The Ceo’s Convict Wife by Jennifer Mike

Chapter 185

His words almost choked Lillian. “Playing both sides? What nonsensel The problem is, I haven’t even really been with either side!” she thought.

However, in front of Callum, she thought for a while and tried to explain in a pleasing manner. “Well… you see, it’s because my mom pressured me into this. She insisted I go on this blind date, or she’d cut ties with me. I actually wanted to tell the guy that I already have a boyfriend, but he interrupted me.”

To be fair, that wasn’t entirely a lie.

“Did your mother force you to go on a blind date?” He raised an eyebrow.

“Yes, yes!” She smiled awkwardly. In fact, her mother was being overly abusive in the matter forcing her to go on blind dates.

“So, you mean you haven’t told your family that you have a boyfriend?” he asked. A dangerous glint passed through his eyes.

Lillian suddenly felt a pang of guilt, thinking, “Tell my parents? How can I explain? Just the revelation of Callum’s identity would likely terrify my parents, especially… considering Callum and I aren’t really an official couple, just going through the

motions.”

“I didn’t tell them because… I thought it might shock them. I mean, our relationship was so sudden, and I didn’t want to worry them. I was planning to find the right moment to tell them.” Lillian quickly came up with an excuse, though she had no intention of actually telling them.

“Do you really plan to tell them?” Callum asked. His dark eyes

narrowed.

“I promise.” She quickly said. Her face showed the sincerity of someone who’d swear by the heavens.

go on another blind date, Lillian, you’ll be dead.”

about her current situation, she could only laugh.

pretending to be his girlfriend, shouldn’t he, as

revenge on me, shouldn’t he let me fall in love with him first? In those movies and TV shows, when

was being held tenderly. Instead, she constantly felt like

he seemed to be satisfied with her answer. Thus, he turned around

they walked out of the park,

you hungry?”

expression, which seemed calm enough. “How about we grab something to eat around here? There

sidelong glance at her. Right now, her eyes sparkled with excitement whenever food was mentioned, just like

were overseas, she always wanted to know about the local specialties and insisted he take her to try them. “Let’s go,” he said. Unsurprisingly, her face lit up with joy.

a greedy

in that area was delicious, but it didn’t stop Lillian from leading

entered the restaurant, Lillian took the menu

she began talking excitedly about the food. However, halfway through her explanation, she

too much,” she

alright. Keep talking; I’m listening,”

hesitated for a moment, then decided to ask, “By the way, why did you come here today?” The words slipped out, and she immediately regretted

blind date. Yet, now, she

her and said, “If I hadn’t shown up,

of guilt. After all,

offensive words uttered by the