Clang-
Kelvin's hand, holding the gun, was hidden beneath his oversized robe, trembling with surprise, the gun almost slipping.
Under the mask, his pupils had contracted into narrow slits, like those of a snake, filled with coldness and disgust as he gazed at the woman in red before him.
Despite the sub-zero temperatures, she was still dressed in the bright red dress that she had worn for decades, the exposed parts of her neck and arms glowing white in this environment.
Compared to the face he remembered, she seemed to have aged a few years, with a hint of laughter lines at the corners of her eyes.
But there was no doubt that she still looked as beautiful, exuding a burning allure.
Kelvin stood silently for a long time, without speaking.
With a cold and indifferent glance, he smirked, "What, are you not continuing to pretend to be lying in a hospital bed?"
Gracie was no longer surprised by his indifferent and hurtful attitude. Her slender fingers lightly brushed towards his mask.
Before she could touch Kelvin's mask, he evaded, a stern scolding emanating from beneath the mask.
"Don't touch me!"
He could never forget how filthy this seemingly fair woman's hands really were!
And how these blood-stained and murderous hands slowly dragged him into hell.
Finally, the woman seemed to feel "sorrowful." She sneered and withdrew her hand, playfully speaking with a tone of loss and pity.
"It's been so many years, Kelvin, and your temper is still as stubborn and cute as when you were a child. I've been lying in bed for too long, feeling a bit bored."
"Well, I heard you found a wife, and as a mother-in-law, I should meet her, shouldn't I?"
"You unfilial son, why didn't you even tell me about such a big thing as getting married? Your grandfather doesn't like me, but you are my flesh and blood. Treating me like this, it really makes me sad, you know."
Kelvin's skin crawled from her affected and pretentious voice. And when he heard her mention Cheyenne, an inexplicable anger surged within him.
Staring at her as if she were an enemy, he warned in a word-by-word manner, "Don't you lay a finger on her! Otherwise, don't blame me for being heartless!"
Gracie's eyes sparkled, shining brightly.
Since her son had seen through her disguise, there was no need for her to continue the act. She reverted to her previous lazy posture.
"Of course not possible!"
"Cheyenne is very useful to me, and I've endured this long because I care about how you feel, Kelvin."
As the words fell, a heavy sense of disappointment and repression engulfed Kelvin's heart, making him shiver in the cold.
She was still incorrigible!
Mother?
This word was truly ironic to him.
Kelvin tightened his grip on the gun, putting it to its holster, then turned coldly and decisively, leaving with firm steps.
Before leaving, he dropped a merciless remark that filled the quiet alley with an air of killing.
"You can try it, but between you and Cheyenne, I will only choose her."
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