Chapter 348 We Are In This Together

Dine and dash! That would be unthinkable!

Kallum

smoothly and called over the boss. Maintaining his composure, he inquired, “Is it possible to pay. with a card here?”

He produced a sleek black gold card, which caused the corners of the boss‘ mouth to twitch, skepticism evident in his expression. These two look like decent people, yet they’re planning to dine and dash?

He straightened his back and raised his voice. “I’m sorry, but our establishment is small and we don’t have the facilities to accept card payments.”

Kallum’s irritation flared at the doubtful look from the boss. He quickly suggested, “Then I’ll settle the bill with my watch.” His watch was clearly an expensive piece, signaling his willingness to resolve the matter honorably.

Before he could proceed, Calista intervened, removing a pearl hair clip from her hair and offering it to the boss. “I apologize for the oversight, I rushed out this morning and forgot to bring any money. Would it be possible to use this hair clip as payment?”

The lady boss‘ eyes lit up at the sight of the elegant hair clip. The craftsmanship was exquisite, and the pearls glowed with a lustrous sheen. Clearly recognizing its value, she quickly agreed, her laughter ringing out, “Absolutely, this is more than sufficient! I’ve never seen such beautiful jewelry before!”

Reluctant to part with the hair clip, which clearly meant something to Calista, Kallum was visibly uncomfortable with the transaction.

whispering, “Don’t make a fuss. How much do

gift from Wanda and despite the large pearl on it certainly not being cheap, it paled in comparison to the price of a limited–edition

discreet message to Quintus to arrange for the hair clip’s retrieval later. No object that belonged to Calista should ever permanently leave

learned a valuable lesson. Spotting a bank, he decided that his first course of action would be to withdraw some money. He had come to the stark realization that there was no one around to indulge him or attend to his every need; it was up to him to take care of his own

a significant amount of money, more than would be convenient at an ATM, so they chose to approach the teller counter instead. There, in line ahead of them, was a couple who appeared to be newly married, likely there to deposit the monetary

wear thin. It was then that he overheard the woman from the couple discussing their financial plans. “From now on, this two hundred thousand will

quickly and dericisely “You’ll maname the finances in

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their transaction looked on with evident admiration and remarked, “Your husband treats

glean some deeper understanding. He glanced at Calista, who was absorbed in watching the television on

thousand, they realized they had nothing to carry the large sum of cash in. The bank offered them a cloth bag, which Kallum accepted

bag full of money, Calista looked utterly perplexed.

Kallum’s voice came out a bit forced as he made a

Calista even more battled. What’s going

remarked, “What’s going on today? It seems I’m witnessing quite a few romantic gestures this morning!

to process this before Kallum was pulling

of confusion and irritation, yet she managed to maintain a composed exterior. Instead of voicing any frustrations, she simply handed the

you do

than necessary. After contemplating for a brief moment, he hastily pulled out the only black gold card he had

hand firmly and explained, “You’ve been taking care of me without expecting anything in return. Accept this as my way of showing my gratitude. Keep your money, and use

as compensation struck Calista as both humorous and slightly ludicrous. Sensing that she might reject the gesture, Kallum decided to say nothing further and walked away with

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