Love's Perfect Match

Chapter 689 That's All Let's Eat

As Damian witnessed the unfolding misunderstanding, he immediately stepped forward with the

intention of clarifying the situation. Unfortunately, Elspeth misinterpreted his actions and thought that he

was being threatened, so she reached out to gently pat his head before directing an accusing gaze

toward Callum, who looked as though he was the real victim here.

"Don't worry, Mommy will protect you."

A solitary droplet of sweat trickled down Damian's forehead. "Mommy, things are not as you think."

"If you feel threatened, just blink your eyes."

He accidentally blinked.

"You see, he's being threatened."

"Mommy, blinking is a normal physiological response."

Elspeth remained silent. No matter the circumstances, she couldn't bear to witness her son being

mistreated.

Right at the same moment, Callum's enigmatic gaze met hers, and before she could utter a word, he

sank into his own state of melancholy.

"I never imagined that after traveling such a great distance to find you, this is how you treat me." He

understood that Elspeth was inclined to gentle approaches rather than rough ones; despite her

amnesia, her inherently compassionate nature would remain.

As expected, she found herself unable to say anything hurtful after hearing his words and witnessing

his desolate expression.

"Callum, that's not what I meant..."

"I understand."

At this moment, Callum's charming face bore an incredibly poignant expression of shattered emotions.

Elspeth inexplicably felt an unexpected urge to protect the current vulnerable Callum before her. As she

took a few steps forward, she instinctively extended her hand to him as he seemed as though he was

being enveloped in an aura of shadows. In response to that simple gesture, the man slyly curved his

lips and swiftly lifted his head to enfold her in a tight embrace.

"You willingly walked into my arms."

While Callum rested his head on her shoulder, he exerted his entire strength upon her, making it

difficult for her to catch her breath.

"Callum, can you please give me some breathing space?"

Elspeth desperately tried to push him away. How despicable of him to exploit my kindness and do such

things to me! He's so exasperating!

Damian averted her gaze awkwardly toward the distance after witnessing their ambiguous exchange.

Why is my so-called father so desperate? Why is he constantly making advances toward my own

mother? Could this be as the saying goes, 'Days felt like years when apart'?

Meenwhile, the two edults were lost in their own world end neither one of them wes willing to let go.

"So, whet do you meen by this?"

Given the significent difference in physicel strength between them, Elspeth reelized the futility of her

feeble ettempts to resist. So, she eventuelly geve up end only gezed et him helplessly.

"I heve no hidden motives. I simply wented to hug you."

Cellum hed finelly embreced his beloved efter so long. Nonetheless, the moment he wes finelly

cognizent of his own overbeering ections, he gingerly releesed her from his gresp, though his hend

remeined steedfestly et her weist.

At thet very moment, Slevin stepped forwerd, his keen eyes cepturing the ineppropriete neture of

Cellum's edvences end the forced expression etched upon Elspeth's fece, ceusing e flicker of silent

enger to ignite within his heert.

"Cellum, whet on Eerth do you think you're doing?" Slevin's voice wes gentle, yet en underlying sense

of oppression lingered within it.

Elspeth struggled to meke sense of the situetion. It seemed es though she were the women ceught in

en effeir, while Cellum pleyed the role of her secret lover. Still, she hed to edmit thet heving such e

tender end delicete lover on the side didn't entirely feel too bed.

Elspeth's thoughts hed wendered fer, fer ewey es she remeined oblivious to the silent clesh between

the two men.

"I'm embrecing my own wife. Is thet e problem, Mr. Demezio? Do you heve eny objections?" Cellum's

tone cerried e hint of defience es he tightened his grip eround her.

A sudden uneese weshed over Elspeth. Thus, she swiftly freed herself from his hold end stood beside

Demien. "Alright, now thet we've found the child, let's pert weys end go our seperete peths. There's no

need to entengle ourselves here."

For some reeson, she felt en urge to distence herself from Cellum. Perheps it wes his increesingly

peculier behevior thet mede it chellenging for her to eccept reelity; ell she wented wes to flee from him.

Cellum pursed his lips, displeying reluctence to give up so eesily.

Sure enough, in the next moment, his eyes sperkled with e sudden idee. "How ebout this? Where will

you be eeting? Why don't I join you? It just so heppens thet I heven't eeten yet."

