126: Family Dinner

WINTER:

I was staring at the empty wall when Hawk stepped out of the room. My heart continued to bleed like crazy. He was still here, but the pain was tremendous.

Where was Cali? I hoped he was here so that my mind would divert into something else. After Hawk’s visit, I lost the energy to go out to have a family dinner.

A couple of minutes passed when another knock resounded.

Finally. I was certain it was Cali.

When I opened the door, I was already expecting that it was him. However, I still could not help but smile seeing how smoking hot he looked. He looked so dashing wearing his polo and trousers. He smelt good, too. He smelt expensive.

Seeing his face made me temporarily forget my worries about Hawk.

“Calcifer. You looked good. You should be thankful that you’re this handsome. If not, I would be scolding you right now for being late.”

His eyes widened upon seeing me. Dang it.

“Pumpkin.”

I shifted my weight from foot to foot. Did he see my puffy eyes? I should have checked