Reborn Through Fire (Kisa and Gilbert) novel Chapter 4

"Ms. Watson, Mr. Kooper would like to see you. Please come with me." It was Davian.

Kisa spun around and tried to run, but several men in suits surrounded her. These men's actions alarmed the people in the surroundings, and they all stepped back in fright.

Kisa's pale face and bony body made her look as if she would collapse at any moment.

"Wh-What are you all going to do?"

"Mr. Kooper wants to see you, Ms. Watson. Don't be so alarmed."

"Who is Mr. Kooper? I don't know him." Kisa's body shook. "Get out of my way. I don't know Mr. Kooper. He probably has the wrong person."

"Mr. Kooper has mistaken no one. Come with us, and you will find out, Ms. Watson," Davian said, then signaled the bodyguards to apprehend her.

Kisa's emotions flared up. "Let go of me. What are you doing? I don't want to see him. I don't want to see him. Please let me go. I don't want to see him. Help! Help!"

She told herself she must not meet Gilbert, who hated her so much for abducting his first love and hurting his grandmother. She feared that Gilbert would kill her again if he found out she was still alive.

The Kooper's Mansion--

The family butler walked the two kids slowly into the study room. They were the same age and looked similar. The older brother had short hair trimmed to ear length, fair skin, and a delicate, shapely face. He might be only five years old, but his brows were always furrowed. That cool temperament of his was really carried over from Gilbert. The younger sister had her hair tied into a pair of pigtails, and a cute, round face. Right now, she was pouting with an upset face.

Gilbert put down the book in his hand and looked at his two kids, his stony expression softening up. "The kindergarten principal just called and said you guys were fighting at school again."

"Humph!" Ada Kooper, the younger sister, grunted in exasperation and stepped aside with her arms folded in front of her chest, her milquetoast yet fierce look adorable.

Andrew Kooper, the older brother, walked over and patted her on the head to reassure her. "Don't be upset; I have beaten them up."

Gilbert smiled and leaned back in his chair. "I'm sure you two wouldn't simply get into a fight with someone. Tell me what was going on."

"They say I don't have a mommy." Ada burst into tears, feeling aggrieved. "How come I don't have a mommy? It's not like I popped out of a rock. They even said my daddy doesn't like me because he never comes to pick me up from school."

Gilbert pursed his lips and said nothing as if he was lost in thought.

Seeing this, the family butler quickly comforted the two kids. "Who says you don't have a mommy? Your mommy is just far away and can't come back to see you."