Her Rebirth of Retribution

Chapter 187 The First Patient In The City

"How can this be allowed? Just let someone else do it. It's too dangerous for you."

"It's fine," Calista reassured. She had other intentions for this trip, and she was determined to take care of it personally.

The line was moving rather slowly, so Calista seized the opportunity to pose a few questions to the people waiting in line. "Do you know the first person who fell ill? Does the first person who fell ill have any friends?" After asking several people without any success, she noticed a boy at the end of the line. He looked anxious as if he was worried that the food might run out before it was his turn.

Calista smiled, turning to the person next to her. "Derek, get me a bowl of oatmeal and pasta."

"Sure." Derek was a man of few words and quite a looker. Calista found him agreeable, thus she remembered his name.

After getting the food, Calista waved at the boy. "Come here."

The boy's eyes lit up and he hastily ran over. The others were slightly disgruntled, but upon recognizing it was Calista, they wisely held their tongues. Offending her could potentially mean going hungry. Calista held the food, yet she did not give it to him. "What's your name?"

"Rupert. My name is Rupert." He stared intently at the bowl for quite some time before finally shifting his gaze toward Calista.

"Do you know Pierre?" Pierre was the person she had just learned about, the first one who fell ill.

"I do." Surprisingly, the boy nodded. "Mr. Pierre often gives me food."

Calista narrowed her eyes and noticed the sun was nearing its descent. She chuckled and said, "How about I walk you home? You're so young. If someone were to snatch your food away, you'd go hungry."

She wasn't trying to scare him. A single bowl of pasta for each person was simply not enough for some.

Rupert said hesitantly, "You don't mind? My mother... my mother has contracted

would be dangerous

all right," Calista said with

traversed a path riddled with potholes and uneven ground. Calista halted in front of a shack,

As soon as they entered, they saw a woman lying on a straw mat. Although she had endured a high fever for three days, she seemed to be on her last legs. "Mom." The moment he saw her, Rupert was filled with distress. "Mom,

saw Calista, there was not a hint of emotion in her eyes. Everyone

say something. Are you thirsty? Let me get you some

more energized, Calista said, "Have some oatmeal. It might make you

do something, so he beckoned to Rupert. "You

already eating, Rupert began digging in as well. He was extremely hungry. After finishing the food his father had left behind, he had been eating whatever he could find for the past three days. His mother had been

medical team from Chanaea, specifically

an

we will leave some

your child."

when the topic of food was mentioned that she glanced at her child and

Calista nodded.

you know the first patient in the

"I do... His

of a smile flashed in Calista's eyes. "Do you know where he went

"He went hunting. Sometimes, the men around

slightly raised an eyebrow. "So, do you know