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Chapter 1488
Chapter 1488
Chapter 1488
Chapter 1488
The next morning, Kisa glanced at the man lying by her bedside and whispered, “Maybe you shouldn’t go downstairs today. I will bring your food up quietly.”
Gilbert shook his head. He squinted his eyes and said, “Not showing up will only make people more suspicious.”
“But your wound…”
“It’s fine,” Gilbert replied, opening his eyes to look at her. His dark gaze was intense, and it made Kisa’s heart skip a beat.
“W-What’s wrong?” she asked.
“You’ve suspected that Adrien is my uncle for a while now, haven’t you?” Gilbert asked. Kisa did not answer.
He continued. “What do you want to do? What is your relationship with him? What are you planning?”
“He has been trying to harm both of us since Kerrona Hill, and he even wanted us to kill each other,” Kisa said.
Gilbert looked at her. “So what did you hope to accomplish by teaming up with him?”
“I only pretended to team up with him,” Kisa explained. “Ever since I found out that Adrien wanted to harm us, I’ve been acting as if I wanted to get revenge on you in front of him. I did it on purpose to make him reveal his true identity.”
Gilbert did not say anything, but his demeanor remained serious and contemplative.
Kisa saw that he did not believe her and added, “I know you don’t trust me right now, but it’s okay. Once everything is over, you’ll understand. And as for GK, Mia and I talked about it. We plan to empty GK and give it back to you when everything is settled.”
“What about giving it to Jensen?” Gilbert asked, his tone neutral.
Kisa shook her head. “GK is yours. Even if you want to give it to Jensen, it should be your decision.”
The woman in front of him looked sincere, but Gilbert did not know whether or not to trust her. After all, she had lied to him so many times before.
‘But what choice do I have? Even if she’s just lying to me again, what can I do about it?’ he thought.
He struggled to get out of bed and pushed her away when she tried to help him up. Kisa felt a pang of sadness.
She was about to say something when he snapped, “Do I look like someone who needs help standing? I’m young and able-bodied, in case you forgot.”
He made his way to the closet to get dressed, leaving Kisa feeling a mix of anger and amusement.
At this hour, everyone in the Webb family was at home. Gilbert caught Mr. Webb Sr.’s attention as soon as he walked downstairs.
“Well, Mr. Kooper, you are back! When did you get back?” Mr. Webb Sr. looked surprised and even stood up to greet him.
“Just last night,” Gilbert replied calmly.
“Really? I didn’t see you at all last night.”
“Heh, were you keeping an eye on me?” Gilbert said with a meaningful look.
Mr. Webb Sr.’s smile froze for a moment before he quickly said, “Oh no, not at all! It’s just that I didn’t see you all day yesterday and was wondering about it. You really are like a dragon, appearing and disappearing at will.”
“I saw him, though. Around midnight last night, he snuck in through the backyard,” Peter suddenly appeared from upstairs and casually told Mr. Webb Sr.
“Through the backyard? Sneaking in?” Mr. Webb Sr. sounded skeptical.
Gilbert said, “I came back late last night and didn’t want to disturb anyone’s rest, so I snuck in through the backyard. Sorry for any inconvenience I may have caused.”
Mr. Webb Sr. awkwardly laughed it off, but his eyes were still fixed on Gilbert, as if he was checking to see if Gilbert was injured.