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.

approached Lillian’s bedside. He crouched down and tilted his chin up slightly, creating an angle where she looked

I used to think that being with you was a simple matter. But in the end, you’re not right for me.” He spoke softly,

would trample all those who looked down on me under my feet. I did love you

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spoke, he raised his hand as if he

it, as if he feared that touching her would make it harder to let

flickered. “Is what

But what I truly desire, you couldn’t provide. So,

eyelids, lost in thought. Meanwhile, Callum continued

of them looked like sculptures

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

contracted, and his face turned pale. His clenched fists at his side were an attempt to suppress something.

smiled gently, but her smile was

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

lift her hand,

so familiar, the one she had touched and

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

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

final separation to be filled with tears

person he loved the

the future, she hoped for an amicable breakup. After all, this man had been the one she genuinely

he wanted, and his love for her was far less than what he hoped to gain.

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