Ascension of the Dark Seraph - Chapter 225

Chapter 225: Going Insane Chapter 225: Going Insane Earlier that morning.

As soon as the press conference ended and the cameras were turned off, Callista made her move.

Despite trying to remain calm, her frantic movement betrayed her as she got down the stage and strode forward-her eyes darting left and right sharply.

Reporters-and journalists alike were looking at her with a confused look.

Some even have taken a video already, in case there’s more drama to be captured.

But Callista ignored them all.

‘Is it really him?’ She thought inside, turning her head left and right in search of someone.

Even though there were a lot of flashing lights, from the cameras-she was almost certain.

Lucivar was among the crowd earlier.

However, she couldn’t find him.

It was almost as if he was a ghost, able to come and go without anyone noticing.

‘Am I mistaken?’ Callista looked down to the floor in contemplation, she was deliberating whether she was going crazy or not.

‘He’s imprisoned at the worst prison in the entire city, there’s no chance that he could escape but… I knew what I saw, and I saw him sitting here earlier’ She bit her lower lip hard and looked around again, desperate to find Lucivar but failed.

“Madam,” Suddenly, one of the journalists held her shoulder gently-snapping her out of her trance.

“Is there something wrong?” the journalist asked in worry.

“I’m fine,” Callista forced out a polite smile despite her turmoil.

“I thought I saw someone I knew,” “Who could it be?

Must be someone extremely important for you to look as pale as this,” the journalist joked, trying to make small talk and also help Callista avert her attention away from whatever was troubling her.

Callista sighed and rubbed her temples, she was feeling out of it.

But then, her body froze.

“It was almost as if you saw the Devil,” Slowly, Callista raised her gaze to look at the journalist-her expression was that of sheer shock.

And as she blinked her eyes, she snapped.

“You… You’re sent by him to mess with me!” Callista screamed, grabbing the journalist-by her collar and glared at her.

“No doubt about it, you’re definitely sent by him!

Do you think you can do this to me without consequences?!

Huh?!!” Naturally, the journalist was perplexed-she didn’t understand what made Callista snap like this.

“M- Madam, did I say something wrong?” She stuttered meekly.

Callista’s anger only intensified at what she perceived as a pathetic attempt to feign ignorance, “Don’t lie to me!” She screamed, her voice ringing through the air and causing many people to turn toward her.

Her nostrils flared, each breath escaping in heated bursts-while her glare sharpened like a blade.

“Stop pretending!

Tell me where he is right now!” Realizing that she was actually being serious, the people around her began to step up.

“Madam, there has to be a misunderstanding” “Let her go, you’re choking her!” “She’s- She’s passing out!” Despite the people around her telling her to stop, she continued.

But soon she realized what she was doing-the realization came like a freight train and almost instantly, she let go of the journalist and turned around to leave.

She didn’t know what had gotten into her, doing something like that was out of character for her.

Going on an outburst in public would only stain her perfect social image.

Normally, she would never done this but she did.

“Are you okay?” A man asked while looking at Callista’s back that are going further and further away.

The journalist coughed a couple of times weakly, “I’m fine… Thankfully she let go” “What in the world is wrong with her?

How could she assault someone like this?” “She seemed to be searching for someone” “Searching for someone?

Who?” “I don’t know but she looked paranoid” All of the people who saw what happened bantered, shaking their heads at what Callista did.

None of them were happy that she dared to do something like this brazenly and didn’t even apologize.

Inside, the people swore to post an article about this.

On the other hand, the journalist woman who was still sitting on the ground-while rubbing her neck, tilted her head down.

Her long black hair covered her face-and then, a devious, slightly slanted smirk crossed her lips as an emerald glint flashed in her eyes.

… Brak!

Callista pushed open a door, entering her makeup room.

She quickly went to the dressing table and placed both hands on it-her fingers digging into the wooden material.

Just thinking about what happened made her more frustrated, she was so out of it that she did not realize what she was doing.

“Raarggh!” Callista screamed and with a sweep of her arm, she knocked everything on the table away.

All kinds of things fell to the floor and shattered into fragments.

Bottles, brushes, and cosmetics were thrown everywhere.

Callista’s chest heaved with rage, fists clenched as she looked at her own reflection.

She was a mess.

“All of this is because of that bastard!” Callista grumbled with unrelenting fury as she roughly took her phone from her bag and tapped on the screen violently to dial someone.

“I have to make sure, I have to make sure that he’s still there” Once she got the number, she dialed it and put her phone beside her ear.

It rang a couple of times before the other side answered.

[Hello?] “Yes, Zed, it’s me.” Upon hearing her voice, the person on the other side for a good couple of seconds.

