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.

it wasn’t intentional, how outrageous!” Lillian fumed. However, right now, she

We can report to the police and have them check the footage. She won’t

Lillian nodded in

word,

Lillian almost instinctively tried to grab Callum, but

you don’t have feelings for me, don’t touch me!‘ Callum said

you’re really okay. Lillian said.

ided,

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then?”

Callum left

echoed softly. Lillian bit her lip, feeling a mixture of emotions. “Does he love me? Perhaps he does! Maybe, as he has said

didn’t have the courage to love him anymore. In five years, she had shed the audacity and unwavering determination of her youth. She cared about many things now and didn’t want her aging parents to worry about her. She just wanted a peaceful life.

Lillian and Jerick, “Were you the ones pushed down the escalator?

Lillian shook her

the guards asked, “What happened? Is someone bleeding? Is anyone else injured besides you two?”

trail of crimson on the escalator steps, barely visible against the dark gray

blood… It was Callum’s!” she thought.

was where Callum had fallen.

it hard to breathe. He was

or if he hadn’t been wearing dark clothes, maybe she would have noticed.

eyes, she saw the image of Callum and her falling

any ties with me anymore?” she thought. “Then why did he save me? Why

doubts flooded

he suddenly

made it clear that they couldn’t

up in a never–ending loop, something

for untangle,