However, sometimes it turned out that everything could change in an instant. It was the same when they had broken up then.
The only difference was he had been the one who asked for the breakup, whereas she was the one who asked to leave this time.
âJonathan, itâs really time to forget you this time,â Rosalie murmured.
The next day, Lillian went to Rosalieâs rented house after work.
Although they had talked over the phone the day before and Rosalie said that everything was fine, Lillian still felt a little worried.
Nevertheless, when she arrived at the parking lot and was about to go into her car, a figure was blocking her way.
âYouâre Lillian, right?â the person asked.
back The person was a woman, dressed in a new suit of the latest fall collection of a luxury brand. She had exquisite makeup on. She was looking at Lillian arrogantly.
Lillian was stunned. âWho are you?â
âIâm Josephine, Callumâs future partner in our marriage of convenience. I heard that you have been with Callum for a while, so Iâve been wanting to meet you. How about we go somewhere to talk?â Although itâs an inquiry, Josephineâs tone was more like a command that could not be refused. There was disdain in her eyes.
Lillian raised her eyebrows. âMarriage of convenience? Why hasnât Callum mentioned anything/about this to me before? So the situation right now is regarded as my love rival coming to me and protesting?
Wait a minute. Maybe this woman canât be considered as a love rival yet,â Lillian was reasoning in her heart.
Lillianâs head was filled with various ideas about Josephine. For a moment, she was ignoring Josephine, who was standing there.
Josephine had never been so angry. If it werenât for her plan for the future, she would have turned around and left now. She wouldnât waste time on Lillian, who looked like an ordinary woman.
She couldnât believe that Callum actually had his eyes on Lillian!
âDo you want to talk or not?â Josephine was getting irritated.
âSure. Letâs just go to the cafe at the corner here, but itâs on you.â Lillian didnât want to split the bill with Josephine, who was going to find trouble with her. She was not going to help Josephine save money.
Josephineâs disgust toward Lillian became stronger. She felt that Lillian was really an incompetent person. She even wanted to fuss about the price of a cup of coffee.
âGot it. Lead the way then,â Josephine uttered.
Lillian shrugged and led the way ahead. Anyway, she intended to find out what was going on with this marriage of convenience.
When they arrived at the cafe, Lillian ordered herself a cup of expensive coffee. Then, Josephine said in an arrogant tone, âIâve run a check on you already. You are just a designer from a small design institute, and you have an ordinary family background. Donât you think you donât deserve Callum?â
âItâs okay, I guess. If I really think so, do you think I can still date him?â Lillianâs lips twitched.
Josephine choked on Lillianâs words. âYouâ¦â
âBy the way, what is your family background? What does your family do?â Lillian asked. Itâs best to know about Josephine and herself so that she could win against Josephine in any circumst âIâm the eldest daughter of Fairmount Properties. Iâm also the partner whoâs acknowledged by the White family for our marriage of convenience. Soon, I will get engaged to Callum and then marry him. If you are sensible enough, itâll be better to leave him quietly. Donât embarrass yourself when the time comes.â Josephine raised her chin while explaining.
Lillian blinked after listening to Josephineâs introduction and took out her phone. She began searching for Fairmount Properties.
Looking at Lillian, Josephine felt really humiliated.
âI she trying to tell me that she hasnât heard of Fairmount Properties before?â she yelled internally.
Josephine felt really embarrassed of herself. Initially, she thought that Lillian would be astonished to hear about Fairmount Properties. On the contrary, Lillian actually searched for the company online.
After reading the introduction to Fairmount Properties on the internet, Lillian smiled. âI know your background now. But as you said, you are the marriage partner determined by the White family and will be engaged to Callum. That means youâre not engaged yet, right? And Callum never acknowledged you as his marriage partner before.
Therefore, thereâs no relation at all between you and Callum.â
Lillian had never believed that Callum would marry Josephine. Inexplicably, she had a kind of trust in him.
âPerhaps this is the power of love,â Lillian thought.
Josephine gritted her teeth and stared at Lillian. She was right about the marriage. Josephine had discussed it with some members of the Tall family and the White family only. Callum had never agreed to it!
âAnd I⦠Ahem!â Lillian coughed a bit. She raised her chin and grinned at Josephine. âIâm Callumâs girlfriend, the official one! So Ms. Tall, donât you think itâs ridiculous for you to come here to order me to leave Callum?â
Josephine snorted coldly. She felt that Lillian was deliberately acting, so she went straight to the point, asking, âHow much money do you want in order to leave Callum?â
Lillianâs eyes lit up. âDamn it! I didnât expect that one day I would encounter the scene in a novel or TV series where the girlfriend was dismissed using money. However, Iâm the one whoâs being dismissed right now,â she exclaimed inwardly.
âYouâre giving me money?â Lillian asked.
Josephine mistakenly thought that Lillianâs eyes were shining because of the mention of money, so she secretly laughed at Lillian in her heart. âShe is indeed a greedy woman!â Josephine thought.
âIs 1 million dollars enough?â Josephine asked directly.
However, Lillian was disgusted by the offer. âOnly 1 million dollars? Callum is worth only 1 million dollars? At present, 1 million dollars is only enough to buy a house in Strico. It must be less than 1,000 square feet at that.â
âThen, how much do you want?â Josephine gritted her teeth.
âIsnât it popular to dump tens of millions of dollars nowadays?â Lillian said.
Josephine almost fainted. Lillian was not the kind of weak and dumb woman she had imagined. She was an extremely greedy woman.
Even if all the cash flow of the Tall family was gathered, they couldnât get tens of millions of dollars in cash at once. âLillian, are you kidding me?â Josephine was fuming with rage. Her eyes with heavy makeup stared at Lillian furiously. âThen, arenât you humiliating me when you intended to dump 1 million dollars on me and ordered me to leave Callum?â Lillian asked. âOf course, thatâs if you really pay me the money and let me leave. Thereâs another possibility though. You pretend to promise me the money and record our conversation. Later, youâll find the chance and let Callum listen to the recording, leading him to think that Iâm a greedy woman and eventually break up with me.â
As Lillian was speaking, she glanced at Josephineâs phone on the table. Nonetheless, the back of her phone was facing upward while her screen was on the tableâs surface, contrary to normal people placing their phones.
âI think Ms. Tall is planning for the second option, right?â Lillian asked.
Josephineâs body stiffened, and her face turned red.