Chapter 20
The mother and son were at a stalemate, but in the end, Marisa ended up making a bet with Eric.
Within a month, if Calista chooses to forgive him and willingly goes back to Chicago with him, she will no longer care about his affairs in the future.
On the contrary, he obediently came back and took over the entire Callahan family under her arrangement, and he must never again entangle with Calista.
Eric agreed.
So he was able to find out Calista’s whereabouts and came here to look for her.
Eric had imagined where Calista could hide, but he didn’t expect her to be hiding in a small village not far from Chicago, you could say right under his nose.
But it took him so long to find her.
The two looked at each other in silence, and finally Eric spoke: “Come back with me.”
When he said this, his eyes subconsciously glanced at Calista’s abdomen, which was no longer slightly bulging, nor did it have his child anymore.
It’s okay, they will have it again in the future.
Calista suddenly laughed, her voice tinged with coldness and determination: “Impossible.”
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Eric didn’t expect Calista to give this answer. He furrowed his brow, but quickly relaxed it again.
He was too anxious, after all, he hadn’t cleared up the misunderstanding with Calista yet, it was normal for her not to want to leave him.
So he spoke again, this time in an indulgent tone.
“I know you left because you have suffered a lot in these years, and I also admit that I have made many mistakes. So now I want to make it up to you. Besides, she is now in prison. I promise that no one will hurt your again in the future. Will you come back with me?”
Eric’s words to Calista were as charming as ever, each sentence sounding captivating and heartwarming, but none of them hit the mark.
Did he really think he left because of these reasons?
Calista looked at Eric in front of her, a hint of disappointment appeared in her eyes, and her heart also felt a slight pang of pain.
The pain was not because of Eric’s words, but because of the self from before.
Why did she love Eric for so many years, it can be said that she knew him. like the back of her hand.
But why doesn’t he understand himself, even unwilling to understand at all.
He kept saying that he only realized he had fallen in love with her after the fact, but Calista did not see his love.
“Eric.”
Calista didn’t want to continue entangling with him, so she interrupted him mid–sentence.
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“You also know that I have suffered a lot of grievances, but you have never helped me once, you always just stand by and watch. You said you wouldn’t let anyone hurt me in the future, but the biggest hurt I have experienced is all because of you. You said you only realized you fell in love with me later, that’s because Estelle made a serious mistake, causing her image in your heart to completely collapse. You came to me not because you liked me, but because among all these women, I am the one who loves you the most and suits you the best.”
She spoke a lot in one breath, and immediately overturned all the words Eric had organized. He opened his mouth for a long time but couldn’t say a word in the end.
Calista’s tone remained calm and steady throughout, without even a hint of fluctuation.
But like the sharpest knife, it slowly cut open his heart, and then slowly cut it off.
Pain ran through his entire body, `cutting off all his nerves, leaving him unsure of how to react or respond, only able to stand frozen in place for a
moment.
Calista didn’t pay attention to his strangeness and continued talking.
“Most importantly, I didn’t leave you because I felt wronged, that was just a small part.”
“The main reason is that my father passed away, so the biggest pressure on me was gone, and you no longer had a place to threaten me. That’s why I left. As for that child, I don’t know if you remember what you said to me when you first approached me. I asked you how far we needed to go tò terminate the contract early, and you said that either party could leave early if there was an accident. Your accident was Estelle getting pregnant or dying, and mine was my father passing away. So after my father passed away, I wanted to terminate the contract early with you, but you never
gave me the chance to speak, and continued to hurt me with her.”
“I used to really like you, but that liking completely disappeared from the moment I gave birth to a child for you. I only saw you as a lifesaving straw that could help my father, nothing more. The various hurts you inflicted on me only serve as constant reminders. A person like you is not worth my affection anymore, so I will not like you again.”
Calista was still talking, but Eric couldn’t hear clearly anymore. A constant buzzing sound started in his ears, and a strong, sweet taste surged up in his throat uncontrollably. The world in front of his eyes. suddenly began to distort, and then his world plunged into darkness completely.
“Eric!”
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