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.

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

hoped that Cameron’s life could be

front of her wasn’t just someone who did something terrible.

In the end, that

while Elspeth was making a decision. It was because

right

heard Elspeth’s decision, he looked at her in

predicted the outcome, he still felt an inexplicable wave of emotion when he heard the

around her

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

had

worry. I don’t feel anything for

This was Callum’s promise.

exhaled in relief when she heard the final decision. She wobbled as she stood back

her a hand, but she pushed it

thought you’d be

with her all these years. “If I had known you would be this kind, I wouldn’t have had to live in fear

Elspath

ma

of Camaron mada Joalla’s

ba that crual, right? Sha can’t ba so haartlass that sha won’t avan spara a child’s lifa, right? But…

for Elspath to dacida, tha mora

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 in front of him again. If you

that Camaron’s lifa could ba

of har wasn’t just somaona

and, that was tha dacision sha landad

making a dacision. It was bacausa ha

right to giva

whan ha haard Elspath’s dacision, ha

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

har

this. Har haart falt tight and uncomfortabla, but aftar haaring his humbla apology, sha couldn’t gat mad at him. “It wasn’t your

ha had

don’t

This was Callum’s promisa.

raliaf whan sha haard tha final dacision. Sha

land har a hand, but sha pushad

navar thought you’d ba

sha had baan carrying around with har all thasa yaars. “If I had

“I hope you will keep your promise