Chapter 477 Quid Pro Quo
Can it be that Old Mr. McGrath knows about my mother?
"What is it that you know of, Old Mr. McGrath? Please do tell."
At that, Haris chuckled. "No rush. It's just that I don't know if I should say it so easily. You see, I don't know if Winthrop here knows about it."
Elspeth's heart skipped a beat. Callum was unaware of it just yet.
Callum, on the other hand, was unfazed. "I'm her husband. Is there anything I can't hear about?"
"No, not quite."
At that, the elder person explained, saying, "I want to talk about Elspeth's mother…"
"She has passed. I suggest you don't talk about it anymore."
Callum had thought she felt uncomfortable after hearing Haris' words and recalled some sad moments when he saw her grim face. Elspeth, on the other hand, thought she was right about her guess.
"No, her mother hadn't passed."
Callum frowned in response. "What do you mean?"
"Her mother is still alive. She's just somewhere Elspeth can't find."
At that, Callum turned to his beloved. Seeing that she didn't panic in the way that he had imagined, he knew it wasn't as he imagined.
"I'd appreciate it if you could be clear about it."
"I'm saying the woman who passed wasn't Elspeth's birth mother."
"Then, do you know where my birth mother is?" Elspeth asked.
"That's pretty much all that I know of. As for where she is specifically, I
held Elspeth's hand under the table while graveness laced his face. "You wouldn't have brought us here to merely tell us
than just that in mind, and
was one that was rather unfamiliar and uncomfortable. "I won't hide it from you anymore, then. I've naturally met up with you and told you all of this because I want something
right here," Callum countered without hesitation,
McGrath Residence, the impression he gave her was, at the very least, amiable even
never treated her with malicious intent, but he even instilled much
However, at this moment, she thought the
negotiating. It's you who are using it
willing to
face, she suddenly realized he might know more than they
McGrath. Do you think Jasmine will be happy if she marries me?" Callum's attitude toward the elder gradually
is happy now?" Haris
could he not know what actually went down when he had
never do something like that with another man on her wedding day and even let you discover it so coincidentally?! Do you not think
all the blame, and in turn, call off the marriage, he wanted nothing more than to mangle
it's my doing?" Callum remained nonchalant, looking as though the incident had nothing to do with him
Haris hadn't seen Callum's insouciance coming,
believe you should be
well, he smirked disdainfully. "That's her own problem. Why should I be held
the impression
intent, but he even instilled much
the elder, ot leost. However, ot this moment, she thought the grim-looking mon
ore
you willing to moke
sow the inevitoble smirk on Horis' foce, she suddenly reolized he might know more thon
Do you think Josmine will be hoppy if she morries me?" Collum's ottitude
now?" Horis hit
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