Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Chapter 151

Throughout the following days, tension brewed between Elspeth and Callum. Everyone could tell, but no one addressed it.

During a meeting, Emma suggested that the company should expand its offerings and branch out into making perfume. Her suggestion received unilateral support.

Elspeth was the only one who objected, but she received Callum’s criticisms and reprimands in return. The relationship between the two fell to an all-time low.

Callum gave Emma full control of the project, which inspired many thoughts and guesses from the others. Could Emma be the next Mrs. Winthrop?

However, Elspeth was still the vice president, so no one dared to voice their hypothesis.

That afternoon, the employees heard the news that she was leaving the company.

Emma’s desk was near Elspeth. When she walked over and saw Elspeth packing her things with a neutral expression, her heart sang with glee, but she pretended to be sad that Elspeth was leaving. “Mr. Winthrop would be so upset that you’re leaving, Elspeth.”

“What do his feelings have to do with me? We’ve broken up.”

They broke up? Emma’s heart was about to leap out of her chest as she probed, “Did you really break up with him? Why?”

Elspeth glanced at her coolly. “We broke up over texts just a moment ago. We’re not suitable for each other, and we’ll only keep fighting if we stay together, so it’s pointless to continue such a relationship.”

Although Emma was aware that Elspeth was a decisive person, she was still doubtful about seeing Elspeth leave without a moment of hesitation or a trace of reluctance.

“Do you not have any feelings for him?”

Elspeth paused as her eyes flickered with complicated emotions. “So what if I do? When there’s no longer any trust between two people, all that remains is suspicion and constant torment.”

This was exactly what Emma wanted to hear. Her worries melted away as she gave Elspeth a pained smile. “You shouldn’t be so rash, Elspeth. What if it’s just a misunderstanding?”

“Do a good job. You’ll be able to replace me someday. Well, that’s it. I’m leaving now.”

didn’t say anything more. She gathered her things and dropped by the HR Department

Elspeth’s gone, I can get the ball rolling on the plan to ruin Winthrop

days later, an issue cropped up over the perfume brand that Emma

happened during the production process, and most of the final products failed to pass the quality inspection. The other company that collaborated with Winthrop Group on this project immediately asked to terminate the contract and demanded 150 million

into the situation, Callum realized that the factory producing the perfume was known to be a problematic one as it often produced poor-quality items. Many people

the meeting, Emma looked aggrieved as she slowly explained all

this factory to me. Before she left, she told me to work with this factory.

wasn’t around, so no one

others heard what she said, they began to assume

Elspeth left, she told me there was no future in Winthrop

any meaning they want to a person’s words, and true enough, the moment Emma brought this up in her hesitant, careful way, everyone else exploded

Emma to do

took a moment for Elspeth to be labeled as

throat, and

issue now. The priority is to salvage the situation

“It’s 150 million, not 15 thousand! How can we turn things around so easily? We should be focusing on finding Elspeth

with this. She was the one who

way everyone else was ganging up on Elspeth as if they

absurd? Elspeth has already resigned, so we can’t find

to Emma. “Before Elspeth left, she told me that Alphascape

impossible. She’s not that kind

way Callum refuted without hesitation, Emma said, “But Elspeth said you two have broken up, and she said that you share different ideals in life.

their best interests were on the line, the others weren’t about to let things slide so easily. One of them suggested, “Why don’t we

in a

door opened, and everyone was shocked to see who it

Elspeth?!