Sweetheart, Do You Still Love Me?

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?”

scanned the room before muttering in a low voice, “Didn’t you hear? After you left, Mr. Winthrop didn’t come to work often.

of the Design Department?” Elspeth couldn’t help but feel frustrated when she heard

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

her. “Oh my. Isn’t this Elspeth?

this place on a whim. I didn’t expect someone to stop and take over my place right after

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 not happy about it, I can talk to him

fine. I don’t have the habit of taking

“Elspeth, I-

I—”

standing by the side saw the tears rolling down Ophelia’s

and he 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 left, and Ophelia merely stepped up to the role. She didn’t snatch your job from

you don’t know the whole truth. Haven’t you heard of

man was still dazed by her beauty and agreed in

was elated when he was helping her, but anger rose within her as she

knees for Elspeth like she was a goddess? Oh,

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

Darling…” Elspeth watched Ophelia’s phony

Elspeth’s remark, so she unintentionally pushed too hard, and

He suddenly felt like a simp for helping her as he was brushed off and derided for

didn’t mean that…” Ophelia opened her mouth, wanting to explain, but the

enough. If you continue, Callum will hear you.

snickered, “Stop pulling my leg. I know Callum’s looking at the

“Well, I am.”

back. She stiffly turned her head and saw Callum’s emotionless face as her heart

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