Chapter 192 Who’s Better at It?
When Calista walked into the room with her breakfast, the atmosphere in the ward had already
become tense.
Lucian and Hector wore stern expressions as if they were on the verge of a fight at any moment.
She had only been downstairs for half an hour, yet these two gentlemen had managed to start an
argument.
Her presence was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, disrupting its surface tranquility and
creating a massive wave.
Lucian walked past her with a cold gaze, heading straight for the door while still wearing his
clothes from yesterday.
He appeared as though he had just crawled out of a dumpster, his clothes rumpled and creased,
with the collar area being particularly messy.
There was even a faint bruise on his neck, likely from the fight with Hector yesterday.
Lucian remarked in a low and icy tone, “Calista, it seems you are close with him.”
A discussion of whether he was capable in bed had come up. What was next, a competition to see
who had been better?
Calista was perplexed. Lucian showed no intention of explaining himself and simply left after
making this enigmatic comment.
Calista turned to Hector, who had now relaxed and leaned against the headboard with a sly smile.
“What did you do?” she asked.
“He’s a bit sensitive, you know. He gets defensive at my comments,” Hector casually replied.
Calista declined Hector’s offer to accompany her home and opted to take a cab back to her
apartment instead.
Upon exiting the elevator in her apartment building, she noticed a man standing outside her door.
Unexpected visitors had become common for Calista, thanks to Lucian. She was getting used to it.
Calista furrowed her brow impatiently and asked, “What brought you here?”
Zachary had visited last night. He knocked on her door multiple times, but there was no response.
He attempted to call Calista, but she had blocked his number.
Eventually, Zachary asked security for information and learned that Calista was not home.
Zachary decided to wait for her return, believing she might return any moment. After waiting a
long time, Zachary’s patience wore thin, and he began to feel frustrated.
Upon seeing Calista, he instantly forgot their strained relationship and started lecturing his
daughter.
Calista fumbled with her keys before finally responding, “Mr. Everhart, I’m not your daughter
anymore. Save your lectures for Nikolette.”
Zachary’s expression remained solemn, and he wasted no time addressing the reason for his visit.
“You need to have Lucian pull that show immediately, along with all the news related to your
conservator identity. Everything must be taken down.”
Calista turned her head, taken aback by the unexpected requests.
She had assumed Zachary’s visit was motivated by his reluctance to return Lucian’s money or his desire to pressure her into remarriage. She hadn’t anticipated his concern about the television
program.
Calista agreed to appear on the show out of curiosity, wanting to see if anyone would make a move on her once they knew she was the daughter of Rachel.
Unexpectedly, Zachary was the first person to approach her when the show had been trending for two days.
“Why?” she asked.
“Your mother has a strong aversion to people flaunting this line of work. She sees it as a stain on one’s passion for the profession. While we can’t dictate the actions of others, you are her daughter, and it’s important to uphold her values.”
Calista responded with a sardonic, insincere grin.
“I’m sorry, but I enjoy showing off. What’s better, I want the entire world to know about my exceptional skills.”
Zachary was tempted to curse. Dealing with Calista proved to be as challenging as dealing with
“Wait There’s something you must know
He sighed and continued, “Your mother spent all these years avoiding your biological father She
couldn’t muster the courage to grant interviews, attend public events, or leave Capeton. The world
only recognizes Rachel, but what about Renee? Do you want your mother to pass away only for her
grave to be defiled?”
Calista asked, “Do you know who he is? My biological father?”
“I don’t know Your mom wouldn’t even breathe his name in her sleep He despised her Who’s to
say if her passing had anything to do with him? She was always anxious during those days.
constantly telling me she felt someone was tailing her if he treated your mom like that, do you
think he’d have any soft spot for you, a daughter he’s never seen?”
Zachary stopped talking, and then Calista pressed on
“What happened then?”
“You’d better have Lucian quickly pull the show and the news down. It might be too late if you
wait any longer”
Calista closed the door
Zachary stared at the tightly shut door and muttered, “Calista, don’t procrastinate on this. Your mother married me three months into her pregnancy with you I was there when you were born, watched you grow up, and attended school. I always treat you like my trueborn, and I’m concerned about you.”
Through the closed door, Calista asked, “Did you know that my mom was pregnant with me when she married you?”
Calista didn’t believe Gloria’s claim that her mother’s marriage to Zachary was a deception.
“I knew about it. Your mom had plans to get an abortion, but the doctor warned that it would seriously jeopardize her health and her chances of conceiving again, maybe even her life. I’ve loved your mom for many years, and I couldn’t stand by and let her take such risks”
So I mustered the courage to propose to her Your mom didn’t like you. She believed you were that man’s child There were times when she almost tried to harm you as a baby I didn’t dare leave you alone with her, so I cared for you from birth until you started school.”
Calista didn’t remember these things, but she did recall that Zachary spent more time with her
when she was younger.
Her mother was always busy, often spending her days in the studio. However, her mother became
very kind to her as Calista grew older.
As this thought crossed her mind, Zachary’s voice came through, “Your mother developed an
affection for you as you grew older and after spending more time together. She set aside those
biases and began treating you like any mother would treat her daughter.”
Calista replied, “Regardless, I should thank you, Mr. Everhart. I won’t be seeing you off.”
If Zachary had been Calista’s biological father, she could have harbored resentment for his
favoritism toward Nikolette when her stepmother entered the picture.
However, considering they weren’t biologically related, it seemed reasonable for Zachary to have
preferences between his stepdaughter and his biological child.
After speaking, Calista headed to the bathroom, oblivious to whether Zachary had left. She stared
at her face in the mirror, noticing that her eyes, mouth, and overall face shape resembled her
mother.
She couldn’t help but wonder if her forehead and nose had inherited more from her biological
father.
She had no intention of canceling the television program, although she wasn’t obsessed with
finding her biological father and reconciling with him.
The exposure of her identity as Rachel’s daughter would inevitably lead to that man, something she hadn’t anticipated.
But if what Zachary said was true, and that man had harmed her mother and caused her death, she would track him down, regardless of the consequences!
