Her Rebirth of Retribution novel Chapter 351

“I'm sorry,” Calista suddenly blurted out.

“What?” Rainey was taken aback.

“I... I'm sorry,” Calista repeated, her gaze lowered as if she couldn't bear to meet Rainey's eyes. Her hands were clasped tightly together, her guilt clearly evident. “I should have apologized to you a long time ago. I'm sorry for causing you to be humiliated like that by her, Rainey.”

Rainey's expression immediately became serious as she regarded Calista with deep intensity.

However, instead of responding immediately, Rainey quietly continued eating her meal for a few moments before looking up with a smile and saying, “Actually, I should be the one apologizing.”

“Huh?” Calista looked at her, puzzled.

Rainey shook her head self-deprecatingly. “Back then, I saw how tough your situation was at home. Yet, after your stepmother scolded me, I was too scared to confront her and unfairly took out my anger on you. You were already in a dire situation, and I just added to your emotional load. I was too weak.”

Caught in Calista's somewhat bewildered gaze, Rainey chuckled softly, “You see, if I had been stronger back then, if I could have let it go, I believe we could have remained good friends. But I wasn't. Not only did I fail to support you as a friend should, but I also berated you. After that, you became much more reserved, barely speaking more than necessary. I knew I was at fault, but I never had the courage to apologize until now.”

It seemed as if a light went on in Calista's eyes, as she fixed her gaze on her friend.

“So later on, when you were considering changing schools, those numerous times you looked at me weren't just figments of my imagination,” Calista mentioned.

Rainey replied with a laugh, “So you still remember! Yes, back then I wanted to apologize to you, but I was too timid to take that step, so I'm sorry.”

Calista inexplicably held her breath.

“Would you forgive me? I never really disliked you, you know. You're attractive and intelligent. Perhaps... I just despised my own inadequacy. So, could you find it in your heart to forgive me?”

Calista slowly asked, “What about you, have you forgiven me?”

Suddenly, Rainey found Calista's current demeanor irresistibly charming. She laughed heartily and said, “I forgave you a long time ago! After all, who can resist your wealth?”

She was referring to the two hundred and fifty thousand but quickly changed the subject. Teasingly, she asked, “Honestly, was that guy who came with you today your boyfriend? He's really handsome! But he doesn't seem to have a good temper, mysteriously gave me a quarter million. I even thought he was trying to ask me to be his sugar baby!”

Rainey exaggeratedly pulled a scared face.

Unable to hold back, Calista burst into laughter. Her laugh was like the first thaw after a long winter, dissolving all her previous restraint. To Rainey, it seemed as though Calista had finally regained a hint of her former self.

Cradling her own heart, she murmured, “I take back what I just said. With a beauty like you by his side, if your boyfriend ever offered to take care of me, he'd definitely need to get his eyes checked.”

Calista blinked. “You're quite good-looking too.”