Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Chapter 516 Revealing the Truth

“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.

oneself was also a form of reckless

know. I won’t do it again.” Yet, after answering her, Edmund realized that he seemed like an errant child

cleared her throat and refuted, “I’m not.

“Fine. Are you done?”

crack a joke with me, it means you’ve more or less made peace with

and stated, “Now, it’s time to talk about you

I’m not engaging in any form of conflict with him. Don’t get yourself involved in this mess.” Edmund eyed her coolly, but his gaze slowly hardened. “I had feelings for you once,

right? I’m part of the Winthrop Family now. This counts as a family matter of mine

be resolved.

you see him through rose-tinted glasses, but that’s no excuse for you to

him, huh? Edmund,

tackled the situation from a different angle and brought up the

startled by the abrupt change in

you really think you were able to stand firm and allow the business to grow so rapidly

didn’t come right out and say what was the truth, but

thought for a few moments before he figured out the unseen events that happened behind his

a hard time surviving in the Cole Family right now. You certainly won’t have the time to investigate the cause of

been completely unaware of all this. She couldn’t help but curse his foolishness on the

secret. He turned red at

at the man with flashing eyes. “But

used and asked, “What do you mean

the paparazzi take photos of him on a date, Callum pays them

to train in Wohler, Callum paid to get him a slot,

…

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

largely the same, he was in turmoil