Her Rebirth of Retribution
Chapter 282 Brought No Joy

Wanda passed out straight away. When she came to, she repeatedly apologized to Calista's mother, crying so hard that she was gasping for breath. There was also a very real and incredibly heavy issue weighing on everyone's hearts.

Once Calista fell ill, could she prolong her own life? If not, what would happen to Kallum? Would all their efforts over the past year be in vain?

A series of problems had plunged the Fairchild family into a deep slump. Even when Harvey was sentenced to death, it didn't bring the slightest bit of joy to the Fairchild family.

A day later, Calista finally woke up.

Feeling the familiar soreness in her body, she knew that despite having injected the antibodies, she still hadn't managed to escape. She was still infected.

Indeed, the lucky ones were always in the minority.

"Callie?" A deep, husky male voice rang out. Calista turned to see the extremely haggard face of Kallum. Despite having only been awake for a little over a day, the news of Calista's illness weighed on Kallum's heart like a mountain, leaving him feeling breathless. Consequently, he had visibly lost weight at an alarming rate, and his eyes were filled with bloodshot veins.

He hurriedly gripped Calista's hand, cautiously and hoarsely asking, "What... How are you feeling?"

In reality, asking that was utterly redundant. The true torment of the K Virus was its ability to make one feel absolutely miserable!

He couldn't bear to think of the pain Calista must be enduring because the thought would make him wish he had died a year ago! I should have been dead long ago instead of living for so long and causing Calista harm!

Calista shook her head. The pain at the start wasn't too much for her to bear. Considering Kallum's feelings, she didn't beat around the bush and told him the truth straightaway. "Don't worry. I won't die that easily."

Recalling her previous life, she had employed numerous strategies to prolong her own lifespan. Hence, the struggle to survive was relatively familiar territory for her. At least she wouldn't be as lost and helpless as she was in her previous life.

Calista closed his eyes briefly and spoke in a composed manner. "I'm going to need a lot of traditional medicinal ingredients next. Don't worry. Despite my current condition, I can still prolong your life. Neither of us will "

Before she could even finish her sentence, Kallum had tightly wrapped her in his arms. His grip was so strong as if it was a desperate embrace before death!

"How could you..." His voice was husky, the tone filled with disbelief! "How could you say so nonchalantly that you won't die? Calista, why would you do such a thing?"

Before Calista could utter a word, she was abruptly pulled into Kallum's embrace. What followed was the rapid beating of his heart and a subtle tremor running through his body.

"How could you do such a thing without my permission?" His tone was akin to that of a child who had fallen out of favor or a climber teetering on the edge of a cliff. Thus, he clung to her as if she were his lifeline! Calista had never seen him lose his composure like that before.

"I won't be in any trouble." Her tone was eerily calm.

In her previous life, it took her a month to realize that her body was different from others after she lived over a month post-infection.

To survive, all she needed was to

replace the right approach. She could live for a long time, albeit feeling unwell allover, just like an ordinary patient, However, no matter how painful it was, it could never be worse than being a human test subject.

Her words left Kallum utterly breathless! He simply couldn't fathom how Calista could nonchalantly plunge into the abyss. He had no idea that her trump card was to leverage her unique physical condition and to drink his blood, helping him shake off his troubles!

He wouldn't have thought about it much if someone else didn't know, but Calista knew all too well the consequences of coming into contact with his blood. She would experience great pain, and there was a high chance she might even die! Yet, she still chose to do so without hesitation and as if it was the most natural thing to do.

Kallum couldn't understand why she sacrificed herself for him and was nearly driven mad by it.

His mind was filled with a jumble of thoughts. Apart from his own parents, he had never imagined someone would go to such lengths for him.

At that moment, he understood why Calista refused to speak up before. If he had known earlier, he would have never taken Calista to the event in the first place!

Sensing the turmoil, confusion, and pain in Kallum, Calista patted his back, somewhat puzzled as to why he was so distressed.

When she drank his blood, her sole intention was to conclusively resolve the virus crisis in Horington and to deal with her adversary, Harvey.

Moreover, due to the lack of suitable human test subjects, her research on the K Virus had once again hit a roadblock. That inevitably sparked her idea to test the drug on herself.

Furthermore, she had leveraged the power of the Fairchild family to crush her enemies ruthlessly. Thus, reciprocating the Fairchild family's favor didn't seem like such a big deal to her. One could only say that her way of thinking was unlike that of most people.

Calista slightly furrowed her brows, seemingly asking in a low, puzzled voice, "Didn't you once ask me if I was willing to die with you?" I showed my willingness, yet Kallum didn't seem to express any joy. Why? Kallum's body visibly shuddered! Following that, Calista unexpectedly felt warm droplets falling onto her neck, causing her to stiffen up instantly!