Reborn Through Fire

Reborn Through Fire By Kazuya Higan Chapter 697

Reborn Through Fire By Kazuya Higan Chapter 697

Chapter 697 Faking Death

Kisa was disappointed when she realized it was just a spam text. She stared at her text history with Gilbert for a while; there was only the message she had just sent, while the rest was blank. She sighed softly, turned her gaze, and continued to look out the window. After waiting on the bus for more than ten minutes, several people went onto the bus one after the other. Kisa put on a mask and took out her earphones to listen to music.

The bus finally started its journey at ten o’clock. The seats were almost full at that time. Sitting in front of Kisa was a young couple; the girl was intimately leaning on her partner’s shoulder; it looked peaceful and serene.

Kisa thought of her youth when she saw this. ‘Once, our school organized a summer camp, and Gilbert–who was a few years older – tagged along, saying that it was for fun and to gain experience. We took the same bus at that time and miraculously sat together. I didn’t sleep much the night before because I was so excited about the trip, so I fell asleep not long after getting on the bus. When I woke up, I was leaning on Gilbert’s shoulder.‘

‘I remember very clearly that Gilbert had a stiff neck after that. He was so annoyed with my heavy head. Hmm….. I guess Gilbert wasn’t that bad after all. At least he didn’t push my head away in disgust when I was asleep.”

Memories were flooding into Kisa’s mind, making it even more chaotic. She took a deep breath and looked out the window. The bus was already out of the county, on a small road in the countryside. There were ponds and clear fields on both sides of the road. It was winter, so there were no pops of vibrant greenery around. At a glance, outskirts were barren. Icicles and snow formed on the dead tree branches, depicting another type of beauty.

Looking into the distance in the suburbs, Kisa suddenly thought of Gilbert again. ‘He should be on the original route right now.‘ She looked at the map and saw that the route followed a long stretch of suburbia. ‘How is he going to fake his death in front of those killers in that uninhabited suburb?‘ Her heart unconsciously tightened at the thought of faking death.

Riverton was not far from the county. About half an hour later, the bus stopped at a bus stop.

“Riverton! Riverton! We’ve arrived at Riverton! Please get off the bus if this is your stop!”

The bus driver shouted. Immediately, many people got up and got off the bus. Kisa hurriedly picked up her backpack and exited the bus. As soon as they got off, the bus engine started again as it continued its journey to the next town.

Kisa stood on the side of the road, blankly looking around. The town was much more relaxing than the county; there were only so many people on the street. Kisa adjusted herself to the place before walking along the road. Riverton was not a big town.

After walking for more than half an hour, Kisa had gone through the entire main street. On her journey, she saw two hotels; one looked simple, like a residential building, while the other looked more ornately. Kisa asked a passerby about the hotels in the area, and they told her those were the only hotels in town.

She then went into the hotel that looked fancier. ‘Gilbert wanted me to go to the nicest hotel in Riverton. Maybe it would be easier to find me that way.‘

The hotel lobby was extremely quiet. There was only one person at the front desk, who was on his phone. Kisa did not want to show her ID because it would cause unnecessary trouble for a celebrity to disclose their identity. Moreover, she was afraid that the killers would be able to track her down through the hotel guest details.

After thinking about it for a while, Kisa walked toward the hotel’s front desk.