Chapter 889



Calvin reluctantly agreed.

“Okay.”

As Clayton watched Kallie and Calvin leave, the facade of frailty vanished from his face, replaced by a mask of coldness and resentment.

Of Kallie’s three children, he could tolerate the two girls, but Calvin was as loathsome as his father.

To make matters worse, as Calvin grew older, his resemblance to Jake became increasingly pronounced.

Sometimes, looking at Calvin felt like looking at Jake, a sensation that filled Clayton with unease.

Clayton felt he needed to find a way to permanently remove Calvin from his life.

As they left Clayton’s room, Kallie gave Calvin a few more instructions. Then, she paused, remembering something.

She crouched down and playfully tapped his nose.

“Clayton might have overreacted a bit, but you shouldn’t be rude to a patient. Don’t do that again, okay?” she said with a gentle smile.

Calvin let out a small huff, his young face serious.

“Mom, don’t you think there’s something off about Clayton? He always seems to appear right when you need help, always swooping in to save the day and getting hurt for you.”

“Like this time, he knew he had a heart condition but still insisted on jumping in instead of letting the bodyguards handle it. I think he’s trying to make you feel sorry for him.”

Step into fiction with galnovels . com Kallie couldn’t help but chuckle.

Calvin’s words might have sounded a bit harsh, but she wasn’t angry. It was good to be cautious and not trust people blindly.

Kallie ruffled his hair affectionately.

“I know what you mean, Calvin, but you don’t understand how dangerous it was at that time. The doctor said the knife was just inches from his heart. If he was faking, he wouldn’t risk his life like that,” she said.

That was why Kallie couldn’t just brush Clayton off. After all, he’d risked his life for her, at least that was what she perceived.

Calvin’s lips pursed in thought.

“Wow, that does sound pretty dangerous,” he said.

Kallie hadn’t told the kids the whole story. She’d just said that Clayton had been hurt while protecting her, without going into specifics. She didn’t want to scare them, especially Sophie. Sophie would likely be worried sick if she knew how close Clayton had come to being seriously injured. If it hadn’t been for Clayton, that knife would have been buried in Kallie’s own chest.

“So, no matter what you think of Clayton, we can’t forget that he saved my life,” Kallie said seriously.

Calvin nodded unhappily.

“I understand,” he said.

After a while, Calvin mumbled, “My sisters have told me all about my dad. Even though I never met him, I feel he would have helped you without asking for anything in return.”

Kallie’s heart ached at the thought of Jake.

She quickly looked down to hide her tears.

“You’re right,” she said.

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