Chapter 185

His words almost choked Lillian. “Playing both sides? What nonsensel The problem is, I haven’t even really been with either side!” she thought.

However, in front of Callum, she thought for a while and tried to explain in a pleasing manner. “Well… you see, it’s because my mom pressured me into this. She insisted I go on this blind date, or she’d cut ties with me. I actually wanted to tell the guy that I already have a boyfriend, but he interrupted me.”

To be fair, that wasn’t entirely a lie.

“Did your mother force you to go on a blind date?” He raised an eyebrow.

“Yes, yes!” She smiled awkwardly. In fact, her mother was being overly abusive in the matter forcing her to go on blind dates.

“So, you mean you haven’t told your family that you have a boyfriend?” he asked. A dangerous glint passed through his eyes.

Lillian suddenly felt a pang of guilt, thinking, “Tell my parents? How can I explain? Just the revelation of Callum’s identity would likely terrify my parents, especially… considering Callum and I aren’t really an official couple, just going through the

motions.”

“I didn’t tell them because… I thought it might shock them. I mean, our relationship was so sudden, and I didn’t want to worry them. I was planning to find the right moment to tell them.” Lillian quickly came up with an excuse, though she had no intention of actually telling them.

“Do you really plan to tell them?” Callum asked. His dark eyes

narrowed.

showed the sincerity

He nodded. “If you ever go on another blind date, Lillian, you’ll

when she thought about her current situation, she could only laugh. “There will be

help complaining in her heart, thinking, “Even though I’m just pretending to be his girlfriend, shouldn’t he, as my boyfriend, at least pretend to be caring and protective?

love with him first? In those movies and TV shows, when men plotted revenge, they always started by

she was being held tenderly. Instead, she constantly

moment, he seemed to be satisfied with her answer. Thus, he turned around and continued to walk forward, while she

walked out of the park, her

you hungry?” Callum

enough. “How about we grab something to eat around here? There

at her. Right now, her eyes sparkled with

when they were overseas, she always wanted to know about the local specialties and insisted he take her to try them. “Let’s go,” he said. Unsurprisingly, her face

looked like a

delicious, but it didn’t stop Lillian from leading him to a restaurant

specializes in unique dishes that you can’t find anywhere else.” After they entered the restaurant, Lillian took the menu and began to order

were looking at the menu, she began talking excitedly about the

talked too much,” she

alright. Keep talking; I’m listening,”

the way, why did you come here today?” The words slipped

effort to get past the blind date. Yet, now,

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