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.

even if I

forget that I once told you that I would protect

was the one who had brought

been protecting me and Yasmin?”

held Lillian even tighter in a rare instance of

tell me now. You can tell me whenever you feel ready to.” Lillian patted

he not want to?” she thought.

poison almost killed you and the baby and that the mastermind behind that scheme was

stunned. “Your mother?”

known his mother disliked her, but she never thought the latter would resort

bitterly, but he looked as though he was

not yours, and won’t blame you for that. All I know is that you have been doing everything possible to protect me

hand and held

to the police. Instead,

head bowed, he murmured an incessant stream

to be sorry for!” Lillian said. “You kept your mother from leaving her home, which is no different from sending her to jail. Do

began helplessly. The woman before him seemed to see through

the person responsible was your mother, you made things right for me instead of covering everything up and pretending that nothing happened,”

raised his head slowly once

be sad again because I know you

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