Chapter 4: Callum, We’re Over!
Limping into the new house, which Lexie once pictured as the beginning of a new chapter with Callum, she looked around this place. Taking in the emptiness of the room, she knew she’d be the only one coming back tonight.
She eyed the pink and silver wedding balloons on the door, tearing them down without hesitation.
The dreamy wedding decorations irked her, so she decided to clean up the mess. At last, Lexie’s attention landed on a wedding photo of her and Callum.
She stared at it, the pain in her eyes giving way to indifference. Without a second thought, she grabbed scissors and punctured the picture of their smiling faces.
After erasing all traces, Lexie sat alone on the couch. From dusk till dawn, she felt her head grow heavy, and then she heard movement at the door.
Unlike previous happy reunions, Lexie remained seated quietly this time.
Callum, noticing Lexie’s unapologetic expression, wearily sat on the couch and rubbed his temples, “Get me a glass of water.”
Lexie scoffed, “Callum, we’re over!”
Her words were firm, leaving no room for doubt.
Callum, with a deep gaze, looked at her.
Lexie gazed at him, a hint of irony in her smile, “Why that face? The moment you left me at our wedding and even on Abbie’s return, you already had this plan, didn’t you?”
Callum picked up a box of cigarettes from the table, pulled one out, lit it, and took a deep drag.
After a moment of silence, he said in a cold voice, “Separation is the best choice. Your misunderstanding of Abbie runs too deep, and continuing this will only hurt Abbie further.”
Lexie stared at him, mocking, “I’m just so curious, what wouldn’t you do for Abbie!”
Callum extinguished the cigarette, a hint of impatience in his expression, “I tried shaking off Abbie from my mind for three years, but matters of the love don’t work that way. I hope you can forgive me, and don’t take it out on Abbie; she’s innocent in all of this.”
Lexie burst into laughter upon hearing his words.
Three years together, she thought her love could change a person, and her passion could warm his heart.
For him, she sacrificed, risking estrangement from her family. Yet, all she got in the end was a dismissive ‘love don’t work that way.‘
Callum looked at the seemingly mad Lexie, frowned, and felt a brief pang in his heart, “There’s a million in this card, enough for you to live peacefully in the countryside.”
A million bucks? That’s what he figured three years with her was worth?
But little did he know, Lexie couldn’t care less about that million!
“Callum, I’m by your side because of you, not because of the Wallace name, wealth, or the whole Mrs. Wallace thing. I’m not interested in any of that,” she declared, her face seemed covered in a layer of
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I won’t entertain apologies or make–up gestures from you! Just know, reconciliation isn’t in the cards for us! With that, she rose, head held high, and walked determinedly toward the exit.
As she confidently walked away, Callum felt this weird pull at his heart. His breath caught, and his hand just reached out on its own.
