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
Vivian automatically interpreted his words as his concern for her.As she smirked and was just about to speak, she heard the bodyguard outside the door say, "Mr. Northwood, Mr. Jacquez is here."Hugo's here? Vivian's expression changed immediately. Staring at Calista, she said, "Claude, don't you wanna find out who from the Jacquez family killed your mother? You can't enter the Jacquez family, so I'm the only one who can help you to investigate."Putting down her fork, Calista replied, "Thanks for the kind offer, but I don't need it."She got up and as she approached the door, Hugo also arrived."I apologize for any inconvenience caused. I'll take Vivian away now."Vivian agreed to go back to Apthon and had already booked a flight early in the morning the day after tomorrow.When she was discharged from the hospital today, she said she wanted to bid goodbye to her friends in Capeton.Hugo had been busy lately and he couldn't always keep track of what she was doing. He agreed
Lucian didn't make his way out because Calista was already heading toward the mansion from the garden. Although Hugo wasn't with her, his gaze was fixated on Calista. As a man, Lucian could tell at first glance that he looked at her differently.Narrowing his eyes, Lucian was visibly unpleasant. He was enduring every single second as he waited for her to walk over.He closed his eyes, only managing to suppress his raging agitation when she finally entered the mansion. He had to beware of her childhood sweetheart, her high school friend, and now there's another man who's almost dying. His brain was wrecked at the thought of it. Calista saw Lucian as soon as she entered. The food on the table remained as they were before she went out. "Why are you standing here? Didn't you eat?""Was it a great chat?" asked Lucian in a resentful manner. "It's alright," Calista replied.She wasn't sure what he was up to again, but she couldn't bother to argue with him. Without giving much
The room was filled with Joan's stuff. Her photos were hung up on the wall. Yesterday, Hugo told her that this mansion wasn't just a place where her mother used to work, but it was also a place where her mother had stayed for years.No wonder, she found the place to be so familiar, even the flowers planted in the garden were her mom's favorite. That sense of familiarity grew stronger when she entered the room. Joan had passed on for more than a decade now, and a lot of Calista's memories about her were fading. However, now that she'd seen all of these, the memories came rushing back at her again. Calista's fingers brushed past the dressing table. Not a speck of dust was on it. It was cleaned very often. The items in the room looked ancient, but they were all in tip-top condition.As for Zachary, after he got married again, he put all of her mother's stuff in the basement, letting them tarnish in dust. He also sold all the valuable luxury items.The sight before her eyes remind