Chapter 694:

Calvin, who had been holding back, finally couldn’t resist asking cautiously, “Mom, my birthday’s coming up soon. Can we invite Elma?”

Calvin was aware of the tension between Kallie and Elma’s parents. Even though Kallie had encouraged him to befriend Elma, he wasn’t sure if she would be okay with Elma coming to their house.

To Calvin’s surprise, Kallie gently patted his head. “Sure, invite her. It would be great if she could come. A fun party might cheer her up a bit.” Calvin’s face lit up with joy. “Awesome! I’ll tell her tomorrow. I bet she’ll say yes!”

Calvin had been spending a lot of time with Elma lately. She wasn’t as cold with him as she used to be. Even though she often seemed lost in her own thoughts, she appeared to perk up a bit whenever he was around.

Calvin happily went off to prepare.

Sophie looked up at Kallie, her heart sinking at the exhaustion etched on her face. She gave Kallie’s hand a sympathetic squeeze. “Mom, you need to get some rest. You’ve had a rough day.”

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sure if that would be crossing a line. He genuinely hoped Elma would attend his

family’s address. He kept this mission to

estate, the guard asked for his identification. “I’m Elma’s classmate,” Calvin explained. “Could you let her

guard eyed Calvin’s designer clothes, figuring he wasn’t just some random kid. He

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Miss Elma Morgan on the line,” the guard

could say a word, Elma’s voice, young but chillingly cold, cut through the line. “Calvin, what the hell do you think you’re doing here? Leave right now, or I’ll have the guards drag you away!” Even though Calvin knew Elma could be a bit prickly, her sudden hostility took him by surprise. He

snapped. “I told you to go away!

my party. I’ll talk to your parents. Don’t worry. Wouldn’t

moment, and then her voice became frantic, almost panicked. “Go away! Get out of here!

She hung up abruptly.

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