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.

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

sake of avoiding an outburst from him, she cleared her throat and refuted, "I'm not. We're the same age, so why would I treat you

"Fine. Are you done?"

Since you're willing to crack a joke with

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

Don't get yourself involved in this mess." Edmund eyed her coolly, but his

I'm part of the Winthrop Family now. This counts

situation must be

ridicule. "What misunderstanding? I know you love him, so you see him through rose-tinted glasses, but that's no

an attempt to absolve him, huh? Edmund, you're running the Cole

situation from a different angle

by the abrupt change in topic. He looked

business to grow so rapidly because of your unparalleled excellence? Or perhaps because Master Philip favors you a

out and say what was the truth, but the

moments before he figured out the unseen events that

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

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

man with flashing eyes. "But I don't want to see you harboring

and asked, "What do you mean 'all

and whenever the paparazzi take photos

the Winthrop Family now. This counts

to train in Wohler, Callum paid

…

the things Callum had done for his brothers.

the same,

things to any of