The Ceo’s Convict Wife

Chapter 866

Lillian lifted her head, her gaze fixed upon the man who had shielded her. Now, he was the one who should be hurting. He had become a human cushion for her. “I… I’m fine,” she hurriedly said, noticing his unusually pale complexion and the beads of sweat forming on his forehead, his brows furrowed in pain.

Lillian quickly stood up and said, “How about you?”

Callum gasped. “I’m fine.”

Lillian reached out, attempting to help Callum up, but he glanced at her hand and then met her eyes. “If you don’t have feelings for me, don’t touch me.”

“I… I just wanted to help you up.”

“It’s unnecessary,” he replied, steadying himself and standing on his own.

“Lillian, are you alright?” Jerick rushed over anxiously.

“I’m okay, didn’t get hurt much,” Lillian replied while thinking, “But… What about Callum? Is he okay? We fell together just now, and I landed on top of him… Is he really unh

Jerick turned to Callum and said, “Mr. White, thank you for saving Lillian just

now.”

Callum raised an eyebrow, his tone mocking. “Thank me?”

“Yes, I’m thanking you. Is there a problem?” Jerick met Callum’s gaze confidently.

Callum’s eyes darkened, his face clouded with a layer of gloom. Jerick stared back, unflinching.

In the end, Callum was the one to look away first. His gaze shifted to Rebecca, who was still standing frozen at the escalator exit.

His icy stare jolted Rebecca back to reality, and she hurriedly stammered, “I… I didn’t mean it; I didn’t mean to…” With that, she fled, not looking back.

intentional, how outrageous!” Lillian fumed. However, right now, she couldn’t catch

has surveillance cameras. We can report to the police and have

nodded

turned without a word, intending to

Lillian almost instinctively tried to grab Callum,

for me,

sure you’re

ided,

1. ‘And what if 1 mid t’in uw okay? What

then?”

Callum left without another

that.” Jerick’s voice echoed softly. Lillian bit her lip, feeling a mixture of emotions. “Does he love me? Perhaps he does! Maybe, as he has said before, he has never loved Madeline. His

audacity and unwavering determination of her youth. She cared about many things now and didn’t want her aging parents to worry about her. She just wanted a peaceful life.

asking Lillian and Jerick, “Were you the ones pushed down

Lillian shook

happened? Is someone bleeding? Is anyone else injured besides you

trail of crimson on the escalator steps, barely visible against the dark gray color. As the steps were dark gray, the bloodstain wasn’t very conspicuous, and

was Callum’s!”

where Callum

her chest, making it hard to breathe. He was hurt, but he

only she had been more observant, or if he hadn’t been wearing dark clothes, maybe she would have

Every time she closed her eyes, she saw the image of Callum and her falling on the escalator

with me anymore?” she thought. “Then why did he save me?

a moment, various doubts flooded her mind.

but he suddenly claimed that he had

had made it clear that they couldn’t be together, he saved her in

in a never–ending loop,