Sweetheart, Do You Still Love Me?

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 wanted, she could even make me disappear for good. And…

of Cameron made Joella's

can't be so heartless that she won't even spare a child's life, right? But… if the child's

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

sign that the latter was still weighing the options, so she 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 want to see us

fervently hoped that Cameron's life

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

end, that was the decision she landed

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

he had no right

Elspeth's decision, he looked at her in

predicted the outcome, he still felt an inexplicable wave of

her shoulders and said

heart felt tight and uncomfortable, but after hearing his humble apology, she couldn't get mad at

he had simply been

I don't feel anything for

This was Callum's promise.

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

lend her a hand, but she

you. I never thought

to let go of the weight she had been carrying around with her all these

she said curtly, "I hope you will keep your promise not

nodded vehemently. "Don't worry. I'll never appear in front of the two

and began looking for tickets to

Joella's frantic actions. "There's no rush. I'm not forcing you to leave right

I'll leave as soon as