Chapter 296 This Will Alleviate The Pain

“Trust me, doing this will alleviate the pain.”

Calista nodded subtly. She had to admit that when Kallum kissed her, the pain in her body seemed to Jessen significantly. Such was the strange effect of hormones.

Just as the two were becoming increasingly engrossed in the moment of passion, a sudden knock on the door echoed through the room, leaving them both startled.

Subconsciously, Kallum covered Calista with the blanket, asking discontentedly. “Who is it?”

Upon hearing her son’s annoyed voice, Wanda felt a wave of guilt wash over her. She wondered if she had inadvertently disrupted something, but it was just past dinner time.

With a stiffened resolve, Wanda said, “Callie, your dad’s here. Aren’t you going to see him?”

It was then that Calista remembered that Benedict should have arrived by then. After all, just a few days. ago, Wanda had discussed her marriage plans with him. Since she hadn’t returned home, Benedict had not choice but to come and check in with her.

“Um… I’m on my way.”

Calista gave Kallum a nudge, swiftly getting dressed. Off to the side, Kallum grumbled, “Who visits at this time?”

In his heart, he had long stopped considering Calista as part of the Stafford family.

chuckled. “Since we’re getting married, do you really think you

night was when she felt the most discomfort, so it was impossible for him to make a move then. Everything had fallen into place perfectly at that moment; it was such

he refrained from voicing his complaints. Instead, he simply hummed in

they were only getting married and had to wait until she was of age to officially register, it

twenty minutes had already passed

timing wasn’t the best. He would have preferred to come a little later, but recent events were just too difficult

.

Kallum’s future father–in–law, he found himself unable to assert any form of authority over the latter.

was dead. If it hadn’t been for Harvey’s associates changing sides swiftly, it was

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Will

to him, Benedict never dared to act

of the

“Callic, Mr. Kallum.”

seeing Kallum’s eyebrow raised in dissatisfaction, Quintus said with a smile, “He’ll

say a son–in–law is like a half a son. In the future, you’ll have to look after Kallum, my dear

the sweat from his forehead, repeatedly

didn’t let him off the hook.

years, when it came to the moment of Kallum acknowledging

few words, Wanda tactfully led everyone away, giving the father and daughter

couch. Getting straight to the

her since the very

everyone had left and the atmosphere was no

I feel like… someone’s trying

looked at him,

have been strange. The day before yesterday,

now, right when I was about to leave the house, my car brakes suddenly failed! I had to run until

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