Hiding Behind Her Superficiality

Chapter 116

It was a provocation, but Elspeth couldn’t care less about it.

“What brings you here? You have nothing to do with the Jonesons,” Alaina continued, holding onto the certainty that Elspeth was here to butter the Jonesons up. Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

“Oh? Why are you here then?”

Upon hearing the question that she had been waiting for, Alaina raised her head proudly. “We’re relatives. My mother is old Mr. Joneson’s niece and that makes Lola and I cousins. Do I have to explain more about the reason for my visit?”

Alaina heard that the eldest son of the Joneson Family was on a vacation with his family in Damoria, but his daughter fell into Namean River which resulted in her hospitalization. When Alaina received the news, she put off her meeting and made a dash for the hospital.

Her mother once told her that riding the Jonesons’ coattail would be a great boon to them. The Joneson Family was one of the largest influential families in Konig, let alone in Damoria.

As long as she could get in Lola’s good books, it would be a breeze to request something whenever she required help in the future.

Elspeth chuckled upon realization. Just cousins? Is that something to be proud of?

She countered coldly, “Save that for yourself. Someone might mistake you as old Mr. Joneson’s granddaughter.”

Noticing her displeasure, the man frowned. “Alaina, she’s Lola’s savior. It’s not like what you think it is.”

Alaina was stunned. “You mean the woman who saved Lola was Elspeth?”

“Yeah. Who else could it be? You? A mere distant cousin?” Having said that, Elspeth figured that it was unbecoming of her to mock Alaina in front of others, so she decided to leave.

Meanwhile, realizing her defeat against Elspeth, Alaina hurriedly turned to face Lola with a smile. “Lola, I’m here to keep you company.”

“Nope. I’m good.” It seemed like Lola did not favor Alaina. Lola’s gaze was glued onto Elspeth the whole time. “Elspeth, don’t forget about your promise. I won’t be staying in the hospital for long.”

The girl was sharp enough to know that she needed not to stay in the hospital for a long period.

“Okay. Until next time.” Elspeth looked back at Lola with a grin before gazing at Alaina’s stiff yet awkward expression. Elspeth lifted her chin as she could not be bothered to put up a fight with Alaina. Her patience rendered it impossible for her to put up with Alaina’s antics. While Alaina was on the verge of going mad, Elspeth gladly left to go to Blake.

“Elspeth, where have you been? It’s been four hours. I called you over twenty times, but you didn’t pick up the call.” Akin to an abandoned child, Blake gave her his puppy eyes, hoping she would comfort him.

“I saved a kid on my way back and…” She suddenly realized something and quickly searched through her pockets. She lost her phone.

“I might’ve lost my phone in the river, but it’s alright. I was thinking of buying a new one.”

The mention of a river stunned him, and he soon became concerned. “What river? Did you fall into the river? Are you alright?”

The corner of her lips twitched. “I didn’t. Didn’t I just say that I saved a kid on my way back? I accidentally lost my phone when that happened.”

“Please don’t do anything risky like that again in the future.”

Elspeth chuckled. “Yeah, yeah. Oh, I dispensed new medicine for you. You have to finish all of them accordingly and you should be able to recover by then.”

Lowering his head, Blake murmured, “But I don’t want that.”

She smacked his head right away. “What are you talking about? I’ve used only expensive ingredients for the medicine. If you don’t finish them, my efforts will be wasted! I won’t let you get away from it!”

He covered his head in pain. “Ouch! Fine, fine.”

“Oh, right! If you’re free these days, you should learn how to be a qualified manager. If you don’t understand anything, don’t be shy and just ask me.” The thought of Elspeth being his temporary manager excited him.

However, it was not a big deal for her. Speaking of becoming a qualified manager, no one would know better than she herself, the president of an entertainment company. After all, every rule managers should abide by was etched in her head before she recruited one.

“Okay. It’s been a long day. If there’s nothing else, I should head back home now.”

Despite the heavy heart to let her leave, Blake did not make her stay as he nodded. When Elspeth left the hospital, she saw a car parked by the entrance. The indifferent-looking man, Callum, stood next to it.

Instead of a big reaction, Callum questioned emotionlessly, “Can we talk?”

His serenity facade somehow vexed her, and she bypassed him. “No. I have nothing to talk to you about.”

“You’ve been skipping work for a week. Have you forgotten that you’re my secretary right now?”

She snickered. “Secretary? Everyone’s lining up to be Mr. Winthrop’s secretary. Why must you insist your secretary be me?”

“A day’s pay cut makes up every hour you skip work. And you’ve been neglecting work for fifty-six hours.”

This cold-blooded man. She was reluctant still. “I’ll resign. How’s that?”

“Yes, you can, but you have to hand in a three-thousand-word resignation letter and two years’ worth of penalty.”

Elspeth was enraged, “Callum Winthrop, that’s against the employment contract. I can file a charge on you.”

“I know, but I have connections in the labor bureau and the police department. I have the best lawyer in Damoria too. Your chance of winning the trial is slim.” Callum did not mind it at all.

She was at a loss for words as annoyance hit the roof. “Callum Winthrop, I just don’t get it. You’re the one blowing hot and cold, yet you’re bugging me right now. Just what do you want?”

Callum drew in a deep breath. “I don’t want you to go.”

As if they were a string of incantations, she had the urge to cry upon hearing that. “Don’t you think that it’s too late for this? If I want to be the design department director, will you let me replace Alaina?”

Silence sat in the air for a second before he answered, “No.”

If he did that, not only would it be a cause of displeasure amongst the employees, but it would also present a sense of discouragement to the fresh blood like Alaina.

“Then, there’s nothing more to talk about between us.”

“What do you mean?”

“What I mean is you gotta calm down. The problem between us is not as simple as you think it is.” She

sniffled while fighting back her tears. “As for the resignation letter, I’ll send an email to you later. Please take a look at it when you have time.”

There was no reason left for him to stop her now. His fingers curled slightly as he wished to reach out and hold her, but he did not dare to do so.