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

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

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

him draw near, she instinctively turned her body to

he so

hurried back right away just to see you! Let me have a look…. You are

those cheesy

cried her heart out already. He has seen me crying, so what else

anymore and even glaring at him with red- rimmed eyes and a reddened nose, he really wanted to pull her into his arms and

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422 Laughing At A Time Like

bit

submissiveness left Calista in a dilemma, with

stand the sight of

He gave her bottom a playful smack and feigned

Calista was truly losing her mind. Ignoring her own injured hand, she tackled him to

and him below, Kallum found himself looking directly into her sparkling eyes. There seemed to be a

she uttered inexplicably and then attempted to leave.

her into his embrace and pinning her beneath him. He was careful, though, to avoid

his eyes brimming with determination.

didn’t

that moment, a phone call came in,

he answered the call, the delight in Kallum’s eyes

his usual self. “What’s the matter?” Calista speculated that the issue must have been caused by

her voice, Kallum lowered his head and offered 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 with it right away.” sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FɪndNøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the

he was

of the patients will only backfire. Perhaps we should hold a press conference. Otherwise, in the coming

be present. However, he was unsure if she could withstand the verbal onslaught from the crowd,

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