Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Chapter 27

Chapter 27 A Deep Kiss
Callum held Elspeth beneath him, and he stared at her with a gaze so hot that she could see the flames in them.
“Callum…”
His lips crashed against hers and silenced everything else she tried to say.
It was a little awkward—he kissed as if he didn’t know how to do it, but as his lips pressed against hers over and over again, he slowly deepened the kiss and even stuck his tongue inside her mouth.
Elspeth knew that Callum was acting this way because he was drugged, so she bit down on his lip to try and make him regain his senses.
Callum moved back a little and she seized this chance to flip on top of him instead. Noticing that he was still trying to make his move, she swiftly slapped him and knocked him unconscious.
“How exhausting.” Elspeth stood up and kicked him. “And he even tried to take advantage of me while out of his senses! He’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing!”
Calling an ambulance would make too much commotion, so Elspeth called up one of the Winthrops’ bodyguards and had him take Callum to the hospital.
When Callum opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Elspeth, who was standing beside him with an indifferent expression.
He was startled. “Did you stay here all night taking care of me?”
“You’re not very vigilant at all, are you, Mr. Winthrop? Someone even managed to drug you.” Elspeth didn’t answer his question, and she started mocking him instead.
Callum had to admit that she was right, so he didn’t refute her statement and merely listened to whatever she had to say.
“Well, you’re awake, so I’m leaving now.”
Looking at him now only reminded her of the way he protected Ophelia, which gave Elspeth a rather unpleasant feeling.
“Edmund’s very interested in you,” Callum said all of a sudden.

Elspeth cocked her eyebrows. “And? What does it have to do with you?”
“Edmund always likes comparing himself to me, and he keeps trying to one-up me. I’m afraid that he’s trying to get close to you because of me and not because he truly likes you.”
Callum expressed his concern.
When Elspeth heard this, she smirked mischievously and asked, “Does that mean that you’re interested in me? Is that why Edmund is trying to fight you on this too?”
She had honed in on a crucial point and Callum was at a loss for words. He didn’t know what to say.
“You can take it however you want,” he said a little awkwardly.
He didn’t take the bait and Elspeth didn’t get to have her fun, so she didn’t bother teasing him anymore.
Callum rested for a little while longer before the two went back to the company together.
Meanwhile, Ophelia was extremely displeased that the plan had failed, and she couldn’t stand the sight of Elspeth. They spent the whole night together! Where did they go? And Callum was drugged too! Did they…
The more Ophelia thought about it, the more anxious she became. She even glared at Elspeth menacingly.
When Elspeth noticed Ophelia’s reaction, she couldn’t help but smile. “Miss Fleming, are you curious as to what we did last night?”
Ophelia had a twisted look on her face as she muttered, “What did you two do last night?”
“Last night, we… What do you think? A man and a woman spending the night together. Something must’ve happened, right?”
The thought of Elspeth sleeping with Callum unleashed the green-eyed monster in Ophelia. Blinded by jealousy, she could no longer keep her composure. “Hurry up and tell me what the two of you did together! I’ll make your life a living hell if you took advantage of Callum and slept with him!”
“Took advantage of him? How can you use that to describe something that happened between two consenting adults?”
Elspeth smiled widely at the sight of Ophelia’s outburst. It was very amusing to her.
By now, Ophelia was no longer thinking straight. “That’s nonsense! Callum was drugged! How could he have consented?!” she cried out.
Elspeth raised her eyebrows. Well, that’s settled then. She’s indeed the one behind it.
“I didn’t say he was drugged. How did you know, Miss Fleming?” A look of ridicule flashed across Elspeth’s eyes. “What’s going on? Were you the one who drugged him, Miss Fleming?”
Ophelia instantly regretted letting it slip, but it was too late. She weaseled it out of me again!
After looking around to make sure that no one else overheard them, she threatened, “Either way, I’m warning you now—don’t even think about putting your hands on my Callum!”
“It seems to me that you overestimate yourself, Miss Fleming. I’ll just have to wait and see if you have the ability to make me suffer.”
Elspeth stretched lazily and didn’t waste any more of her attention on the woman who was becoming a little maniacal. She turned around and went back to her desk.
When it was time to get off work, Elspeth didn’t feel like going back with Callum so she got a cab.
That night at the dinner table, Blake mentioned that he was going to shoot a music video for his latest song the next day. Theodore thought it was a good opportunity for the young ones to spend time together, so he suggested having Elspeth go along with Blake.
“Dad, why do you want her to go? Won’t she just be a nuisance?”
After the kidnapping incident, Max was convinced that Elspeth was just a walking magnet for trouble.
However, his comment only fueled Elspeth’s desire to go against him. “Sure. I’ll go and take a look tomorrow.”
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