Chapter 263

Hearing this, Calla felt a sense of relief, but a tinge of pity for Sophie.

After all, she was a woman too, and wondered if Mercer was being too ruthless toward his ex-girlfriend.

But seconds later she remembered what Sophie had done to come between her and Mercer. Sophie had brought this upon herself.

If it weren't for her, maybe Calla's child wouldn't have been born prematurely. Perhaps he would have survived.

Thinking of this, Calla felt a wave of sadness.

Not hearing a response after a while, Mercer assumed Calla was upset. With a touch of concern in his voice, he asked, "What more can I do to please you? If you—"

His words jolted Calla back to reality. She quickly interrupted him. "No! I'm suddenly missing Casper a little bit right now."

At the mention of Casper, the atmosphere immediately became warm and cheerful.

"Casper has grown a lot these past few months. He can walk on his own now and even says a few words. He's getting cuter by the day." Mercer's tone was brimmi