Hiding Behind Her Superficiality

Chapter 284

Elspeth went directly to the CEO’s office and confronted Callum face-to-face.

When he saw the rage in her eyes, his heart sank. “What brings you here all of a sudden, Elspeth?”

“If I hadn’t asked you about it, were you going to keep it a secret from me? Are we even engaged? Why are you still treating me like an outsider?”

Suddenly, her list of questions made him speechless.

“I didn’t intend to make you feel that way.”

Soon, her gaze turned colder, and she said, “Then, show me this quarter’s proposal.”

However, Callum did not do as Elspeth said, and that was enough to prove his stance.

“Fine. You aren’t going to show me, are you? I’ll investigate on my own, then!”

She took a deep breath to calm down the anger that was building inside of her. Then, she threatened, “I’ll call Lisa and ask her what you did to Winthrop Group. This is definitely not a mistake you should make.”

That statement rendered him speechless for a moment before he spoke, “I’ll show you.”

When the proposal was placed in front of Elspeth, she struggled mentally. When she flipped the proposal pages, it was clearly stated that the shares of one of the company subsidiaries would be given to Miss Emma Walker at no cost.

E-Emma Walker?!

“Are you going to tell me that you took pity on Emma and will hand this subsidiary over to her?” She instantly froze after reading the proposal.

“No. It’s not like that.” He wanted to elaborate but chose to say nothing upon further reflection.

When Callum stopped talking, Elspeth turned her head and looked at him somberly. “Do you mind giving me a reasonable explanation, then?” It suddenly dawned on her that she had, in fact, lost control and said some hurtful things earlier, but the expression on his face caused her heart to soften.

“I can’t tell you the reason for the time being, but as long as I give away this company, Winthrop Group will not suffer any losses.”

In his heart, he was more concerned about her than the company.

“What would you call this if not a loss? No matter what, I need you to tell me the truth. If you don’t tell me, I’ll figure it out myself.” Elspeth declared with assurance, knowing there was nothing her abilities could not uncover.

Seeing how adamant she was, Callum sighed, “I thought I could settle this matter without telling you, but I didn’t expect you to find out so soon.”

Narrowing her eyes, she questioned, “So, are you going to tell me or not?”

“It’s Arthur.”

“Him again? Why is he stirring up trouble this time?” Content provided by NôvelDrama.Org.

After a pause, Callum glanced at Elspeth with a meaningful look. “It’s about you.”

“Okay. Go on.”

“Arthur threatened me with your private affairs. He said that if I didn’t want your affairs to be exposed, I had to hand over one of the companies under Winthrop Group to Emma. After I saw his materials, I agreed to his proposal.”

Then, she asked impatiently, “What does he have on me? Can’t you tell me about it?”

“He said it was something between you and Gilbert Payne.” Afterward, he accessed his phone’s photo gallery and placed it on his desk. “Look, these are the photos of you and him together.” There was an undeniable gloom in Callum’s eyes when he said that. It would be a lie to say that he was not upset after seeing the photos.

Nevertheless, he could not change the fact that Elspeth had been in a relationship with someone before. After all, it was already in the past, and he did not come into her life until much later.

She was stunned when she heard that and walked toward the desk to look at the phone. Then, her jaw dropped as soon as she saw the photos. There were many photos of her gazing adoringly at Gilbert.

How did Arthur get his hands on these photos? Clenching her teeth, Elspeth seethed in anger, “These are all in the past! How could he threaten you with these?!”

Hearing that, Callum shook his head helplessly. “Scroll down for more photos.”

After quickly scrolling through his gallery, she noticed that her recent meet-up with Gilbert at a bar was also captured. Under the dim lights, she looked as if she was smitten with him.

“He claimed that these photos were enough to prove that you are unfaithful to me, but I know you are not that kind of person, so I agreed to his condition.” He then stepped forward and hugged her by the shoulders. “Don’t overthink about it. Losing a company doesn’t mean anything. Above all, I don’t want anything to happen to you.”

Elspeth felt mixed emotions and was not able to utter a word. While she understood that Callum was acting in her best interest, she had no idea he would go to such extremes. Soon, tears quickly pooled in her eyes as she thought about his actions. “Thank you so much, Cal.”

It was the first time that she had addressed him with such affection. Instantaneously, his heart became warm, and the frostiness on his face vanished.

“Have you given her the contract?” Elspeth inquired when she noticed that only Callum’s signature was on the contract.

Then, he shook his head in response. “Not yet, but I intend to meet Emma later and hand her the contract.”

“Let me settle this matter. Don’t pass her the contract yet.”

Callum frowned upon hearing that. “What are you going to do?”

“What am I going to do?” She showed him a wry smile. “Didn’t those two provoke me first? I can’t believe they even pulled such a trick. Of course, I have to return an eye for an eye.”

Suddenly, he let out a laugh. An eye for an eye. This is why I like her so much!

“I’ll come with you.”

Then, Elspeth turned her head to look at him and asked, “Do you still have a blank page for the contract? Let’s bring it over and see if Emma dares to sign the contract.”

Afterward, the two met Emma at an open-air restaurant by the sea.

When Callum walked in, he saw a variety of seafood on the table, but his eyes held a trace of disgust as he looked up at the woman in front of him.

“Cal, I’m sure Arthur has told you about what is to be done, right?” Then, Emma smiled triumphantly as she ran her fingers through her hair.

“Of course. I brought the contract today, didn’t I?”

However, she could not hold the excitement in her eyes as she glanced at the contract on the table.

Even though Eric had agreed to help with her second debut, she had yet to hear from him. On the other hand, she was relieved that Arthur had feelings for her. He did not seem to mind that she had slept with a director before and even helped her acquire Callum’s subsidiary company.

She was convinced that as long as she was at the company’s helm, she would not need to be concerned about anything else. In addition, she could rely solely on the company while developing it gradually. She would soon no longer need to count on Eric or other men.

Seeing the greedy look in Emma’s eyes, Elspeth frowned and sneered, “Emma, you’re eager to sign the contract, aren’t you? However, I have something I’d like to show you first. You can decide after that whether to sign or not.”

“What are you being so mysterious about? I’m not afraid of you at all,” Emma scoffed nonchalantly.

Elspeth smiled as she took out her phone and placed it on the table.

From the corner of her eyes, Emma saw what was on the screen, and her face instantly turned pallid.