Although Calista didn't believe what Lucian said, she couldn't help but worry. Her gaze swept across him. "Are you injured?"On the surface, Lucian was apathetic, but fury lurked in his eyes. "I've been working my ass off at the company. And the first thing I see when I come back is my girlfriend feeding another man. Don't you think I'm injured as well.?"Calista didn't have the fetish to purposely make her boyfriend jealous by using other men.It didn't matter how long her relationship with Lucian would last, but the last thing she wanted was to cause a misunderstanding between them.In haste, she explained, "The doctor came without preparing an anesthetic. His wound was just treated and he didn't have the energy to lift his hand …"Hector chirped in to support her, "Yeah, I can't even lift my hand."Lucian stared at him in silence. After a few seconds, he snorted. "That's none of my concern. I'll give you half an hour to leave our house."After he said so, he dragged Cal
"Clank!"The sound of plates shattering resonated from Hector's room. Calista turned and looked toward the direction of the sound. She couldn't even bother to answer Lucian and ran for Hector's room. Earlier before the doctor left, he urged that if Hector's fever wouldn't go down, he would have to be hospitalized. As Lucian extended his hand to grab her, Calista was already long gone. She ran so fast that when Lucian lifted his hand, she was already out of his reach.His gaze was fixated on her. He almost wanted to drag her back forcefully and throw Hector out, but his rationale stopped him.Looking at how weak Hector was right now if he was dead, he'd always have a special place in Calista's heart. Lucian sneered and proceeded to follow her.The door was ajar. Hector was still in the same position as earlier on, leaning against the bed. His shoulders were drooped, eyes narrowed, exuding an air of idleness. The food was all on the floor and the plates were shattered as well.
There's no way Calista would listen to Lucian. Not only did she sneak away, she even closed the door for them. For the sake of that stack of condoms on the bedside table, she wouldn't have listened to Lucian as well. His skills sucked. Until now when she recalled their sex, she could only picture pain. Lucian's expression darkened when he saw she escaped as fast as a rabbit. Hector lifted his chin toward the direction of the door. "Isn't it clear enough? She doesn't want to move back to the master bedroom."Lucian looked at him in utter disdain. "Just say so if you're jealous. Callie's my girlfriend now. Did you think you could part us with this pair of stupid handcuffs?"Hector was visibly overjoyed. "Yeah, I'm a bit jealous. So for the sake of my mental and physical health, you have no choice but to sleep here tonight instead."Lucian was expressionless."In your fucking dreams."He took out his phone, preparing to call David to get the locksmith to come over. "Do yo
Before Calista went up to the hospital, she bought some food from the convenience store downstairs. The reporters were still in the ward. As Calista stepped into the ward, Vivian was staring earnestly at the door. She only turned her gaze away when she realized Calista was alone. "Claude, I didn't expect you to visit me at such a late hour. Why are you alone? This area is so isolated. What if you got yourself in danger?"She made it sound like they were besties for life. "I'm not. He's parking downstairs," said Calista, as she took out the polystyrene lunch box from a plastic bag. It looked so cheap and it was so obvious that it was bought from that awful restaurant downstairs. "Didn't you say you were hungry? I've come to deliver dinner to you. Come, I'll feed you."She smiled as she scooped a spoonful of food and extended it to Vivian's lips. The food was stale.She didn't know how long the food had been left in the open. It's probably some frozen food as well.Putting on
On Calista's way back, she stopped by the stalls on the roadside and bought a kebab. She wasn't a single bit curious about who her biological father was.After all, she had always regarded Zachary as her father. If she knew she had a biological father when her mom just passed away, she would be very hopeful. But now, she's already way past the age to crave for emotional support. However, maybe it was because of what Vivian said earlier, that Hugo's face suddenly appeared in Calista's mind now. To be frank, she didn't think she resembled him, instead, she looked very similar to her mom. Back in the day, people around her used to say she was her mom's double.A blinding flash of lightning struck the dark sky. Shortly after, a loud rumbling of the thunder was heard. When Calista was still a child, she used to be scared of the thunder. She had her mom by her side then, so she would exaggerate her fear when her mom was around.She knew her mom would coo and accompany her, and fee
The car was quite cramped. Calista was in Lucian's arms, her hands pressed against his wet clothes. The damp smell from the rain filled their breath. They didn't do anything, yet there were sparks in the air that heightened their senses. The temperature in the car rose gradually. Lucian loosened his grip slightly around Calista's waist. As he lowered his head, his kiss landed on her lips. Calista raised her hand to block his kiss. The kiss landed on her palm instead.She turned around and gestured toward the outside of the car as she said, "The rain stopped."Lucian was speechless. "There's still a patient at home who's on the verge of dying. And you even fought with him. Are you not worried that he'll be dead by tomorrow morning?"This was an excuse. There were bodyguards at home and the doctors could attend to Hector anytime.Even if he was on the verge of death, he couldn't die soon since they could've sent him to the hospital on time. Lucian stared at her as if he had
Calista knew what Lucian was up to. He was deliberately playing the victim, trying to get her to soften up.She felt like cracking open his skull and seeing whether he was only capable of thinking with his penis. His mind was only occupied with sex. Staring at him, she smiled in a despicable manner. "It's quite surprising that you have some self-awareness. Good self-reflection you have there, keep it up. I'm going to bed now, so don't call or video call me. You're not going to pass the probation period if you disturb me again."Lucian was at a loss for words. He opened the browser and typed in the search bar."What should I do if my love rival sleeps over at my place?"Initially, he didn't expect there would even be answers to such a peculiar question. However, as he clicked on the question, there were plenty of different answers. The one that caught his eye said, "You should go and sleep with your love rival, make him yours instead. Now that you've become bisexual, you no long
" Did she let you stay here?"Lucian's brow twitched. His dark expression and furrowed brows showed how unpleasant he was right now. His gaze fell on the bodyguard behind Vivian."Where's Calista?""Madam went back to her room after lunch."Lucian changed into his slippers and went for the stairs right away. "Did Calista tell you to come in?"There's a rule in Everglade Manor. Without permission, bodyguards were not allowed to enter the mansion."Madam told Dr. Smith, Marianne, and I to look after Ms. Jacquez."Marianne was the housekeeper who came over today. There was a distorted look on Vivian's face. What they did was monitor her rather than look after her.Initially, she wanted to sneak up to the second floor for a few strands of Calista's hair from her comb, or even some pieces of her nail.However, whenever she tried to move, all three pairs of eyes were fixated on her. There's no way for her to go upstairs. Calista emerged from her room when Lucian just got on the