The Ceo’s Convict Wife

Chapter 697

Chapter 697

It was clear that Callum a deliberate effort to conceal his emotions and thoughts.

However, that all fell apart when he heard about Lillian’s situation.

“But he’s with Madeline…” Rosalie said hesitantly.

“There must be some reason for it. Sometimes, you can’t have both power and a beautiful woman. You have to make a choice,” Jonathan said. “Are you saying Callum chose Madeline to reclaim his position in the White family?” Rosalie asked, clearly stunned.

“That’s just one possibility,” Jonathan replied.

Rosalie fell silent as she wondered, “Could it be true? What would Callum say to Lillian?”

Jonathan held Rosalie’s hand tightly, trying to comfort her in her current state of unease and tension.

Inside the ward, Lillian and Callum locked eyes. She couldn’t help but feel that even though he was so close, they had become distant.

In fact, they were even further than ever before.

“Is what the news said true?” she asked hesitantly. She had been awake for a while now, but only in recent days had she been able to speak, and even then, her words came out haltingly.

Callum remained silent for a while before finally uttering a quiet “yes.”

Lillian’s body trembled. “Are you… with another woman?” she asked. She strained to open her eyes wider as if trying to see him more clearly.

chin up slightly, creating an angle where

But in the end, you’re not right for me.” He spoke softly, his

vow back then. One day, I would trample all those who looked down on me under my feet. I did love you at one point, but your presence didn’t help my career. In fact, it could have become a burden. Madeline, on the other hand, could use the Tall family’s power to help me achieve

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hand as if he wanted to

to make contact, he hesitated and withdrew it, as if he feared that

“Is what

I loved you, it was genuine. But what I truly desire, you couldn’t provide.

Callum continued to kneel

them looked like sculptures frozen in

felt like an eternity, Lillian’s dry lips moved, and she murmured softly, “Callum… So, your

pupils suddenly contracted, and his face turned pale. His clenched fists at his side were an attempt

but her smile was

she was about to die, but now

to lift her hand, her

familiar, the one she had touched and admired countless times, now felt strangely foreign.

calmly listening to him now,

have no more ties between us,” she murmured, her fingertip gently landing on his lips as if

to be filled with

person he loved the most to becoming

no longer loved each other in the future, she hoped for an amicable breakup.

for her was far less than what

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