Chapter 1110

Suddenly, Callum stiffened up before raising his head slowly to look at her. “Why are you here?” he said in a dry voice, forcing a smile as he did

She was startled by the haggardness on his face. “You look awful! Your flight back must have been exhausting. Why don’t you come home and rest? You can deal with everything else after a good rest.”

Lillian approached Callum as she spoke. “When did you arrive? You should have given me a call as soon as you got off the plane.”

Callum did not answer. Instead, he threw his arms around her waist without warning and pressed his face against her belly.

Lillian was stunned. “What’s wrong? What happened?”

Her voice was so gentle that the weight on his heart became unbearable.

He could not bring himself to tell her that it was his mother who almost killed her and her unborn child, nor could he tell her that what he did to exact vengeance on her behalf was merely keeping his mother from stepping out of the castle for the rest of her life.

He did not send the perpetrators to be punished by the law, nor did he have them pay for their crimes.

“Would she blame me?” he wondered.

The guilt weighed so heavily on his heart that he could hardly breathe.

Lillian knew that something had happened from the way Callum remained silent.

there’s anything bothering you. We could at least face it together even if I

trembled slightly. “I didn’t forget,” he said quietly. “Just like how I didn’t forget that I once told you

one who had brought about

you been protecting me and Yasmin?”

Lillian even tighter in a rare instance

tell me whenever you feel ready to.” Lillian patted him on the back.

to?” she thought. “It’s

stared at Lillian. “Did you know the poison almost killed you and the baby and that the mastermind behind that scheme

mother?” she echoed in surprise.

mother disliked her, but she never thought the latter would resort to that. Such an act was no

he looked as

won’t blame you for that. All I

and

as it may, I gave her a way out. I didn’t hand the evidence to the police. Instead, I merely kept her from leaving the

his head bowed, he murmured an incessant stream of apologies.

said. “You kept your mother from leaving her home, which is no different from sending her to jail. Do you think I would blame you or think that you are protecting her because she’s your

woman before him seemed to see through

it from me and gotten justice for me. Even if the person responsible was your mother, you made

then raised his head slowly once

sad again because I know you must feel awful. You are,

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