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.

his chin up slightly, creating an angle where she looked down

in the end, you’re not right for

the White family’s illegitimate child, looked down upon 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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he spoke, he raised his hand as if he wanted to touch

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

“Is what

it’s the truth, Lillian. When I loved you, it was genuine. But what I truly desire, you couldn’t provide. So, you’re not right for

continued to kneel before

looked like sculptures

felt like an eternity, Lillian’s dry lips moved, and she murmured softly,

and his face turned pale. His clenched fists

but her smile was so bitter.

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

hand,

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

initial emotion of seeing the news to calmly listening to him now, had she mentally prepared herself for

ties between us,” she murmured, her fingertip gently landing

final separation to be filled with tears and

to go from being the person he loved the most to becoming his enemy.

in parting, even if they no longer loved each other in the future, she hoped

for her

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