Chapter 451 In Disbelief

After she finished speaking, she stormed off with the indignant Marsha. This foolish woman actually dared to harbor ill intentions toward Kallum. I'm going to teach her a lesson!

The sound of the door being locked echoed, leaving behind a silence in the room so profound that it was as if life itself had ceased to exist.

Although she eventually showed up, the mere thought of her reluctance to come until this moment, or perhaps only being persuaded by Yulissa's relentless insistence, left Kallum feeling suffocated.

He thought she didn't care about him at all, not in the slightest.

Ironically, his body betrayed him. From the moment he heard Calista's detached voice, his body felt as though it was being tortured, as if a fire was spreading throughout his entire being. He sat up, lips pressed together, and legs arched. At that moment, he didn't want Calista to notice anything amiss with his physical state.

The room was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Calista had been standing all this while and only moved after a quarter of an hour. During this time, neither of them spoke. It was the first time things had been so tense between them.

"Don't come any closer!"

Just as Calista wanted to draw closer, Kallum suddenly stopped her. Calista paused and furrowed her brows in confusion.

Kallum, however, had his eyes closed, resting his chin on his knees as he caught

his breath. "If you're not willing, don't come over!"

insisting if Calista is unwilling. Even if I managed to win her over, what then? If she wants to leave,

had a clear sense of self-judgment. If he couldn't win

so, at that moment, he found himself rather ridiculous. It was a feeling that was both humiliating and degrading, yet when combined, it was

hoped that the reason she sought him out in the end was that she was ready. He was utterly helpless against her allure, her scent seeping into his being like a lethal poison. His body craved her intensely, yet his rationality forced him to

his eyes being closed, his ears remained attuned to the sound of

expected, she indeed stopped moving! Kallum's

come, giving me hope only to let me down? Does she

bound, Kallum would have certainly stormed out to clear his mind. Only a madman would have done such a ridiculous thing as he did

of suffocation from

surprise and joy. However, upon seeing her, he gritted his teeth and

not ready, don't come over!"

father stern, and

His tone was

a profound longing and repression for flesh and blood. His body was visibly

Calista let out a long,

Her gaze held a complexity he had never seen before. In the end, all that complexity

words felt like a slap in the face. He didn't understand why she would possibly think he wanted her to leave when he was in such a state. Kallum opened his mouth to speak,

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