Chapter 314 A Mental Illness
When Calista came rushing toward them, panic etched across her face, Gunner and the others were visibly startled. Her expression was a stark departure from her usually composed demeanor.
“What’s the matter, Ms. Calista?” Quintus was the first to react, rushing over to inquire.
Grasping his hand as though it were her only anchor, Calista exclaimed, “What should we do? Kallum has suddenly gone into shock! No matter what I try, I can’t wake him up…”
“What?” The urgency of the situation shocked everyone present. Instinctively, they dashed in the direction Calista had come from, while simultaneously making calls to summon a helicopter and a rescue team.
But just as Quintus ended the call, his phone rang. To his astonishment, it was Kallum on the line!
“Mr. Kallum? But weren’t you…” Quintus started, confused.
“Quickly…” Kallum’s voice came through, hoarse and trembling as if he was in immense pain. “Quick, stop
Callie!”
“What?” Quintus spun around only to see that Calista had already sped away in a car, disappearing into a -cloud of dust.
Her departure was swift, and it puzzled everyone how she could drive so expertly despite never having learned. Nevertheless, they knew they couldn’t let her get away.
Gunner, go find Mr. Kallum, I’ll take some people and follow her!” Quintus commanded quickly, and Gunner led a team inside to find Kallum.
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Calista had vanished without a trace. Though unaware of what had transpired, Quintus, fueled by the urgency in Kallum’s voice, quickly dialed another number. “Pinpoint the location of Car No. 6, immediately!”
The response from the radar came swiftly, but by the time Quintus arrived at the designated location, all he found was the car abandoned by the roadside, empty.
The sound of helicopter rotors thundered in the distance as Kallunt, having hastily bandaged his injuries. arrived on the scene.
Before the helicopter had fully landed, Kallum leapt out, his concern evident. He grabbed Quintus urgently. “Where is she?”
Quintus, sweating profusely, replied, “Mr. Kallum… When I got here, Ms. Calista was already gone…
His words seemed to hit Kallum like a physical blow. Kallum looked stunned and asked again, his voice barely a whisper, “Did you say she’s gone missing?”
“Mr. Kallum… I’ll immediately check the nearby surveillance footage. We won’t lose track of her,” Quintus assured him, though his voice trembled slightly.
Upon hearing this, Kallum’s face turned ashen, beads of cold sweat forming on his forehead as if he were experiencing a sudden onset of illness.
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Chapter 314 A Mental Illness
Calista’s disappearance sent shockwaves through Horington. After being rescued, Kallum turned the city upside down searching for her over the following days.
“Kallum, what on earth happened? Why did Callie suddenly run off?” Wanda was fraught with worry. She cared for Calista as if she were her own daughter and rushed to Kallum’s side as soon as he woke
At that moment, Kallum was pacing, on the phone, his eyes bloodshot, his voice filled with frustration. “She vanished right there, how could you not find her? If you couldn’t find her, shouldn’t you have expanded the search area?”
After ending the call, Kallum faced Wanda, suddenly seeming to find solace in her presence. He knew how close Callie was to his mother. “I’m not sure, Mom,” he confessed, “Callie suddenly got upset and then she just ran off. I don’t know what I did wrong..
“Kallum… Don’t blame yourself,” Wanda responded soothingly, seeing his agitation. “I’ll call Benedict over, he might know something
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