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?”

low voice, “Didn’t you hear? After you left, Mr. Winthrop didn’t come to

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

that Ophelia was now sitting in the

was before her. “Oh

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

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

don’t have the habit of taking

“Elspeth, I-

I—”

colleague who was standing by the side saw the tears rolling down

“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

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

still dazed by

anger rose within her as she saw him mesmerized

Oh, how she wished she could slice Elspeth’s face so

wronged. It’s nothing.” Ophelia lightly nudged the man’s

calling people Darling…” Elspeth watched Ophelia’s phony

at Elspeth’s remark, so she unintentionally

her as he was brushed off and derided for

mouth, wanting to explain, but the

If you continue, Callum will hear you. Oh, right. I returned with

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

“Well, I am.”

sweat covered her back. She stiffly turned

things I said just now. Callum,

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