Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

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.”

put Callum at a loss for words as

work. After all, you’re a busy man. There’s no way you could spare me a few

Harper finished his words, he hung up the

Elspeth, who had been listening to his conversation in silence, raised her brows in amusement and

ended the call frightened him so much that he almost let his phone slip

with that look? Do you have a problem with hanging with me?” She narrowed her eyes and cast him at

unexpected threat. “Nonsense! I gladly accompany you.

risk his safety to upset her

now.” Elspeth didn’t give him any

the bar.

instead of Luna Bar, which she frequented,

His mother’s life is hanging in the balance at

a gulp of beer. “You’re right. He even thinks I’m

fool during a crucial moment, huh? You’re not the kind of person

opinion. He thinks I’m the one who

you? Was it just for

shining with excitement as she was intoxicated. “Maybe he worries that

This girl just talks through her

brows. He could understand that Elspeth was in a difficult

There’s no way I’m taking the fall. Our imperative is to gather evidence of Ophelia pushing Margot

the side and wondered out loud. “What are you

find the culprit. It was just the three of us on the stairs at the time,

for now, we should wait until Margot

smile. “Our top priority will be tricking Ophelia into admitting her doing.

deeper. “What a cruel woman Ophelia is. I can’t believe she would actually

us are lovesick fools.

going on between Callum and you? I can see you’re

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