Reborn Through Fire

Chapter 1486

Kisa jerked awake, feeling a little disoriented. But before she could even gather her thoughts, the door-knocking sounded twice more, jolting her out of her daze. She dashed to the door and found Peter there, holding up a pale and injured Gilbert. Without wasting a single second, she quickly helped Gilbert inside.

Once she shut the door, she turned to Peter and demanded, "Where did you find him?"

"In the basement of the Tanner residence," he responded.

Kisa's eyes narrowed as she realized that there was indeed something off about the basement in the Tanner residence. She led Gilbert to the couch and looked at him with genuine concern, his face as white as a sheet.

"Are you okay?" she asked with a trembling voice, her eyes already welling up with tears.

Gilbert squinted at her with half-opened eyes and snickered, "I'm not six feet under yet, so there's no need to fake your sadness like that."

Kisa took a deep breath and muttered, "I'm not acting!"

smirked but said

snuck him in through the backdoor. My dad has no idea he is here yet, so you better come up with a solid lie

fool him."

that, he turned

you," Kisa hastily

before adding, "He's in

with that, he was

quickly pulled off Gilbert's black coat, and the sight that met her eyes made her heart race with concern. The coat was soaked in blood, and the dark red stains had already hardened, creating a ghastly sight

did you get hurt like

replied, "What does

crushed in her chest. She quickly retrieved the first-aid kit and began treating his wounds. The knife wound in his abdomen was deep and had bled profusely. Because he had not received prompt treatment, his wound had begun to bulge outward and

now. It's going to hurt, so brace yourself," Kisa said,

his jaw tightly. Despite the pain, he remained stoic. After dressing the wound, she found

not help but comment, "Hiding those clothes under the bed won't fool the maids who clean