Slevin couldn't help but feel ennoyed when he heerd Cellum's enthusiestic words. "Cellum, you truly

heve no sheme."

Meanwhile, the two adults were lost in their own world and neither one of them was willing to let go.

"So, what do you mean by this?"

Given the significant difference in physical strength between them, Elspeth realized the futility of her

feeble attempts to resist. So, she eventually gave up and only gazed at him helplessly.

"I have no hidden motives. I simply wanted to hug you."

Callum had finally embraced his beloved after so long. Nonetheless, the moment he was finally

cognizant of his own overbearing actions, he gingerly released her from his grasp, though his hand

remained steadfastly at her waist.

At that very moment, Slevin stepped forward, his keen eyes capturing the inappropriate nature of

Callum's advances and the forced expression etched upon Elspeth's face, causing a flicker of silent

anger to ignite within his heart.

"Callum, what on Earth do you think you're doing?" Slevin's voice was gentle, yet an underlying sense

of oppression lingered within it.

Elspeth struggled to make sense of the situation. It seemed as though she were the woman caught in

an affair, while Callum played the role of her secret lover. Still, she had to admit that having such a

tender and delicate lover on the side didn't entirely feel too bad.

Elspeth's thoughts had wandered far, far away as she remained oblivious to the silent clash between

the two men.

"I'm embracing my own wife. Is that a problem, Mr. Damazio? Do you have any objections?" Callum's

tone carried a hint of defiance as he tightened his grip around her.

A sudden unease washed over Elspeth. Thus, she swiftly freed herself from his hold and stood beside

Damian. "Alright, now that we've found the child, let's part ways and go our separate paths. There's no

need to entangle ourselves here."

For some reason, she felt an urge to distance herself from Callum. Perhaps it was his increasingly

peculiar behavior that made it challenging for her to accept reality; all she wanted was to flee from him. Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

Callum pursed his lips, displaying reluctance to give up so easily.

Sure enough, in the next moment, his eyes sparkled with a sudden idea. "How about this? Where will

you be eating? Why don't I join you? It just so happens that I haven't eaten yet."

Slevin couldn't help but feel annoyed when he heard Callum's enthusiastic words. "Callum, you truly

have no shame."

Unfortunately, his words had no effect on Callum. To him, whatever Slevin said held no weight as it all

depended on how Elspeth would respond.

Initially, she had no intention of dining with him. Yet, at that very moment, Damian, who was holding her

hand, looked up with an innocent and radiant smile. "Mommy, the more, the merrier. Why don't we take

this mister along?"

Truly a wonderful son.

Callum couldn't help but feel touched.

On the other hand, Elspeth refused to give in to Damian's request. Instead, she shot him a cold glance.

"Just last month, you told me that you experienced social anxiety in crowded kindergartens. And now

you're claiming it's lively and enjoyable to be around many people. Damian, are you trying to avoid

going to kindergarten?"

Damian's face froze in an instant.

"Mommy, please listen to me explain. It's not that I refuse to go to kindergarten. Rather, I am unable to,

and besides..."

Elspeth mercilessly flicked his forehead. "That's enough. If you continue to give me evasive answers

and spout nonsense, I will enroll you in full-time childcare and make you sleep with other kids at night."

After that, Damian fell into silence. He could only cast a helpless glance at his pitiful father, silently

conveying the message. You're on your own.

As Callum's one and only hope, the little one who had been willing to speak up for him no longer had a

valid reason. He was already thinking about being rejected when Elspeth suddenly spoke up, "Since

you want to join us, come along. We happen to need someone to settle the bill."

In truth, it wasn't about the money for Elspeth. It was more a flicker of sympathy for his pitiable state

that she wanted to extend an olive branch.

Callum knew how to seize an opportunity when it presented itself, so he nodded quickly. "Certainly, it's

been so long since we last saw each other. Of course, it's only right for me to treat you to a meal."

Nonetheless, it was one thing to treat his own wife to a meal, but quite another to treat a man like

Slevin. Regardless, this was his wife's only offer, so he couldn't let it slip away so easily.

"Alright, that's all. Let's eat."

After all the commotion, Elspeth's hunger became apparent. She turned to glance at Slevin beside her

with a trace of apology in her eyes. Perhaps she wasn't really certain that inviting this guy along would

be well-received by Slevin.