Love's Perfect Match

Chapter 299

a close couple, but now things were awkward between them. They stared into each other’s eyes, yet they said nothing.“Callum,” Elspeth said. That was the only thing she could say.Callum looked at her coolly. He didn’t even give her any response, not even a greeting.Elspeth smiled bitterly. “If you don’t love me anymore, then we should break up.”“I know you must be upset.” Callum’s eyes glinted. “But I can’t respond to your feelings as I am right now.”Elspeth could understand that, but she still felt powerless and defeated. “I know. I’m sorry for pushing you.” She was about to leave, but Callum stopped her.“Elspeth, if you can’t accept me as I am, I won’t hold you back if you want to break up.”And yet you promised you wouldn’t let go of our relationship not too long ago. Tears streamed down her cheeks, but she didn’t turn around. She tried her hardest to keep her voice steady as she said, “I can still wait.”They barely said anything to each other in the next few days. Work was the only common thing they had in their schedule. Whenever Elspeth passed by him, she wanted to say hi, but she just couldn’t get the words out of her mouth. She realized she had no idea how to start a conversation with him.Three days later, Edmund returned to the Coles. When Theodore found out that Edmund wasn’t his son, he fell into depression for a while. Margot cried her heart out, but they still let Edmund return to the family that birthed him. It was the right thing to do, even though they were heartbroken about it. The Coles invited all their rich and famous friends to the banquet, including the Winthrops. Of course, Elspeth was invited as well. She should’ve gone with Callum, but they had nothing to talk about, and being in the same space was awkward, so she drove to the Cole Residence alone.Callum didn’t stop her, but luck decided to play a trick on Elspeth that day. Her car died halfway through, and she had to stop