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.

a fuss. How much do you think your watch is

despite the large pearl on it certainly not being

to arrange for the hair clip’s retrieval later. No object that belonged to Calista

had come to the stark realization that there was no one around to indulge him or attend to his every need;

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

activity of the bank, Kallum’s patience began to wear thin. It was then that he overheard the woman from the couple discussing

recnanded quickly and dericisely “You’ll maname the finances in our home on it makes renie

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burst into laughter, filled with genuine happiness. Furthermore, the bank staff processing their transaction looked on with evident admiration and remarked, “Your husband treats you so well!”

subtle, envious glances their way. Observing this, Kallum seemed to glean some deeper understanding. He glanced at Calista, who was absorbed in watching the television on the wall. He chose not to interrupt her

withdrawn two hundred and fifty thousand, they realized they had nothing to carry the large sum of cash in. The bank offered them a cloth bag, which

bag full of money, Calista looked

slightly away, Kallum’s voice came out a bit forced as he made a surprising declaration.

left Calista even more battled.

hide their amusement at the couple’s interaction, chuckled and remarked, “What’s going on today? It seems I’m witnessing quite a few romantic gestures this morning! Young lady, your

had time to process this

she managed to maintain a composed exterior. Instead of voicing any frustrations,

do that

This wasn’t going quite as he had planned. Indeed, the bag was heavier than necessary. After contemplating for a brief moment, he hastily pulled out the only black gold card he had brought with

my way of showing my gratitude.

humorous and slightly ludicrous. Sensing that she might reject the gesture,

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