Chapter 422 Laughing At A Time Like This

Such unprincipled, weak, and soft words would have never been uttered by Kallum in his wildest dreams. However, because of her, everything seemed to flow naturally.

He carefully reached out and gently patted her shoulder.

“Could you stop crying, please? It’s breaking my heart to see you like this. If you’re upset, angry, or unhappy, just take it out on me…”

Calista had her head buried in the pillow when she heard him say that. Without a second thought, she stretched out her leg and gave him a swift kick.

After receiving a kick, Kallum let out a dramatic scream, swiftly “falling” to the ground.

Upon hearing a muffled sound, Calista subtly turned her head to look. A snow–white pillow concealed most of his face, leaving only a reddened, gleaming eye peering out at an angle. It looked both pitiful and wary at the same time.

Kallum had initially planned to feign pain, but when he saw her looking over, he couldn’t resist. Like a ravenous wolf lunging for its prey, he leaped from the ground onto the bed.

“What are you looking at? Afraid I’ll get hurt? Has my little darling finally learned to care for others?”

Calista, with a huff, hid her face again and exclaimed, “Why didn’t you die from the fall?”

Kallum gave a shameless grin. “How could I possibly die? If I did, wouldn’t you be left a widow? I couldn’t bear to do that to you….

This jerk has no decency at all!

him in her heart, even despising herself. Why did I even cry? His words weren’t even that touching! There must be something wrong with my

in mind, she fiercely wiped away her tears, but still turned her back, unwilling to let Kallum see her in such a state. Kallum saw her turning her back to him, moving from one side of the bed

saw him draw near, she instinctively turned her body

is he so

don’t ignore me please! Look, I hurried back right away just to

those cheesy

already. He has seen me crying, so what else

hiding from him anymore and even glaring at him with red- rimmed eyes and a reddened nose,

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shamelessness and submissiveness left Calista in a dilemma, with no solutions at

the sight

Kallum raised an eyebrow and abruptly pulled Calista into his arms. He gave her bottom a playful smack and feigned a stern tone. “Lying earns you a

Ignoring her own injured hand, she tackled him to

him below, Kallum found himself looking directly into her sparkling eyes. There seemed to be a struggle within her. Is it because

come any closer… she uttered inexplicably and then attempted to

moved, Kallum rolled over, pulling her into his embrace and pinning her beneath him. He was careful,

a grin, his eyes brimming with

Calista didn’t

call came in, shattering their rare

he answered the call, the delight in Kallum’s

had become icy, a stark contrast to his usual self. “What’s the matter?” Calista speculated that

a comforting smile. “It’s nothing. Some troublemakers have leaked the news of me taking you away. Then, some with an agenda are leading a public protest with the relatives of the patients. I’ll have someone deal

caught his hand as he was about

backfire. Perhaps we should hold a press conference. Otherwise, in the coming days, those with ulterior motives will continuously exploit them to create trouble, preventing my research from

inevitable, and Calista had to be present. However, he was unsure if she could withstand the verbal onslaught from

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