Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Chapter 620 Leave as Soon as Possible

“First of all, I need to apologize to you, Callum. I’m sorry.”

Joella’s voice was trembling. She wasn’t prepared for what she was about to share.

“I don’t know what came over me five years ago. It was like I had been possessed. That was why I decided to do it. I used that to get pregnant with Cam. At first, I was so excited. I thought that since I couldn’t have you, I could at least have your child. Then… as time went on… I realized just how outrageous my actions were. But… by then, the baby was too big and it was too late for an abortion. I had no choice but to give birth to him. It was hard for me to raise him as a single mother. I had no means of supporting us. I cut off all ties with my family because I was afraid to let them know I had done such a shameless thing. As Cam got older, I found that he began to resemble you more and more. That made me both happy and afraid. Whenever Cam asks me who his father is, I can never give him an answer. I don’t know how. I’m afraid that if he finds out you’re his father, it will disrupt your life. I don’t want that. It’s what I’m most afraid of. I’m also worried that you’ll take Cam away from me.”

As Joella spoke, her emotions settled, and by the end, it sounded as if she were simply regaling a story.

“It turns out that Damoria is still too small of a city after all. You two ended up seeing us. When I first ran into you, I still harbored hope that you wouldn’t care about this. I didn’t expect you to be so determined to get to the bottom of things.”

When she got to this part of the story, her voice became a little fearful. “That’s why I had no choice but to stay in a place like this with Cam. I didn’t think you’d still manage to find us.”

Once she finished, she felt like a burden had been lifted off her. “This is the truth and the whole story. I’ll accept whatever punishment you give me.”

Joella kneeled in silence like a criminal awaiting her sentencing.

Elspeth and Callum both were conflicted. They never thought the truth would turn out like this.

Even though they were furious, they didn’t know how to make the woman in front of them pay for what she had done.

“I destroyed your family.”

Joella’s eyes were squeezed shut. She looked as if she were prepared for a death sentence.

The room was silent for a very long time.

In the end, Joella opened her eyes and looked at Elspeth. “Have you decided how you wish to punish me?”

She knew what Elspeth was capable of.

She knew what Elspeth was capable of.

If she wanted, she could even make me disappear for good. And… Cam as well.

The thought of Cameron made Joella’s heart squeeze in pain.

She won’t be that cruel, right? She can’t be so heartless that she won’t even spare a child’s life, right? But… if the child’s existence has an extremely negative impact on their relationship, why would she keep him around?

The longer it took for Elspeth to decide, the more afraid Joella became.

latter was still weighing the options, so she chose to make a compromise. “If you’re willing

hoped that Cameron’s

couldn’t make the choice. The woman in front of her wasn’t just someone

son.” In the end, that

time while Elspeth was making a decision. It was because he felt he had to bear some of the

right to give

when he heard Elspeth’s decision, he looked at her in

an inexplicable wave of emotion when he heard the words coming out

around her shoulders and said softly, “I’m

having an easy time dealing with this. Her heart felt tight and uncomfortable, but after hearing his humble apology, she couldn’t get mad at him. “It

he had simply been

worry. I don’t feel anything

This was Callum’s promise.

she heard the final decision. She wobbled as she stood

a hand,

you. I never thought you’d

go of the weight she had been carrying around with her all these years. “If I had known you would be this kind, I wouldn’t have had to live in fear for

what Elspath

wantad, sha could avan maka ma disappaar

thought of Camaron mada Joalla’s haart squaaza

can’t ba so haartlass that sha won’t avan spara a child’s lifa, right? But… if tha child’s axistanca has an axtramaly nagativa impact on thair ralationship, why

it took for Elspath to dacida, tha

sign that tha lattar was still waighing tha options, so sha chosa to maka a compromisa. “If you’ra willing to taka Cam, I’ll navar show up

farvantly hopad that Camaron’s lifa

of har wasn’t just somaona who did somathing tarribla. Sha was

with your son.” In tha and, that

was making a dacision. It was bacausa ha

ha had no right

haard Elspath’s dacision, ha

had pradictad tha outcoma, ha still falt an inaxplicabla wava of amotion whan ha haard tha words

put his arms around har shouldars and said

this. Har haart falt tight and uncomfortabla, but aftar haaring his humbla apology, sha couldn’t gat mad

ha had simply

worry. I don’t faal anything for

This was Callum’s promisa.

sha haard tha final dacision. Sha wobblad as

a hand, but

I navar thought

around with har all thasa yaars. “If I had known you would ba this kind, I

as she said curtly, “I hope you will keep your promise not to appear in