CEO's Dumb Bride

Chapter 164 An Invisible Cage

Chapter 164 An Invisible Cage

The doctor handed the phone to Lilian.

Lilian took the phone, looked at it, and as expected, the messages were from Courtney.

She asked Lilian how much longer until she reached Hamiton, where she was, why she wasn't replying to her messages, whether something had happened, and so on.

Lilian read the messages one by one, pursed her lips, and typed a reply to Courtney.

-[Sorry, Courtney, I've gone home. I can't make it to Hamiton.]

Courtney was still resting at the service area, and when she saw the message, she was stunned for a moment, feeling a hint of anger rising in her heart.

Courtney: [What do you mean?]

Lilian seemed to sense her anger from these few words.

Lilian closed her eyes, steeled her heart, opened her eyes and typed on the phone: [I've realized that I still can't leave him.]

Lilian: [I'm sorry, Courtney.]

Lilian: [Take care of yourself out there, and if there's a chance to meet, I'll apologize to you in person.]

After typing this series of messages, Lilian's hand fell weakly.

A layer of mist formed in her eyes.

She also wanted to leave the Linkland City, and to go out with Courtney to see the world, whether to wander or to travel around the world.

It was better than being trapped in Francis from beginning to end of her whole life.

For twenty years, her joys and sorrows, her life and time, have all been occupied by him, everywhere and in everything.

She was Francis's wife, the mute of the Landau family, the adopted daughter of the Landau family, and the poor orphan.

The only thing she wasn't is herself.

the Linkland City was like an invisible cage, trapping her here, by Francis's side. For her entire life, she was unable to glimpse the outside world.

But she couldn't. She has been trapped in the cage and couldn't get out. She couldn't break Courtney's wings for her own freedom.

Courtney could fly far on her own and go see the outside world for her.

Courtney stared at the message for a long time, not knowing how to reply. © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

After a long while, she typed a reply to Lilian.

[Forget it, this is your own choice, and I don't blame you, but you have to take care of yourself. The path is your own choice, and you have to walk it on your own from now on.]

After typing this, Courtney sent the message and irritably tossed the phone onto the passenger seat.

It would probably be several years later before she would come back again.

A few years are neither long nor short, but enough time to change everything beyond recognition.

Lilian looked at the message, felt a twinge at the tip of her nose, and finally, tears uncontrollably fell.

For a moment, she didn't know whether it was she who had saved Courtney, or Francis who had intentionally driven Courtney away from her.

Otherwise, why did he only appear after Courtney had left, three days later?

Lilian didn't want to think about it, nor was she willing to.

She knew that no matter what she did, she could never outplay Francis.

She couldn't even win against Johnson, let alone Francis.

The doctor beside her watched and couldn't help but sigh again.

Although he didn't know why Lilian was crying so desperately, he still comforted her, "Ms. Rossum, please don't cry, and crying too much is bad for your health."

"You need to cheer yourself up now, so your body will recover faster, otherwise, your health will get worse and worse."

Lilian turned her head to look at the doctor, tears rolling down her cheeks onto the pillow.

The doctor looked at her desolate figure, feeling an inexplicable tightness in his heart, wondering why a good person had ended up like this.

The doctor couldn't help saying, "This way you won't live long."

The moment these words were spoken, Francis happened to push the door open.