Her Rebirth of Retribution

Chapter 360 Is That How You Perceive Me

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?!"

the point where he could

Manor as a place you can come and go as you please?

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

Kallum's anger

"I'm not begging you!"

sadness flashed through his eyes, his

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

Calista momentarily stunned, a hint of icy mockery tugging at the corners of her

claimed not to love me in the beginning, and now it's still you who

could no longer keep his composure, speaking almost recklessly.

he could say

you're saying that

it seems like you've misunderstood something. The kindness showed you initially was not without motive. I was simply looking to exploit the power you held to effortlessly suppress my enemies. So, saving you was merely a transaction. It was

glared at her, it was as if even the

using me, you have absolutely no other feelings for me? All this while, it's been

it that way," Calista said with a

smile made Kallum feel as though something was clutching his heart, causing a suffocating pain. His rationality was consumed by rage, leading him to speak without

never truly

Calista was taken aback.

you turned eighteen. In other words, there was no connection between us after that age. So, how did you love

shook his head, a