The Ceo’s Convict Wife by Jennifer Mike

Chapter 165

Lillian’s initially flushed face paled. Her lips trembled, and she could choke out one sentence, I’m sorry.”

After all, she was the one who had said these words, but she was also the one who failed to act on them.

“You have a lot to be sorry for,” he said.

There was another moment of silence in the car. After a long while, the car finally rolled to a stop. Lillian got out with Callum, only to find it was the same villa he had brought her to yesterday.

Recalling the unspeakable scene she had witnessed last night, Lillian couldn’t help but stop in her tracks.

“What? You don’t dare to go in?” Callum turned to face Lillian.

Her lips trembled as she tried faking a smile. She croaked, “Whatever you say will be the same whether we’re inside or outside.

Callum chuckled wryly. “If I wanted to detain you, Lillian, there are many ways I could go around it. And I can also guarantee that it won’t be so easy for Jonathan to take you away this time.”

Lillian hesitated for a moment and then gritted her teeth. Who was afraid of him? If he wanted to hurt her, there was no way for her to stop him anyway!

As a result, Lillian took a couple of steps forward in rage.

Callum also strode forward indifferently.

They walked into the villa, and Callum pointed to a sofa. “Sit down,” he ordered.

As if she were a grade school student, Lillian sat down obediently.

bar counter and began mixing some alcohol. After a while, a rainbow-like cocktail appeared in his hand. He held

of that time, a feeling of guilt bubbled up in her heart. She had assumed that this wine would be as mild as fruit wine. Who would have

been

thanks, I’m not thirsty.” She smiled awkwardly

her hand bit by bit, almost forcing her to hold it. “I didn’t want to learn how to mix drinks at first. After all, I didn’t intend to be a bartender, but I’ve picked it up over the years. In the end… I ended up only knowing how to

indescribable feeling bubbled up in Lillian as she heard these words, and the

it?” His gaze pinned her down.

would be up to him how he would enact his revenge. It was just that… “Our business is not related to my parents. You can take it up with me to vent your anger. You can do whatever you want, but don’t

took in her daring expression as if she were ready to sacrifice herself for the greater good. Unbidden, the word “okay” carne tumbling from his thin lips.

head and knocked back the cocktail in her hand.

were completely different. In the past, she had only thought about how good it tasted. “But why does it taste so bitter now?” she

said, looking at her

The taste

be savored slowly had been downed in one go by her. “Callum, what do you want me to do for you to let that incident go? Tell me!”

that cocktail, she became considerably bolder, and her voice got louder.

me from

him with her round eyes wide open as if she were thinking of something. “So I can just give back

“Yes, he answered.

it was because of the alcohol just now that she

cocktail was indeed as powerful

moment, she had also become daring because it was so

when she was pulling at the zipper of her coat

A light flashed through them as he watched Lillian’s antics.

She began peeling off her sweater underneath, then her cotton