Hiding Behind Her Superficiality

Chapter 84

Callum answered coldly, “I’m not hungry. You go ahead.”

Noticing that he was in a bad mood, Ophelia realized her overstay would only make the situation worse. Thus, she rose to her feet and left the room in a hurry.

After she departed, silence fell in the room in a split second.

Taking out his phone, Callum involuntarily dialed Elspeth’s number.

To his surprise, the number he tried to call had been disconnected.

He had a hard time digesting the fact as his heart gave him a lurch.

At that moment, he was over with the thoughts that kept troubling him. After calling Arthur over to temporarily watch over their mother, Callum drove to the company.

On a typical day, Elspeth would have arrived at the company around this time and gotten ready for work.

However, just as he arrived at the company, he received a call from the HR Department.

“Mr. Winthrop, Miss Lynwood just called. She is quitting her job. She also explained that she has emailed you the resignation letter.”

Callum followed the words and opened his email. He wasn’t surprised to find an unread mail in his inbox. The letter was written in a formal and serious tone, leaving no room for argument.

She was determined to vanish from his life.

After that, Callum called Harper. As expected, Harper answered the phone impatiently, “Mr. Winthrop, are you calling for a discussion about the collaboration project between Azure Corporation and Winthrop Group next quarter?”

Callum answered with a low voice, “It’s not about that. Do you perhaps know where Elspeth is?”

“Elspeth?” Harper snorted. “Mr. Winthrop, you guys live together, don’t you? How come you ask me about her? I’m afraid I can’t help you with that. I’m not her bodyguard, you know.”

For a moment, Harper’s retort put Callum at a loss for words as he was overwhelmed with emotion.

“Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going back to my work. After all, you’re a busy man. There’s no way you could spare me a few moments for a light talk, isn’t it?”

Once Harper finished his words, he hung up the phone.

“Good job.” Elspeth, who had been listening to his conversation in silence, raised her brows in amusement and flashed him a smile. “I’ll treat you to the bar tonight.”

Hearing such words from Elspeth as soon as Harper ended the call frightened him so much that he almost let his phone slip from his hand. “Elsie, count me out if you want to drink. It’s exhausting to drink with you.”

“What’s with that look? Do you have a problem with hanging with me?” She narrowed her eyes and cast him at warning look.

Harper broke into a cold sweat at her unexpected threat. “Nonsense! I gladly accompany you. It’s my honor to spend the night with you.”

He must have had a death wish if he disobeyed the female tyrant. He wouldn’t dare risk his safety to upset her which could lead her to assign him to some dangerous tasks.

“Good. Let’s go right now.” Elspeth didn’t give him any time to back out as she immediately dragged him to

the bar.

She even chose somewhere else instead of Luna Bar, which she frequented, to avoid running into Callum.

“Elsie, you worry too much. His mother’s life is hanging in the balance at the moment. He won’t be in the mood to drink.”

Elspeth took a gulp of beer. “You’re right. He even thinks I’m the culprit hurting his mother.” NôvelDrama.Org exclusive content.

Harper’s eyes blew wide in surprise. “To be honest, he looks like a smart guy. He can be quite a fool during a crucial moment, huh? You’re not the kind of person who would hurt someone. No offense but I doubt if Callum truly likes you. How come he never gives you his full trust?”

Elspeth fiddled with the beer glass as the ghost of a smile curled her lips. “But he doesn’t share your opinion. He thinks I’m the one who did it. Even though it’s an accident, he thinks I’m still responsible for his mother’s injury.”

“Then why did he call you? Was it just for show?”

Her head tilted to the side when she pondered. Her eyes were shining with excitement as she was intoxicated. “Maybe he worries that I’ll run away.”

Harper nearly choked on his drink. This girl just talks through her hat!

“What are you going to do next?” A scowl formed between his brows. He could understand that Elspeth was in a difficult position. “You can’t possibly leave without clearing the name, or it would seem like you are fleeing from justice.”

She responded with a chuckle, “I won’t leave. There’s no way I’m taking the fall. Our imperative is to gather evidence of Ophelia pushing Margot off the stairs.”

Harper tilted his head to the side and wondered out loud. “What are you planning to do?”

“There is no surveillance camera around the villa, so that’s not an option to find the culprit. It was just the three of us on the stairs at the time, and there were no others around. However, I remember Ophelia saying harsh words to Margot before Margot got pushed down the stairs. Margot definitely heard them, so-”

Realization immediately dawned on Harper. “So, for now, we should wait until Margot wakes up. By that time, she can testify against Ophelia herself.”

“You’re only half right.” Elspeth shook her head with a smile. “Our top priority will be tricking Ophelia into admitting her doing. We need to tape when she confesses because we can’t guarantee that she wouldn’t hurt Margot again.”

The frown between Harper’s brows fell deeper. “What a cruel woman Ophelia is. I can’t believe she would actually hurt the woman who raises her.”

“When it comes to love, all of us are lovesick fools. However, Ophelia takes it to another level.”

Admiration was written all over Harper’s face. “That’s plausible, Elsie. Your words make sense. So, what’s going on between Callum and you? I can see you’re not happy, which explains your behavior of trying to drink the sorrows away right now.”

What’s going on between us? The question put her in thought. He disappointed me and hurt me. What else?

She took another gulp of her beer with a bitter smile to suppress the stale taste that rose in her throat. “It doesn’t concern you By the way, I need a favor.”

A moment ago, Harper was still slouching on the couch. Her words immediately alerted him to sit upright “I’m all ears, Elsie. What can I do for you?”

“Find someone to keep an eye over Margot Don’t let anyone from Ophelia’s side get to Margot. Margot may never wake up again if Ophelia did something to her”

Judging from Ophelia’s character, Elspeth was positive that Ophelia would definitely lay a hand on Margot again.

After all, Margot was Callum’s mother. Even though Elspeth and she didn’t always see eye to eye, Margot was still an elder. If anything happened to Margot, Callum would be devastated.

Elspeth had lost her parents and she understood how much it hurt. Therefore, she didn’t have the heart to see him suffer the same pain.

“Have you forgotten that Callum doesn’t trust you enough? Why do you still care about him to the point your can’t leave him alone? He doesn’t deserve you.” Harper rolled his eyes. Elspeth is right. She’s indeed one of the lovesick fools blinded by love.

She cleared her throat. “Margot is the mother of the Winthrop siblings. Since I’m on good terms with some of them, I don’t want to let them down.”

This didn’t convince Harper at all. He knew Elspeth was merely being perfunctory with him. “All right. I get it.”

After a couple of drinks, Elspeth began to feel a little lightheaded, and her stomach was churning. Hence, she walked away and headed to the washroom.

She found a familiar figure outside her destination.

Is that Callum? Why did he come here?

Before she could call out to the man, he turned around.

Then, she finally realized that the man wasn’t Callum when she looked at his face. He merely shared a similar height with Callum.

A lustful expression settled onto the man’s face when he found a drunk beauty getting closer to him.

“Hey Gorgeous, are you lost? Why are you here, all alone and drunk? Do you need company?”

The man looked familiar, but Elspeth couldn’t quite put a name to the face.

Watching the man approach her, she staggered a step backward.