Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Chapter 97

“It wasn’t you?” Edmund snickered. “How could that be? Then, tell me, who else could it be if it wasn’t you?”

“Ophelia.”

He couldn’t help but let out a scornful laugh. “Ophelia? She grew up under my mother’s care. How could it ever be her?”

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t believe me. You’ll know it when I’ve found the evidence to prove my innocence.” Elspeth knew it wasn’t easy to break people’s rose-tinted glasses perception of Ophelia. So, she didn’t want to waste time arguing with Edmund.

“So? What do you want? Find evidence to prove that you weren’t in the wrong? You?”

Callum coughed lightly and interrupted them before they could start squabbling, which promptly shut them both up.

“Alright. Stop it. It’s not Elspeth’s problem.”

Edmund didn’t expect Callum to take Elspeth’s side. He was incredulous by Callum’s stance, but he forced himself to calm down, especially since they were still in public.

“Fine. Since you believe her, I’ll wait and see whether she’s just all bark but no bite,” he sneered before turning around to leave.

Callum sneaked a glance at Elspeth and noticed she didn’t seem to be in high spirits, so he couldn’t help but comfort her. “Don’t take Edmund’s words to heart. He’s always been a little mean.”

“I’m alright. I’ll be heading back to the Design Department.”

After she bid goodbye to Callum, she returned to the Design Department alone. When her colleagues saw her, they were all smiles, but they soon fell into awkward silence.

Naturally, she noticed their unusual expressions, so she curiously inquired a colleague she was rather close with, “What’s up? Why is everyone looking at me weirdly?”

Her colleagues scanned the room before muttering in a low voice, “Didn’t you hear? After you left, Mr. Winthrop didn’t come to work often. So, Mr. Edmund asked Ophelia to take over your position.”

“That means Ophelia is now the director of the Design Department?” Elspeth couldn’t help but feel frustrated when she heard Ophelia’s name being mentioned yet again. “Okay. I got it.”

to see that Ophelia was now sitting in the seat that belonged to her and doing her

was before her. “Oh

visit this place on a whim. I didn’t expect someone to stop and

if she was being bullied. “I didn’t. Edmund felt it wasn’t right to not have a director for the Design Department. So, he asked

light chuckle. “It’s fine. I don’t

“Elspeth, I-

I—”

colleague who was standing by the side saw the tears rolling down Ophelia’s face. That

capable in this company?

her beauty dazzled him. “Don’t talk when you don’t know the whole truth. Haven’t you heard

man was still dazed by her beauty and agreed

her, but anger rose within her

men fall to their knees for Elspeth like she was a goddess? Oh, how she wished she could slice Elspeth’s face so that nobody

I know Elspeth probably felt wronged. It’s nothing.” Ophelia lightly nudged the man’s arm as she

Darling…” Elspeth watched Ophelia’s phony act as

laugh.

she unintentionally pushed too hard, and

you..” He suddenly felt like a simp for helping her as he was brushed off

that…” Ophelia opened her mouth, wanting to explain, but the man wasn’t willing to listen anymore as he

That’s enough. If you continue, Callum will hear you. Oh, right.

I know Callum’s looking at the contract in his office now.

“Well, I am.”

her, and cold sweat covered her back. She stiffly turned her head and saw Callum’s emotionless face as her heart pounded against

things I said just now. Callum,

off, “I heard all

that. I called him Darling because he was older.