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.

do it again." Yet, after answering her, Edmund realized that he seemed like an errant child who'd just been

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

"Fine. Are you done?"

willing to crack a joke with me,

cleared her throat again and stated, "Now, it's

in this mess." Edmund

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

be

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

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

from a different angle

abrupt change in

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

out and say what was the

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

you'd probably still be having a hard time surviving in the Cole

completely unaware of all this. She couldn't help but curse his foolishness on

secret. He

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 so much for all of you in secret.

used and asked, "What do

paparazzi take photos of him on a date,

her eyebrows. "You know I'm Callum's wife, right? I'm part of the Winthrop

continued, "As for Max's invitation to train in

…

out the things Callum had done for his brothers. His eyes flickered

largely the same, he was in turmoil on the

mentioned these things to