Reborn Through Fire

Reborn Through Fire By Kazuya Higan Chapter 1448

Reborn Through Fire By Kazuya Higan Chapter 1448

Chapter 1448

Adrien held the phone to his ear, the other hand clenching a cigarette. Smoke swirled around him, enveloping his brooding and complex expression. He smirked, a sardonic glint in his eye. “Well, I haven’t been a father, so I can’t answer your question.”

Kisa sighed, resigned. “Never mind. Maybe he never saw me as his daughter. He accused me of scheming against him, but when I asked who that ‘someone‘ was, he couldn’t provide an answer. It was all just his paranoid delusion.”

Adrien flicked ash from his cigarette, a wry smile playing on his lips. “Maybe you’re right.”

“Let’s not talk about him. Honestly, he’s not much of a father to me. You are kind and good to me, and sometimes I wish you were my father instead.”

Adrien’s smoking hand paused mid–air. His thoughts drifted as smoke filled the air, mingling with his memories.

“If only we had a daughter, our son would have a sister.”

“I love daughters too, so you have to give me another one.”

Adrien’s mind returned to the present.

‘Daughter?‘ Adrien chuckled softly, the laughter sounding somewhat unreal. “If you don’t mind, you can call me your godfather.”

“Really?” Kisa’s eyes lit up with feigned excitement. “Godfather!”

“You can…call me Dad, if you want.” Adrien’s voice was deep and rich yet shrouded in complex emotions that he could not quite put into words.

Kisa did not think too much and only wanted to gain his trust and make him relax as much as possible. She shouted softly into the phone, “Dad!”

Adrien’s vision instantly blurred at the word “dad“. That face from his memory surged in his mind, stirring up emotions that he dared not recall but had been deeply ingrained in him.

Through the phone, Kisa naturally could not see Adrien’s expression or know what he was thinking. She paused for a moment before asking, “Uncle Adrien, oh no, I should call you godfather. Godfather, is there something you need from me tonight?”

She felt that Adrien’s call was not just about testing her knowledge of Christopher.

Adrien said nothing and exhaled smoke rings. His eyes were somewhat unfocused, his thoughts drifting away, until Carolyn walked in. His face instantly returned to normal, and his experienced gaze became sharp and cold.

“See how much Mr. Kooper trusts you. If you have the chance, try to steal some of GK’s secrets. It’ll test his attitude toward you, and we can slowly empty GK. What do you think?”

“Okay, I will find an opportunity.”

“Okay, that’s all. Get some rest.”

After hanging up the phone, Kisa stared at the night outside the window. ‘Is Adrien starting to make his move? Of course, I can’t really let Adrien empty GK. To put on a show for Adrien and make him reveal his true colors, GK has to be emptied. But not by Adrien. I have to come up with a way to both help Gilbert keep GK and make Adrien think that GK is really going to collapse.”

“Adrien, who are you calling again?” Carolyn was very suspicious and controlling. She did not dare to make Adrien angry, but she was even more afraid of him abandoning her, so she was always suspicious. When she saw Adrien making a call, she wanted to check his phone. Adrien indulged her and allowed her to check it.

“Hey, why are you calling that little b*tch again?” Carolyn sounded somewhat dissatisfied.

Adrien held her in his arms, but his eyes quickly flashed with a coldness. He chuckled, “I’m using her to steal from GK.”