Chapter 185


    His words almost choked Lillian. “ying 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 exin 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 exin? Just the


    revtion 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 rtionship was so sudden,


    and I didn’t want to worry them. I was nning 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 n 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.


    “Alright.” He nodded. “If you ever go on another blind date, Lillian, you’ll be dead.”


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    “Is this a threat?” she thought. However, when she thought about her current situation, she could


    onlyugh. “There will be no next time.”


    She couldn’t helpining in her heart, thinking, “Even though I’m just pretending to be his


    girlfriend, shouldn’t he, as my boyfriend, at least pretend to be caring and protective? Why is he


    threatening me?”


    “Even if he wants to take revenge on me, shouldn’t he let me fall in love with him first? In those


    movies and TV shows, when men plotted revenge, they always started by acting incredibly gentle


    and pretended to hold the woman in the palm of their hand,” she thought.


    In fact, she hadn’t felt for à moment that she was being held tenderly. Instead, she constantly felt


    like her life was hanging by a thread.


    At this moment, he seemed to be satisfied with her answer. Thus, he turned around and continued


    to walk forward, while she hurriedly followed him.


    While they walked out of the park, her stomach decided to growl loudly.


    “Are you hungry?” Callum asked.


    “A little,” she replied awkwardly. She nced at his expression, which seemed calm enough. “How


    about we grab something to eat around here? There are some great restaurants nearby.”


    He cast a sidelong nce at her. Right now, her eyes sparkled with excitement whenever food was


    mentioned, just like they used to.


    Back when they 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.


    She looked like a greedy piglet.


    Callum didn’t know which restaurant in that area was delicious, but it didn’t stop Lillian from leading


    him to a restaurant she enjoyed.


    This restaurant specializes in unique dishes that you can’t find anywhere else.” After they entered


    the restaurant, Lillian took the menu and began to order the dishes excitedly.


    While they were looking at the menu, she began talking excitedly about the food. However, halfway


    through her exnation, she noticed Callum gazing at her intently.


    “Sorry, I talked too much,” she said.


    “It’s alright. Keep talking; I’m listening,” Callum said indifferently.


    Lillian hesitated for a moment, then decided to ask, “By the way, why did youe here today?”


    The words slipped out, and she immediately regretted bringing up the topic.


    It took her a lot of effort to get past the blind date. Yet, now, she took the initiative to mention it


    again.


    As expected, he looked at her and said, “If I hadn’t shown up, were you nning to have dinner with


    that guy?”


    She blushed furiously. “No, of course not!” she stammered, but her answer carried a hint of guilt.


    After all, she did intend to treat her blind date to dinner as an apology.


    Fortunately, she hadn’t extended the invitation. When she thought back to the offensive words


    uttered by the blind date just a moment ago, Lillian suddenly regretted not stepping up and beating


    him up.


    “Is your family particr about the requirements for your blind dates?” Callum asked, seemingly


    casual.


    “Just the usual requirements, like owning a marital home, having a stable job, and being over 5 feet


    7 inches tall,” she replied. In reality, she wasn’t too concerned about the marital home; renting was


    fine with her. Besides, she believed they could save up and buy a ce together after they got


    married.


    However, ording to her mother’s logic, at her age, she should be looking for someone who


    owned their own house. In a few more years, she might not even have that option.


    Lillian was a little speechless about her mother’s theory. She didn’t think a woman’s age was such a


    big deal. Many so-called “old maids” managed to find the love they wanted in the end.


    To that, her mother had a different perspective. “Those women are mostly rich, beautiful, and


    educated. What about you?”


    “Well, I have a university degree at least.” She couldn’t help but defend her educational


    background.


    “Nowadays, university graduates are everywhere. A billboard could fall and hit several of them.


    What makes you so special? You had a chance to study abroad, but instead of pursuing further


    studies, you became a mere junior designer, all because of that Rosalie.”


    At moments like these, Lillian knew that her mother would bring up Rosalie. She didn’t regret her


    decision back then. If she hadn’t rushed back, Rosalie would have beenpletely helpless.


    In the end, though, she hadn’t been able to help Rosalie win her case, and thetter had to spend


    three years in prison.


    When she thought of this, Lillian felt sad again.


    “What are you thinking about?” A refined voice brought her back to reality. Lillian realized she’d


    been lost in thought.