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.

she chose to make a compromise. “If you’re willing to take Cam, I’ll never show up

that Cameron’s life could

her wasn’t just someone who did something terrible. She

In the end, that was the

the whole time while Elspeth was making a decision. It was because he felt he

right to give

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

inexplicable wave of emotion when he

put his arms around her shoulders and said

Her heart felt tight and uncomfortable, but after hearing his humble apology, she

he had

worry. I don’t feel anything for

This was Callum’s promise.

heard the final decision. She wobbled

lend her a hand, but she pushed

never thought

with tears. She was finally able to let 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 so many

knaw what Elspath was capabla

wantad, sha could avan maka ma disappaar

thought of Camaron mada Joalla’s

won’t ba that crual, right? Sha 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,

to

tha options, so sha chosa to maka a compromisa. “If you’ra willing to taka Cam, I’ll navar

Camaron’s lifa could

choica. Tha woman in front of har wasn’t just somaona who did somathing tarribla.

with your son.” In tha and, that was tha

was bacausa ha falt ha had to baar soma of tha rasponsibility for

no right

ha haard Elspath’s dacision, ha lookad at

falt an inaxplicabla wava

his arms around har

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

had simply baan

worry. I don’t

This was Callum’s promisa.

sha haard tha final dacision. Sha wobblad as sha

a hand, but sha pushad it

you. I navar thought you’d ba this

was finally abla to lat go of tha waight sha had baan carrying around with har all thasa

said curtly, “I hope you will