Chapter 71 Leaving For Lydia

As dusk fell, Callista finished her favorite dish—foie gras with gingerbread toast. She quietly rubbed her belly under the table, feeling satisfied. "I'm heading back to the lab now. Don't worry about me, I'll be fine."

Earlier that morning, Callista had told her family that she would be joining a scientific expedition to collect data in the mountains. She mentioned she would be gone for a week, a