Chapter 867
Her steps came to an abrupt halt, and she turned her head sharply, seeing Callum standing 30 feet away from her.
“He… hasn’t left?” she thought.
Lillian was stunned and then saw Callum walking towards her step by step. “Are you here to find me?” he repeated his earlier question.
Only then did Lillian snap out of her daze. She took a deep breath and asked, “Yes! Did you get injured when you fell down the escalator? Where are you hurt?”
His dark eyes stared at her intently. Then, a mocking smile curved his lips. “Are you genuinely concerned about me now?”
“What if I am? You’re injured, and it’s late at night. Why aren’t you resting at home instead of coming here?” If she hadn’t opened the window because she couldn’t sleep, she wondered how long he would have stayed here.
As she thought of it, her heart trembled.
He chuckled lightly, his eyelashes flickering slightly. “What if I say I came here because I wanted to see you? Would you be moved? Would you be willing to start over with me?“.
“Callum, I’m being serious!”
“On what grounds do you think my words aren’t serious?” he retorted.
She hesitated, staring at him, her hand clutching the hem of her nightgown tightly. “I won’t start over with you.”
She thought, “Because I don’t know if the next time the White family faces a crisis, you won’t leave me again because of ambition, because of your desire for wealth and power. At that time, not only me but my parents would suffer another severe blow. So… Even though I still have feelings for you, I don’t have the courage to take that risk again.”
Then, she said, “But… I’m grateful for you for saving me tonight. If it weren’t for you, the person injured now might have been me, and I might be lying in the hospital. But…” She bit her lips as if gathering her courage. “Callum, you don’t need to save me again next time. Since we’re not involved anymore, you don’t need to save me repeatedly!”
His gaze sharpened, and his mocking expression intensified. “Are you afraid of owing me more and more? Afraid that you won’t be able to extricate yourself from me?” His sharp gaze seemed to be able to see through her whole body. Lillian stiffened as she heard him continue, “If you owe me more and more, will you be unable to rest assured of being with Jerick?
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The Ceo’s Convict Wite
“Lillian, believe it or not, in the future, you will owe me more and more.” The voice cut through the night with crystal clarity. “Unless one day, you truly marry another man and become his wife, only then will I vanish from your world, never to be seen by you again!”
Lillian was stunned.
His words were so resolute. It felt like a sharp sword stabbing fiercely into her heart.
It hurt.
All at once, the pain erupted in her heart.
She had considered the idea of them not being entangled in each other’s lives, but she had never imagined a lifetime of never seeing him again.
Countless times, she had fantasized about them growing old, perhaps meeting by chance on the street, sharing a knowing smile, and treating all the past hardships as beautiful memories.
However, now, his words shattered all her fantasies.
“So, do you want to marry someone else and never see me again?” Callum’s voice echoed in her ears.
She stared at him blankly, feeling lost, unsure of how to respond.
Callum didn’t seem to want to wait for her answer, so he turned around and intended to leave.
Lillian’s body moved first and she suddenly grabbed his arm. “How serious are your injuries?”
His tall figure stiffened. In the moonlight, he seemed to grow paler. “I’ve said it. If you’re not interested in me, don’t touch me.”
“Can’t someone whom you saved be concerned about your injuries?” Lillian asked. “Others can, but… you can’t!” he said, trying to pull his arm away from her grip. Lillian felt a sharp pain in her heart. Still, she stubbornly held onto Callum’s arm. “How serious are your injuries?” She just wanted to know how badly he was injured.
He stared at her, her hand gripping his arm so tightly. It was as if she didn’t want to let him go, no matter what.
“If… she really doesn’t let me leave her, how good would that be?” he thought. Do you really want to know?” His voice came, hoarse and unusually rough.
“Yes, I want to know, she answered firmly.
Fine, release your hand, and I’ll show you!” Callum said.
Lilian hesitated for a moment, then released her grip.
ing advantage of her releasing him, Callum directly took off his coat, then hir
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The Geos Convict Wile
The bright moonlight spilled on him, making the white bandages on his body stand out, glaringly white against the night.
The thick bandages almost covered his entire chest and back. On the white bandages, faint traces of red could still be seen.
“I’ve treated my injuries, so you don’t need to worry,” Callum said coldly.
However, just as he was about to put his clothes back on, his body stiffened again. It was because her hand had unexpectedly touched his back, even through the bandages. Although there was a layer of gauze, he could still keenly feel her touch. “It must hurt a lot,” Lillian murmured.
Callum tightly pursed his thin lips. “Hurt…” he thought. He didn’t feel the pain. when he fell while protecting her. He only cared about her safety.
Yet, when Jerick ran to her, thanking him, he felt the pain. He remembered that there was another man by her side now.
“She said she couldn’t be with me. Is Jerick a factor in that decision? Will she and Jerick get married and have children? What would I do then? Perhaps, living without any expectations is the only way for me to live,” he thought.
Callum took a step back, putting his clothes back on. “Alright, you’ve seen it. Whether I’m in pain or not, if you really care, why don’t you come back to me? That way, I won’t be in pain anymore!”
