Chapter 173 Stay Alive

“In the second year, I managed to steal some malted barley! And by the third year, I had obtained wheat- malt!” As she spoke, her expression suddenly fell into desolation. “By the fourth year, I didn’t have to hide. anymore because my grandparents had both passed away…”

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ing more than to hold her close and comfort her.

“Yelena was never kind to me. Whenever I felt heartbroken, I would retreat here, alone. The serenity of the mountain, oddly enough, made me feel safer than the grandeur of the mansion. Whenever fear crept in. I found comfort in the thought that, even if there were ghosts, my grandparents would surely protect me!”

she said.

Kallum tightened his grip on her hand. “It doesn’t matter if that isn’t the case. I’ll protect you in the future!”

Calista showed no reaction, yet she rallied her spirits and began to dig out the wine bottles one by one.

Kallum had also lent a hand. In an instant, his tailor–made clothes and trousers were smeared with mud, making them look like two children who had been playing in the mud.

Calista counted again meticulously and suddenly said in a dreamlike tone. “Do you think Lummy would be happy if he knew how much effort I’ve put into this?”

was startled, finally realizing what he had overlooked. In the past, Calista would call me Lummy, or like Mirabelle, she would call me Kal. However, from that day on, she only addressed me by my name, devoid of any hint of intimacy. It was as if we were strangers or

a manner brought about a sense of happiness. His emotions were a tangled web of contradiction and complexity, yet joy managed to rise above

surely grow fonder of

to take great pleasure in hiding

she would have certainly been livid, for within this box lay the

items. However, these were not the focus of her attention. Calista directly pulled out a dark green box. Upon opening it, there was a th ring inside. The difference was that while

gently touched it twice and said, “My grandmother gave this to me when she was alive. She said that since the Fairchild family has given us a valuable token, our family should also return a token. Even though

how Calista’s grandmother, who seemed to be quite the scholar, would have voiced

Lummy wouldn’t accept

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resist any longer, Kallum finally embraced her. He sat on the ground, cradling Calista carefully

eyes, slightly reddened, were locked onto her. “Do you still love him now?”

at him curiously. “Why do you find it

to have survived, would you still be

I’ve always looked forward

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