The Ceo’s Convict Wife by Jennifer Mike

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.

Rebecca, claiming it wasn’t intentional, how outrageous!” Lillian fumed. However, right

can report to the police and have them check the footage. She won’t get away with

nodded

a word, intending

to grab Callum, but he

you don’t have feelings for me,

you’re really okay. Lillian said.

ided,

1. what if 1 mid t’in

then?”

Callum left without another

must love you. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have saved you like 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

and unwavering determination of her youth. She cared about many things now and didn’t want her aging parents to worry

that moment, mall security guards rushed over, asking Lillian and Jerick, “Were you the ones pushed down the escalator? Are

Lillian shook her head.

then, one of the guards asked, “What happened? Is someone

on the escalator steps, barely visible against the dark gray color. As the steps were dark gray, the bloodstain

It was Callum’s!”

Callum

heavy was pressing on her chest, making it

or if he hadn’t been wearing dark clothes, maybe she

her eyes, she saw the

Does he not want any ties with me anymore?” she thought. “Then

a moment, various doubts

had thought they were done, but he suddenly claimed that he

that they couldn’t be together,

were tangled up in a never–ending loop, something she couldn’t

for untangle,