82: Cali's Dream

WINTER:

"You're going to avenge him for me? Cali. You're not even getting the word right and you're talking about revenge?"

He laughed and it was pleasant to my ears. His laughter made me forget my worries about Hawk.

"My bad, Pumpkin. I don't have perfect English."

"It should be, do I want you to avenge me?"

He laughed on the other side of the line. "Okay. I am sorry. I know. I know. I'm only trying to make you laugh, Pumpkin. You ended the call earlier. It made me worried. The reason why I called you. I was about to ask my secretary to bring flowers to your home.”

My brows furrowed.

“Mother's Day celebration is already gone.”

“I just want to give you flowers, Pumpkin.”

“Why?”

“Ahm…is there a need to give a reason”

“Yes, because I don't want to feel indebted to you, Cali.”

“Pumpkin, what made you think about that?”

I bit the inside of my cheeks. “Nothing.”

A long silence passed between us until he asked, “Really? Is there something I need to know?"

“You have work.”

“I'm resting for