Gilbert. You've been carrying his seed all this time.""You knew I was never serious about working with you?" Kisa asked.David chuckled. "Your acting skills were top-notch. I was fooled until Mia handed me those classified files. But no worries. Everything is under my control now.""What else do you want from me?" Kisa asked, her voice icy. "You have already gone after Christopher, Carolyn, and taken everything, from the Kooper residence to GK. What more could you possibly want?"David sneered. "That is not even close to enough. Compared to the pain I have suffered, those things are mere child's play."As he gazed upon Kisa's enraged face, David l

"Let me go. Gilbert would never trade me for his grandma. In his heart, she is his queen bee."David lit a cigarette and spoke in a slow, menacing tone, "I'll let you go when I find Mrs. Kooper Sr.""Why the hell do you even care? Let bygones be bygones," she replied."But I can't." David chuckled. "I've been in hiding for too damn long, scheming for years, all for this moment. I can't stop now. Mrs. Kooper Sr., Gilbert, and you all have to pay the price.""You resent Mrs. Kooper Sr. for booting you out of the Kooper family, huh? But let's be real, as a mother, she is bound to play favorites with her own flesh and blood. Plus, she treated you like royalty every other day and even wept when mentioning you to me. She has still got a soft spot for you, doesn't she?"David stayed silent, the smoke from his cigarette coiling around his fingers and enshrouding his face.Kisa let out a breath and continued. "And my mom, she didn't betray you. She had a diary—""There is no damn diary,"

"Since it is just a meaningless call, just hang up..."The line went dead.Kisa sat on the ground, stunned.'Gilbert didn't even bother saving my number. How much does he loathe me to treat me like a complete stranger? And that woman, what the is she doing with Gilbert? They seem too close!'Countless speculations raced through her mind, making her heart ache. But she took a deep breath and forced herself not to overthink. The urgent task was to get out of here.Suddenly, a shadowy figure appeared in the distance. she gritted her teeth against the pain in her belly and squinted in its direction. With a streetlamp close by, she eventually saw that the person was Thomas. He had escaped, but he was hurt.Without hesitation, Kisa ran over to him and asked, "Are you okay?"Thomas froze for a second before blurting out, "What the hell are you still doing here? You need to get out of here, now!"Kisa did not reply. Instead, she pulled him to a nearby spot to sit down. Thomas had injur