Love's Perfect Match

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.”

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

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

“Oh my. Isn’t this Elspeth? Why are you back to

on a whim. I didn’t expect

her head as 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 me to step up to replace you. If you’re

don’t have the habit of taking

“Elspeth, I-

I—”

side saw the tears rolling down Ophelia’s

didn’t hesitate to criticize Elspeth. “Why can’t Ophelia take over this position? Do you think you’re the only one left who is capable in this company? Besides, you were the one who

smiled at him, and her beauty dazzled him. “Don’t talk when you don’t know the whole truth.

man was still dazed by her beauty

was elated when he was helping her, but anger rose within her as she saw him mesmerized by Elspeth’s beauty.

Oh, how she wished she

Darling, for your concern. I know Elspeth probably felt wronged. It’s nothing.” Ophelia

you’re calling people Darling…” Elspeth watched

laugh.

took root within Ophelia’s heart at Elspeth’s remark, so she unintentionally pushed too hard, and the male colleague who helped her stumbled.

for helping her as he was brushed

explain, but the man wasn’t willing to listen

Callum will hear you. Oh, right. I returned with him

at the contract in his office

“Well, I am.”

turned her head and saw Callum’s emotionless face as her heart pounded against her

just

calmly cut her off, “I heard all

called him Darling because he was older. That’s why