Her Vengeful Rebirth ( Calista ) Novel
Chapter 406

Chapter 406 A Tense Standoff

“I’m sorry… for dragging you into this mess,” Ambrose muttered, his voice tinged with regret.

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“What nonsense, it’s clear that I’ve dragged you into this,” Calista responded with a light chuckle. However, her smile faded as her eyes scanned the crisscrossing scars adorning his upper body, her expression turning icy with the sight.

“Go on, your brother is waiting for you,” she urged him gently. Though Ambrose was hesitant to leave her side, he knew he had no choice but to comply. With a heavy heart and clenched teeth, he turned and began to walk in the opposite direction.

A figure emerged from the car, approaching Ambrose with hands raised in a gesture of peace, under the watchful gaze of Horatio. Meanwhile, Calista advanced toward him, her steps measured and deliberate.

Step by step, the distance between them closed.

Horatio was convinced that once he had Calista within his grasp, he could manipulate her to extend his own life through any means necessary. With Kiefer being distracted by Kallum, Horatio focused solely on seizing Calista.

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At that crucial moment, Calista burst into laughter, her lending a haunting quality to her mirth. “Do you know?” she asked, capturing Horatio’s full attention.

“If I wish for someone’s death, not even the heavens can protect them,” she declared confidently. Just as she finished her sentence, the sudden roar of an engine sounded from the south.

“Calista, are you playing tricks?” Horatio stepped forward, seizing control over her in one swift move.

With a gun pointed at her, Calista shrugged nonchalantly. “I haven’t done anything. I have no idea who’s coming.”

As Calista’s prediction unfolded before his eyes, Quintus hastily started the car, whisking Ambrose away. In the blink of an eye, six black sedans crashed through a barricade and stormed the scene. Twenty menacing men emerged, their aura thick with bloodlust. Horatio’s eyes widened in shock at the sight of their leader, a formidable tan–skinned man, who aimed his gun directly at him.

“Kurt…”

Before Horatio could react fully, his bodyguard shoved him aside, saving him from what would have been a fatal shot.

Kurt’s shot missed, and he frowned deeply, his command of Chanaean not quite perfect as he demanded, “I want herl Give her to me!”

Horatio hesitated, weighing his options as he faced about thirty to forty skilled men of his own against Kurt’s fearsome crew. Should I hand over Calista to maintain peace?

Calista’s soft voice broke through his deliberations, “The fact that he managed to replace his way here shows that Kiefer knows of your betrayal. Do you really think giving me up will save you? If you do, you’re as good as dead.”

Frustrated and cornered, Horatio glared at her, his voice tight with anger. “Are you scheming against me?”

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Chapter 406 A Tense Standoff

All the decisions were yours. Isn’t it a bit late to blame me now?”

Impatience flashed across Kurt’s stern face as he issued a single command, “Attack!”

Upon hearing this, Horatio gritted his teeth in frustration, issuing a similar command, “Counterattack! Give us cover!”

At his signal, a fierce clash erupted immediately. The open terrain offered no cover, resulting in significant casualties. Horatio, seeing the tide turning against him, sprinted toward the north where his car awaited.

However, before he could escape, he found his men nearly wiped out. On the brink of what seemed like his end, he had a flash of insight and pulled Calista in front of him, using her as a human shield. He shouted loudly. “Stop! Tell your people to stop, or I’ll kill her!”

Kurt’s men halted their fire, turning their attention to him. Kurt, confident in his judgment, laughed dismissively. “You won’t dare.”

Certain that Horatio wouldn’t dare harm Calista, Kurt coldly ordered with a casual flick of his finger, “Eliminate them all.”

At that critical moment, forces loyal to Kallum, led by Levi, arrived with over a hundred men, forming at defensive line to the east to protect Calista. After ensuring Ambrose’s safety, Quintus returned to join them, engaging in long–range attacks to provide a brief respite for Horatio.

Witnessing his men’s downfall, Horatio frantically attempted to flee with the few survivors. Fate, however, seemed to conspire against him as another wave of vehicles approached, bringing more than a hundred additional fighters.

Calista, hidden behind Horatio, squinted thoughtfully. I didn’t expect Kiefer to have so many people under his command in Horington. I’m afraid these people are his final trump card, and if they were to all die here…

After the arrival of reinforcements, they found themselves ensnared in a devastating pincer attack. Despite the stalwart defense mounted by those loyal to Kallum, Horatio’s forces were utterly decimated. Overcome with a profound sense of dread, Horatio felt the stark terror of his imminent downfall. Grasping Calista, he used her as a living shield while desperately retreating northward, his hand quivering as he aimed his gun at her, fearing for his own survival.

Witnessing the obliteration of his own men, Horatio clung to Calista even more tightly, positioning her between himself and any potential threat. This action caused considerable anxiety for Levi, who was deeply concerned for Calita’s safety, dreading that Kurt’s forces might hurt her.

Poised to charge into the fray and rescue her, Levi was abruptly halted by Quintus.

“Don’t move, see that green fishing net up ahead? That’s the boundary line. Ms. Stafford has strictly forbidden us from crossing it!” Quintus cautioned with urgency.

Levi, puzzled and frustrated, responded, “Why? Are we just going to stand here and watch while Kurt endangers Calista?”

“Just wait a bit longer…” Quintus replied, his voice strained with uncertainty. He had no clear understanding of what Calista had instructed Julian and the others to do before their arrival. However, in the absence of Kallum, her directives were paramount, and they had no choice but to adhere to her orders. and hold their position.

As the gunfire temporarily subsided, a tense standoff ensued. Kallum’s men maintained a safe distance,

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while the factions loyal to Kiefer were locked at a standstill, neither side making a decisive move. Meanwhile, the surrounding chaos was pushing Horatio to the edge of sanity. He could do nothing but watch as his men were methodically taken down, one after another. The fear of impending death was so palpable that it caused his legs, already shaky with dread, to tremble even more uncontrollably.

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