Chapter 286

Seeing Calla sitting there like a lifeless doll, Alicia quickly grabbed her shoulders.

"Calla, don't be like this! I'm worried about you. Say something!"

Calla blankly turned to Alicia and mumbled, "What is he doing? Just this morning, he left a message saying he was going to the courthouse to marry me. How could he change in just a few hours? Why is he doing this? What is going on?"

Alicia's eyes were downcast. She remained silent for a moment before speaking. "You have to come back to your senses, Calla. Maybe we were wrong from the beginning. We thought Mercer would love you and cherish you.

"We forgot who we are—we're just ordinary women from humble backgrounds. Even if he showed interest, it was probably just for fun. It was just wishful thinking when we thought he would marry you!"

Her words brought Calla back to reality.

Calla cried out painfully, "It's fine if he doesn't marry me or love me, but why would he deceive me?" She clenched her fists and pounded on the iron ben