Her Vengeful Rebirth

Ré Venceli Rebirth

Chapter 171 The Perfect Cover

Calista was a bit dared by his words, and it seemed she didit quite understand. She pursed her lips, insisting om ber point, yelline. “You don’t like me!

“You” Kallun glared at her, only to see her looking back at him defiantly, her eyes red and sparkling. much like a stubbom linle bene. #hy am I men berthering to anese tenke little draskand?

Kallum let out a sigh, deeiding to sidestep the topic. “What did you bring nie here for! The house has been burnt down, and there’s nothing left. What do we do nove?”

With her lower lip caught between her teeth, Calista muttered a few words and led him further up the hill To their surprise, they stumbled upon a small cave in the hillside, into which she promptly crawled.

Kallum found it anmising. As a child, Calista was raised by her grandparents, a pair of traditional old folks They brought her up just like an ancient maiden, with rules and expectations for every word and action. It was hard to imagine that she had such a secret hideout when she was little.

Upon entering, a variety of items were scattered on the ground. There were worn–out rag dolls, little dresses adorned with lace, and so on. Meanwhile, Calista was rummaging through the stuff on the floor

“Is this where you spent your childhood?” he asked.

Without looking back, Calista responded, “Yeah, my grandpa didn’t like it when I played with dolls, nor did he approve of me wearing those short dresses…”

Kallum suddenly felt a pang of sympathy for her. As a child, she had to learn so much, her days were filled with exhaustion, and she had little time to herself.

held affection for them,

I never liked them… Otherwise,

would bring over dresses and dolls, all of which her grandfather would throw away.

Then why did you hide them here?”

and her eyes lit up. “Because they’re the

word, he caught a faint whiff of alcohol. Raising an eyebrow slightly, he walked over. At the narrow end, he had no choice but to crouch down. Both

“What is this?”

her eyes gleaming with satisfaction as she carefully unearthed a small bottle. She chuckled and said, “I remeinber Mrs. Fairchild once mentioned that on your birthday, you would always take the day off

of Kallum when he heard

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a moment of struggle, he asked, “So…. Is this the birthday gift you prepared for me?”

again. “But every time I went to see you on your birthday, you refused to see

a sense of loneliness, she reburied the bottle, whispering, “Back then, I buried one bottle per year. I thought I would then

out, for the first time, humbling himself to touch the soil. He dug slowly, revealing eight or nine bottles, each

to say something, but it was as if his voice was stuck. Only Calista was quietly

bottles.

Two… Nine! I’ve buried this many since I was nine years old!” With a satisfied expression, Calista asked somewhat mysteriously, “Do you know the kind

she cast a sidelong glance outside the cave, as if anticipating a stern old man to

house! My grandpa, in his youth, had suffered greatly because of alcohol. That’s why he was