Chapter 115

Raising her eyes to look at the pitch-black sky outside, Calla wondered how she was going to get through this long night on an empty stomach.

If she had known this protest would be so difficult, she would have hidden some food in the house in advance, so she could sneak a bit at night and not feel so miserable.

Calla touched her belly and quietly comforted the baby inside her. "My child, you must hold on! It's all your foolish mother's fault for not having a proper strategy."

Seeing Calla continue her resistance, Jasmine finally had no choice but to leave the room with the food. Calla could only look out into the endless night and sigh.

When Calla's stomach was growling with hunger at around 8:30 pm, there was suddenly the sound of heavy footsteps outside, and then the door was kicked open.

Startled, Calla looked up, only to see Mercer glumly storming in.

Mercer's first sentence upon getting to the bedside was, "Are you using my child as an excuse for you to act out?"

Calla had