Reborn Through Fire (Kisa and Gilbert)

'Where is this place? Hadn't I fainted after Gilbert threw me on the snow? And who saved me?'

Kisa sat up in bed slowly and looked around her cautiously. At that moment, there was the sound of a door opening. Startled, she scrambled to lie down and pretend to sleep. As the door opened, someone she was familiar with walked in, but she could not see who the person was because of the poor lighting. It was only when the person switched on the light in the room that she saw it was Howard.

"It is you?" She exclaimed in surprise.

Howard looked at her with relief. "You are awake. I brought you some food. Get up and eat it while it is warm."

Kisa got out of bed, puzzled. "Why am I here? Where is this place?"

"I was walking through a snowy field when I found you passed out on the ground, so I brought you here." Howard looked around and continued. "This isn't my place. I had to put you in this out-of-the-way place because of the morning news. Otherwise, those reporters would have gone ape again if they found out you were in my house."

"The morning news?" Kisa furrowed her brow involuntarily, feeling uneasy.

A flash of guilt appeared on Howard's face. "It was my fault for not noticing the paparazzi around when I saved you."

told her there was something

to reassure her, he said, "I think the media is just making things up. They are

she opened the newspaper. After reading just one headline, her face went, and

pure nonsense for the sake of readership."

to hold her composure. "When

in the morning, and it is now

news suppressed." Given Gilbert's ability and way of doing things, he would have had it suppressed as soon as it

head. "This story is only

first came out. That the story is now gaining momentum means that Gilbert has never intended to suppress it in the first place, or that he has deliberately let it be. But what is his purpose in doing so? It wouldn't do him any good, would

that I have been back for a day and you are nowhere

Ariella first. When she hung up the phone, she saw many missed calls, all from Gilbert. 'He has never been so eager to see me before. Is it because of

her thoughts wandered, Howard suddenly asked, "Did Ariella call you on