Love's Perfect Match

Chapter 490

Chapter 490 Go Get a Divorce

The moment the idea occurred to her, even Elspeth couldn't keep a straight face. Noticing Callum's expression had darkened, she couldn't help but ask, "Are you all right?"

"How can I be all right?" Callum countered as his expression turned thunderous.

If what Helia told them was true, then Elspeth and he might be cousins. The world has gone mad.

"By the way, Elsie, is he your boyfriend?" Helia was overjoyed to reunite with her daughter. She wasn't aware of the situation going on.

Even though Elspeth was having difficulty keeping her emotions from showing on her face, she nodded nevertheless.

"Nice to meet you, young man. What's your name?" At learning the man was her daughter's boyfriend, Helia smiled wildly.

"Nice to meet you too, Miss Joneson. I'm Callum Winthrop."

Her smile froze at his introduction. "Did you say 'Winthrop'?"

"That's right, Miss Joneson. I'm the nephew of the man who assaulted you many years ago."

The smile vanished from her face in an instant.

As Callum said, it was years ago. The ripples in her heart at the moment had nothing to do with the anguish of being assaulted many years ago but with the pain to see Elspeth dating such a man.

Even though Callum wasn't the mastermind of the whole thing, Helia still remembered herself being extremely disgusted by the way the Winthrop Family reacted to it.

She couldn't entrust her daughter to a man born in such a family.

man who assaulted Helia years ago, Elspeth would be Callum's cousin.

together? Which stage of

belly. Her daughter

was both shy and embarrassed at her mother's assumption. "Mom, we

what happened in the past and that the both of you might be cousins, you need to break up right now. I see no reason

parted her lips to counter that, but the words got stuck on

is it? You don't want to break up, do you?"

shook her head. "It's not about that. I'm just not ready to do it."

that if she and Callum continued to be together at this point, it would only make the situation very absurd.

the side and looked at Callum, whose expression

think nothing can be worse than this." Helia tried her best to keep calm and stay strong, so she wouldn't freak out

are married."

in disbelief. "What? You're married?"

seeing each other. Thus, they could simply break up and no particular

a surprise to learn they were now husband and wife instead of boyfriend

divorce!" Helia urged, but the pair remained seated on the

quite pin her feelings down. "Elspeth, you have to understand that even though the Winthrops hurt me, I would never force my thoughts upon you and hold you back from finding love. However, what worries me is you two may be related by blood. The relationship itself is outrageous. Do you

words hit a sore spot and Elspeth could taste the bile rising in her throat. "I understand, Mom. I

and you are well aware of what to do. Please, just do what I ask, will you?"

was genuine about hoping for a better life for Elspeth. Even though she was absent in Elspeth's life before, as Elspeth's mother,

knew Elspeth would struggle for the rest of her life

trying to gather her thoughts. After a while, she rose to her feet and tugged on Callum's hand. "Let's go."

the fact that she might

his face, but she could tell he was stressed. When he noticed the disappointment on her face, he could only give her a weak smile. "I don't think the City Hall operates on weekends."

wouldn't be separated right

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