Love's Perfect Match

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.

even make me

Cameron made

right? But… if the

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

chose to make a compromise. "If you're willing to take Cam, I'll never show up in front of him again. If you don't

hoped that Cameron's

in front of her wasn't just

your son." In the end, that was the decision she landed

was making a decision. It was because he felt

had no right to give any

Elspeth's decision, he looked

still felt an inexplicable wave

put his arms around her shoulders and said softly, "I'm

hearing his humble apology, she couldn't get mad at him. "It wasn't your fault in the first

he had simply been

worry. I don't feel

This was Callum's promise.

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

lend her a

never thought

around with her all these years. "If I had known you would

was unsmiling as she said curtly, "I hope you will keep your promise not to appear

"Don't worry. I'll never appear in front of

took out her phone and

the sight of Joella's frantic actions. "There's

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