Love's Perfect Match

"I'd like to mend our relationship, as well as your relationship with Callum."

"There's nothing worth mending," Edmund retorted stiffly.

"I know you're still affected by the fact that I ran away from the altar. Even though you act as if you're completely fine about it, I know it made you upset. I just never found the time to talk to you about it."

Edmund was a little flustered at the mention of this incident. His hostility dissipated and was replaced by evasiveness. It was as if he wanted to avoid this topic.

"Actually, I—"

"Actually, I know that you begrudge the way things played out, so I want to give you a proper apology. I'm truly sorry for hurting you. I'm sorry that I couldn't return your feelings. I'm sure you'll meet someone else who's better than me, but the woman earlier is certainly not her."

While listening to Elspeth, Edmund's feelings were complicated.

It went without saying that he had indeed been affected by the whole situation.

When she ran away from the altar, he didn't pursue the matter. Instead, he scrounged up an excuse on her behalf and protected her reputation.

That was because he knew that she was never in love with him. Even if he did marry her, he couldn't change that.

Thus, he hoped she would find happiness, even if he weren't the one for her.

His expression became a little awkward when Elspeth mentioned the woman. "Stop talking about her."

"But this isn't like you."

At the end of the day, Elspeth never truly detested Edmund. She could accept his sharp tongue as him simply being a blunt and straightforward person, but she was caught off guard by what she saw today.

To numb oneself was also a form of reckless abandon.

child who'd just been reprimanded

in laughter, but for the sake of avoiding an outburst from him, she cleared her throat and refuted, "I'm not. We're the

"Fine. Are you done?"

you're willing to crack a joke with me, it

throat again and stated, "Now, it's time to talk about you

in any form of conflict with him. Don't get yourself involved in this mess." Edmund

part of the Winthrop Family now. This counts as a family matter of

must be resolved.

you see him through rose-tinted glasses, but that's no excuse for you to try and absolve him of all the things

to absolve him, huh? Edmund,

from a different angle and brought up

by the abrupt change in topic. He looked a little

the business to grow so rapidly because of your unparalleled excellence? Or perhaps because Master

and say what was the

in thought for a few moments before he figured out the unseen events

in the Cole Family right now. You certainly won't have the time to

had been completely unaware of all this. She couldn't help

been happening in secret. He turned red at the thought of

don't need to feel embarrassed by this. Callum's your brother and he willingly did all those things for you. You don't need to feel like you owe him anything, either." Elspeth stared at the man with flashing eyes. "But I don't want to see you harboring misunderstandings about him when he has done

the words she used and asked, "What do you mean 'all of

whenever the paparazzi take photos of him on a date, Callum

the Winthrop Family now. This counts as a family matter of mine

in Wohler, Callum

…

to Elspeth as she listed out the things Callum had done

largely the same, he

things