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.

crouched down and tilted his chin up

with you was a simple matter. But in the end, you’re not right for me.” He spoke softly, his voice tender, like a lover’s whisper,

by others. So, I made a vow back then. One day, I would trample all those who looked down on me under my feet. I did love you

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his hand as if

make contact, he hesitated and withdrew it, as if he feared that touching her would make it harder

“Is what

was genuine. But what I truly desire, you couldn’t provide. So, you’re not right for me. I need

in thought. Meanwhile, Callum continued to kneel before her, as

them looked like sculptures frozen in

Lillian’s dry lips moved, and she murmured

clenched fists at his side were

her smile was so

such pain when she was about to die, but now she was in so

struggled to lift her hand, her fingers caressing

that had once been so familiar, the one she had touched and admired countless times, now felt strangely

emotion of seeing the news to calmly listening to him now, had she

she murmured, her fingertip gently landing on his lips as if performing

separation to be filled with tears

go from being the person he loved the most to becoming

in parting, even if they no longer loved each other in the future, she hoped for an amicable breakup. After all, this man had been the one she genuinely loved.

his love for her

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