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.

won't do it again." Yet, after answering her, Edmund realized that he seemed like an errant child who'd just been reprimanded by a parent,

cleared her throat and refuted, "I'm not. We're the same age, so why would I treat you like a kid?

"Fine. Are you done?"

Since you're willing to crack a joke with me, it means you've more

and stated, "Now,

up? It's good enough that I'm not engaging in any form of conflict with him. Don't get yourself involved in this mess." Edmund eyed her coolly, but

the

must be

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

glasses and an attempt to absolve him, huh? Edmund, you're running

a different

change in topic.

business to grow

and say what was the truth,

had to pause in thought for a few moments before he figured

help you out in secret, you'd probably still be having a hard time surviving in the Cole

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

secret. He turned red at the thought of what he had

Elspeth stared at the man with flashing eyes. "But

the words she used and asked, "What do

and whenever the paparazzi take photos of him

I'm Callum's wife, right? I'm part of the Winthrop Family now. This counts as a family matter of mine as

in Wohler, Callum paid to

…

listened to Elspeth as she listed out the things

the same,

these things to any