Reborn Through Fire

Chapter 1430 The Prelude to the Storm

Sharon chimed in from the side.

“It is not impossible. That woman always likes to flaunt herself.”

She laughed sarcastically and turned to Adrien. “Uncle Adrien, my mom divorced my dad solely for you this time, and we even offered our sincere gift of The Case Group’s shares as a dowry for You’d better give my mom a proper title soon.”

Carolyn pouted and whined, “Yeah, if you don’t marry me soon, I will become a laughingstock.”

Adrien smiled, his lips curling up. “Don’t worry, I won’t let you down.” But his eyes had a hint of coldness. “After I take a trip to Oceanville, I will give you a wedding of the century.”

you.

be mesmerized and lost in a dreamy haze. Carolyn was immediately enchanted, her face full of sweetness, forgetting all about questioning Adrien about Kisa.

calm, and she had a feeling that something bad was going to happen. It was like the calm before a storm.

few days, she had been especially sleepy, waiting for the man to return to the room every night but always falling asleep before he arrived. When

up from a nightmare. She instinctively reached for Gilbert, but the space beside her was empty. He had not come back. A gust of cold wind blew in, and she shivered, unable to

thick robe and got up to close the window. When she

tiny snowflakes danced in the night sky, creating an ethereal

figures downstairs. Upon closer look, she realized it was none other than Gilbert and Christopher. Gilbert stood tall, cigarette in hand, smoke swirling

had aged significantly since she last saw him before her departure to Athadale. Maybe it was the divorce from Carolyn that had taken its toll on him. Kisa had heard about Christopher’s divorce from Carolyn. Apparently, Carolyn had sent a woman to Christopher’s bed to catch him in the act and put on a show for the media to get a bigger share of his assets. Watching Christopher looking dejected and distressed below made Kisa feel a mix of emotions. Her sadness was only due to the irremovable blood relationship she had with

much better without that blood