Her Rebirth of Retribution novel Chapter 281

However, they were all stopped by Quintus. Kallum was allowed to leave, but they weren't.

“Sorry, Mr. Kallum isn't in the best of moods right now. Whatever it is, discuss it later!” said Quintus.

The people who were stopped could only watch helplessly as Kallum walked away with Calista. Suddenly, they realized that those who chose not to join the spectacle were truly wise. Many people who were present didn't have much to do with the Fairchild family, to begin with, but after what happened, they were surely on the Fairchild family's blacklist!

Evidence of Harvey's crime, including recorded phone calls and testimonies, had been presented by Gunner. They hadn't been brought up before because whenever the Fairchild family presented anything while Kallum was under suspicion, others could claim it was false evidence. However, at that moment, the evidence was more than enough to sentence Harvey to death!

Harvey slumped to the ground, his eyes filled with despair. He knew there was no longer any chance for him to turn things around.

“Calista! You... You...” Inside the car, Kallum watched Calista, his hand tightly clenching then releasing. A thin layer of cold sweat coated his forehead, yet he found himself unable to utter the question that lingered on his lips!

Seeing Kallum look at her as if she were a fragile doll, Calista chuckled lightly, nodding in self-deprecation. “That's right, I've been infected too. Now, we're truly entwined in a way we can't untangle.”

Kallum's eyes widened in disbelief! His voice was tense, his eyes filled with sheer panic! “Calista! I'm not joking!”

He had always harbored a glimmer of hope, thinking perhaps Calista had taken some kind of immunity-boosting medicine. Why else would Calista not have a fever still?

To everyone's surprise, Calista also put on a serious facade and said, “I'm not joking either. I'm truly infected.”

“Callie!” Kallum was on the verge of madness! He looked at her in defeat, his hands pressing on her shoulders, his gaze almost pleading. His purple eyes flickered incessantly. “You're okay, aren't you? Otherwise, you would've had a fever! You're okay, aren't you?”

With a smile, Calista shook her head, and then, for the first time, she voluntarily snuggled into Kallum's arms, whispering softly.

“Did I ever tell you?” She delicately yawned, her voice dropping even lower. “My body is rather unique. Many harmful substances react slower in my system than in an average person's... The K Virus, it's the same...”

After she finished speaking, she fell straight into a deep sleep. Upon touching her body, Kallum discovered she was running a fever!

The gut-wrenching feeling had Kallum pacing blindly around the hospital bed for hours on end. He couldn't think of anything else. His only concern was her wellbeing.

At that moment, Kallum's thoughts were not of himself. Instead, he feared for Calista's life. If Calista were to die, there would be no one to save him, and he, too, would meet his end. However, that thought never crossed his mind! His only concern was about what he would do if she were to die.

Frankly, Kallum had never considered that outcome. His immediate reaction was that if Calista were to die, he wouldn't want to continue living either!

That very real thought kept bombarding his mind, over and over, before it pulled him into an abyss so deep he couldn't see the bottom.

Shaun did have some tricks up his sleeve. After all, they were at the global forefront of researching the K Virus. However, even after injecting the modified antibodies, nothing happened. Although, at least Calista was finally relieved of her fever, unlike others who would suffer recurring fever for three days.

Still, Calista had been infected, which was a blow to the entire Fairchild family.

For Silas, Calista's actions at the press conference were something he was deeply grateful for. If it hadn't been for her stepping in at the last minute to turn the tide, he couldn't even imagine what kind of turmoil his family would be in now.