Her Rebirth of Retribution novel Chapter 422

Such unprincipled, weak, and soft words would have never been uttered by Kallum in his wildest dreams. However, because of her, everything seemed to flow naturally.

He carefully reached out and gently patted her shoulder.

“Could you stop crying, please? It's breaking my heart to see you like this. If you're upset, angry, or unhappy, just take it out on me...”

Calista had her head buried in the pillow when she heard him say that. Without a second thought, she stretched out her leg and gave him a swift kick.

After receiving a kick, Kallum let out a dramatic scream, swiftly “falling” to the ground.

Upon hearing a muffled sound, Calista subtly turned her head to look. A snow-white pillow concealed most of his face, leaving only a reddened, gleaming eye peering out at an angle. It looked both pitiful and wary at the same time.

Kallum had initially planned to feign pain, but when he saw her looking over, he couldn't resist. Like a ravenous wolf lunging for its prey, he leaped from the ground onto the bed.

“What are you looking at? Afraid I'll get hurt? Has my little darling finally learned to care for others?”

Calista, with a huff, hid her face again and exclaimed, “Why didn't you die from the fall?”

Kallum gave a shameless grin. “How could I possibly die? If I did, wouldn't you be left a widow? I couldn't bear to do that to you...”

Shameless! Absolutely shameless! This jerk has no decency at all!

Calista berated him in her heart, even despising herself. Why did I even cry? His words weren't even that touching! There must be something wrong with my body, even my tear ducts have malfunctioned.

With these thoughts in mind, she fiercely wiped away her tears, but still turned her back, unwilling to let Kallum see her in such a state. Kallum saw her turning her back to him, moving from one side of the bed to the other in frustration.

When Calista saw him draw near, she instinctively turned her body to the other side. In response, Kallum hastily backed off.

Why is he so annoying?

“Callie, Callie, don't ignore me please! Look, I hurried back right away just to see you! Let me have a look... You are always so adorable!”

“Don't use those cheesy words on me!”

Calista simply sat up, having cried her heart out already. He has seen me crying, so what else is there to hide?

Upon seeing that Calista was finally not hiding from him anymore and even glaring at him with red-rimmed eyes and a reddened nose, he really wanted to pull her into his arms and tease her. Unfortunately, the situation was too tense to do so.

“Alright, alright, I'll stop talking. I'll be quiet,” he said. “But tell me, have I managed to endear myself to you a little bit more?”

His shamelessness and submissiveness left Calista in a dilemma, with no solutions at hand.

“I can't stand the sight of you!”

Calista, however, caught his hand as he was about to make a call.

“How should we handle this situation? Suppressing the worried families of the patients will only backfire. Perhaps we should hold a press conference. Otherwise, in the coming days, those with ulterior motives will continuously exploit them to create trouble, preventing my research from progressing.”

Kallum hesitated for a moment. A press conference was inevitable, and Calista had to be present. However, he was unsure if she could withstand the verbal onslaught from the crowd, given her current physical and emotional state.

However, Calista had made up her mind. “We need to issue the statement now, or else we'll be at a disadvantage when they make their next move.”

Kallum lowered his head, planting a kiss on her face, and said with a smile, “Alright, your wish is my command, Wifey!”

Calista couldn't help but glare at him. “How can you still laugh at a time like this?”

Kallum's lips were still curled into a smile, his gaze unwaveringly resolute, his defiance telling.

“Haven't you mentioned this before?”

“Hmm?”

“I asked you why you were fond of me, and you said it was because you found my confidence dazzling, as if nothing could ever trouble me. So, in order for you to continue liking me, I decided I would never be defeated. So, why can't I laugh at a time like this?”

His confidence seemed to have rubbed off on Calista, causing the tension in her heart to ease slightly.