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.

after answering her, Edmund realized that he seemed like an errant child

throat and refuted, "I'm

"Fine. Are you done?"

joke with me, it means you've more

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

yourself involved in this mess." Edmund eyed her coolly, but his gaze slowly hardened. "I had feelings for

cocked her eyebrows. "You know I'm Callum's wife, right? I'm part of the Winthrop Family now. This counts

be resolved.

him, so you see him through rose-tinted glasses, but that's no

and an attempt to absolve him, huh? Edmund,

situation from a different angle

startled by the abrupt change

to grow so rapidly because of your unparalleled excellence?

what was the

only had to pause in thought for a few moments before he figured out the unseen events that happened

you'd probably still be having a hard time surviving in the Cole Family right now.

could tell that he had been completely unaware of all this. She couldn't help but curse his foolishness

something like this had been happening in secret. He turned red

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

on the words she used and asked, "What do you mean

paparazzi take

of the Winthrop

in Wohler, Callum paid

…

listened to Elspeth as she listed out the things Callum had done for his

the same, he was in turmoil

these things to any of