Her Rebirth of Retribution novel Chapter 360

However, she didn't want to argue. In a nonchalant tone, she said, “Here's your black card. Consider it as compensation for the damage I've caused to the reputation of the Fairchild family.”

Inexplicably, a black card had been thrust into his hand, leaving Kallum at his wits' end.

He gritted his teeth. “The neighborhood isn't safe! I heard about a girl who lived alone and was targeted for a robbery!”

Seeing that Calista remained indifferent, he added threateningly, “She was even brutally murdered!”

Calista finally crossed her arms and looked at him. “And dismembered too? How odd that such big news was only witnessed by you?”

Kallum was completely drained, a fiery agitation surging in his chest. Couldn't Calista see that he was giving in? Couldn't she give him an out, a chance to turn the page?

“Old Mr. Yancey really doesn't want you to leave!”

His face turned beet red, and after much effort, he managed to squeeze out these words.

Calista hauled the suitcase back. “He's so understanding, so he won't stop me.”

“The butler hates to see you go too!” Kallum said with a scowl, “And so does Mr. Haught, Quintus, and the rest. They don't want you to leave! Unlike some people, they actually develop feelings after spending time with others!”

Calista looked at him, a question arising without reason. “Even the gardener's dog can't bear to part with me, right? I remember feeding it.”

“Calista! Are you trying to make me lose my temper?!”

Whenever Kallum tried to back down, Calista never gave him any room to breathe, pushing him to the point where he could no longer contain his anger. He grabbed her hand, forcing her to look at him.

“So you're just going to leave? Do you think of Fairchild Manor as a place you can come and go as you please? And what do you take me for? A plaything to be used and discarded at will?”

Calista looked up at him, a hint of helplessness in her voice. “I don't seem to recall ever playing with your feelings. Please don't accuse me of crimes I didn't commit. Or have you forgotten? You said you wouldn't beg me anymore. So, what is this now? Are you speaking on behalf of those who 'can't bear' to let me go?”

Calista remained indifferent, causing Kallum's anger to reach its boiling point.

“I'm not begging you!”

A flicker of sadness flashed through his eyes, his irises filled with anger and pain.

“It has always been like this! One minute, you claim to love me, yet the next, you say you don't love me . Have you ever truly loved? Or have you just been playing me all this time?”

His words left Calista momentarily stunned, a hint of icy mockery tugging at the corners of her mouth.

“Aren't you the same, Mr. Kallum? You were the one who claimed not to love me in the beginning, and now it's still you who wants to love me. Can't you just stay consistent for once and completely ignore me from start to finish?”