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.

that he seemed like an errant child who'd just been reprimanded by a parent,

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

"Fine. Are you done?"

a joke with me, it

stated, "Now, it's time to talk about

in this mess." Edmund eyed her coolly, but his gaze slowly hardened. "I had feelings for you once, but it doesn't

of the Winthrop Family now. This counts as a

must be resolved. You

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

absolve him, huh? Edmund, you're

the situation from a different angle and

change

think you were able to stand firm and allow the business to grow so rapidly because of your unparalleled

come right out and say what

for a few moments before he figured

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

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

had been happening in secret. He turned red at the thought of what he had said

feel like you owe him anything, either." Elspeth stared at the man with flashing eyes. "But I don't want to see you

and asked, "What do you mean 'all of

hides his relationship from his fans, and whenever the paparazzi take photos of him on a date,

wife, right? I'm part of the Winthrop

"As for Max's invitation to train in Wohler, Callum paid to

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out the things Callum

the same, he was in turmoil on the

things