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.”

moment, Harper’s retort put Callum at a loss for words as

After all, you’re a busy man. There’s no way you could

Harper finished his words,

her brows in amusement

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

a problem with hanging with me?” She narrowed her eyes and cast him

I gladly accompany you. It’s my honor to spend the

had a death wish if he disobeyed the female tyrant. He wouldn’t dare risk his safety

him any time to back

the bar.

chose somewhere else instead of Luna Bar, which

His mother’s life is hanging in the balance at the moment. He won’t be in the mood to

“You’re right. He even

a fool during a crucial moment, huh? You’re not the kind of person who would hurt someone. No offense but

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

did he call you? Was it

eyes were shining with

choked on his drink. This

between his brows. He could understand that Elspeth was in a difficult position. “You can’t possibly leave without clearing the name,

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

and wondered out loud.

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,

“So, for now, we should wait until Margot wakes

head with a smile. “Our top priority will be tricking Ophelia into admitting her doing. We need

fell deeper. “What a cruel woman Ophelia is. I can’t

to love, all of us are lovesick

Callum and you? I can see you’re not happy, which explains your behavior

The question put her in