[Callista, is there something you need?] ‘Callista…?’ Callista thought, surprised that Zed didn’t refer her he normally would, with ‘madam’ as opposed to only calling her-by name.

However, she soon shook her head, that wasn’t important right now.

“I only want to confirm, is that bastard still there?

He hadn’t escaped, right” Once again, Zed paused again.

For some reason, this pause always made Callista’s heart pounded hard.

It made her think that he was hesitating to answer and that was nothing more than trouble.

[Of course, he’s still here, still being tortured] “Are you sure?” Callista asked again, her voice was doubtful.

“Have you checked again?” [No need to worry, he’s not going anywhere.

There are more than a hundred Chrysalis rank Hybrids here.

Even someone-as freakish as him wouldn’t be able to escape, not even when the stars are aligned.

Besides, I already checked on him about an hour ago and he’s still there] As soon as she heard that, Callista felt like she could breathe again.

It was as if the weight that had been wearing her down the entire day was finally lifted.

“Good, that’s good,” Callista chuckled, finding it stupid that she was concerned about something that was literally impossible to happen.

As strong as Lucivar was, he still had limits.

“I knew I could count on you.

Once this is all over, you can ask me anything.

I’ll grant it for you,” [I look forward to it.

Just tell me when I should end him, and I’ll end him] “Yes, very soon I’ll give you the words,” Callista replied before she disconnected the call and leaned back.

Once the call ended, she began to laugh in a mix, or ridicule and relief.

Callista couldn’t believe that she was stressing out when the answer was already as clear as the day.

Regardless of what Lucivar did to her-and her family in the past, no matter how threatening and mysterious he was, the fact right now stood.

She has already won.

Lucivar was now imprisoned and could only wait for his death to come and pick him up while she was on the brink of clearing all the scandals surrounding her.

Just then, Callista’s eyes caught sight of a letter on the table.

All of the things on the table were knocked down but this letter was still rooted on its spot.

Callista hesitantly reached for the letter and opened it.

Inside, there was only a small piece of paper with some writing on it.

Unfolding the paper properly, she leaned forward and read the message written on it.

’11:00 P.M.

– Basement parking, Evergreen Plaza’ ‘Come exactly at the specified time, not earlier and not later.’ ‘~The Devil’ Upon reading the message, Callista’s hands dropped down and she stared into her reflection.

She didn’t care how this letter ended up inside her room.

All she cared about was the fact that this letter was sent by none other than Lucivar, he intended to make it obvious.

Looking at the letter for the second time, Callista laughed, “He’s desperate, he’s trying to scare me?

I already got off the phone-with Zed you fool, I know you’re still stuck there, in that world of pain, helpless.

Sending a letter like this, what even are you trying to achieve?” For a brief moment then, Callista laughed humorously.

Fortunately, she had already talked with Zed before reading the letter or else she would’ve been panicking.

“How far have you fallen?” Callista shook her head in amusement as she continued laughing, finding the letter funnier-the more she looked at it.

“Tomorrow, I will give the words to Zed tomorrow and you’ll be nothing more than a bad memory from the past” “I already… won,” She continued.

But gradually, her laughter turned empty and hollow.

It started off fuming with confidence and mockeries but now, that wasn’t the case anymore.

Clearly, she wasn’t laughing from confidence.

She was laughing to hide her nervousness instead, fearing that somehow, she missed something.

And in the next moment, her laughter ceased completely.

Now, the room was enveloped in a choking silence as Callista looked at the letter once again.

… ‘I have connections that far surpassed him,’ ‘I got him in the act and charged him with murdering a student, a heavy criminal charge’ ‘Just from the way he grabbed my wrist back then, it was clear that he didn’t know what to do’ ‘I have… won’ ‘I already got him imprisoned and even have him tortured in the meantime’ ‘I have… won’ ‘Now his life is on my hands, he’s on the end of his line’ ‘If I want to, I could ignore this letter.

I could throw it away and sleep the day without any worry’ “After all, I have already won, right?’ Callista stood stunned in denial as she rubbed the part of her hand that Lucivar touched that night.

Somehow, despite the fact that she didn’t need to heed the letter, she found herself standing at the designated place and at the exact designated time.

Even though she already won the battle, she couldn’t help herself-but to come here to check.

It was almost as if she was forced to be obedient because of the uneasiness and fear inside of her.

Now, she realized that it was the right thing to come.

Her eyes fixed on Lucivar, who against all odds, was now right in front of her.

Just the sight of the small smile donning Lucivar’s face, Callista’s blood runs cold.

“How…?” She muttered-water began to pool in her eyes.

“How is he here?”