Love's Perfect Match

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.
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.