Hiding Behind Her Superficiality

Chapter 155

“See me?” Elspeth was puzzled.

“There are around a dozen men who look like bodyguards, but their uniforms are made of premium fabric. They might not be just anybody.” The butler nodded and spoke incoherently. Hearing that, Elspeth suddenly had a hunch of who they could be.

“Miss Lynwood, you should go take a look.” Elspeth nodded in agreement and walked out as she didn’t want to cause the Winthrop Family any trouble.

Upon stepping out of the house, Elspeth saw a group of men standing before her. As soon as their leader saw Elspeth, the frown on his face turned into a smile. “You must be Miss Lynwood. Mr. Joneson mentioned that he made plans with you and asked me to send you there.” Elspeth recalled that she had promised him that she would visit the Joneson Residence in a few days, but she had been so busy that the visit had been delayed for a month.

“You must be the butler. I’m sorry but I can’t pay a visit to the Joneson Residence for now as I have some matters to take care of,” Elspeth said with a smile.

“Don’t worry about it, Miss Lynwood. Mr. Joneson told us that if you refused to come with us, we would have to persuade you to do so,” the butler replied apologetically.

Hearing that, Elspeth understood that she had no choice but to go. She frowned as it didn’t feel like what her uncle would have done. However, since the butler worked for the Joneson Family, it was most probably someone else’s idea. Her grandfather whom she had never met before could be the one.

“You’re leaving me with no choice,” Elspeth said as she squinted her eyes.

The butler wasn’t mad after hearing that and instead, he took a look around before asking, “Could you get your men to back off? I have something to discuss with you in private.”

“All of them are our men. Elspeth is my fiancée, so she is considered part of the Winthrop Family. There’s no need for us to back off.” Callum sounded displeased.

“Miss Lynwood, how could you simply get engaged to someone?” The butler was surprised to hear that.

The butler’s remark didn’t sit well with Elspeth as his views were archaic. It made her feel uncomfortable. “This is not something that you should interfere with. Just say what you want to say.” Elspeth was done being courteous to him.

“Old Mr. Joneson instructed that we have to bring you back. If not, we’ll be punished. I’m sure you wouldn’t prefer it if we forced you.”

The butler’s words were a blatant threat and Elspeth had no idea what they had up their sleeves. Before she could speak, the outraged Callum glared at the butler and spoke in an icy cold tone, “Don’t you dare touch her.” The butler shuddered upon noticing Callum’s aura and knew that he shouldn’t mess with Callum.

“Miss Lynwood, I’m sure that you wouldn’t want us to start a fight.” The butler’s tone softened.

“I’ve already made myself clear. I don’t have time to go over there with you right now. I’ll visit personally after some time,” Elspeth sneered.

Upon hearing that, the butler’s gaze turned vicious. He waved his hand, and the bodyguards formed a row. “Miss Lynwood, don’t blame us for using force as you’re being uncooperative.”

Since they were standing in front of the Winthrop Residence, it would taint the Winthrops’ reputation if a fight broke out. With that in mind, Elspeth finally responded after giving it some thought, “Let’s discuss this somewhere else.”

Seeing that Elspeth was up for a discussion, the butler stopped using force and smiled. “Sure, since Miss Lynwood is willing to come with us.” With that, he signaled the men next to him to open the car door. “Miss Lynwood, let’s discuss this at a cafe.”

Callum wanted to follow but was stopped by the butler. “Mr. Winthrop, you aren’t invited.” Elspeth looked at Callum, signaling to him that she would be back soon.

Upon getting in the car, she was surprised to see that someone was sleeping inside. His head was leaned back on the seat and he had supple, fair skin. Elspeth was surprised to see a familiar face.

After bumping into her uncle the other time, she investigated everyone in the Joneson Family. The man sitting in front of her was Frank Joneson, also known as the Prince of Blaydal. He was Michael’s second grandson. Michael had two grandsons, the eldest one of whom was Kenneth, who was an e- sports master. He topped the charts yearly but since he spent most of his days in the club, he wasn’t as well known.

Frank, on the other hand, was well known throughout Blaydal as the Prince of Blaydal. Alas, he had a callous personality and usually refused to hang around anyone. However, this cold personality of his didn’t stop girls from doing all they could to marry him. His looks were even as attractive as Callum’s. Text © by N0ve/lDrama.Org.

Noticing that someone got in the car, Frank slowly opened his eyes. When he saw Elspeth, he scoffed without saying a word.

His actions baffled Elspeth. Seeing Frank’s look of disdain, she immediately took back her opinion about him being good-looking.

“Are you Grandpa’s long-lost granddaughter? Are you a fake?” The first thing he uttered had angered Elspeth.

“I wonder how many dogs the Joneson Family has. I keep hearing dogs barking in Damoria.” She simply implied that he was a dog.

Frank wasn’t mad after hearing it, but he gave her a hostile glare. “Such a rude woman. You will still be a classless woman even if you returned to the Joneson Family.”

“If you are indeed capable, you should stop me from going back. I’ll remember to visit your grave with flowers every year in the future.” She rolled her eyes at him.

Frank’s expression was grim as it was his first time losing an argument. “I don’t understand why Grandpa wanted me to bring you back. You have been living by yourself for so many years and look what you’ve become.”

“I’m accomplished. Thank you for your compliment,” she replied sarcastically.

“Accomplished… You can sing, draw designs, and open a company. Do you regard these as accomplishments? Yes, Azure Corporation is one of the top three companies in the country, but do you know what Joneson Corporation’s international ranking is?” Elspeth tried to hold back her laugh after hearing his questions.

“So, what do all these have to do with you, Frank?” He was furious at how chatty she was.

Finally, they arrived at a cafe. Elspeth sat on the chair with a straight face as she uttered, “I really don’t have the time now.”

The butler didn’t know what to do when she saw how stubborn Elspeth was. Since there were in public, he couldn’t use force. “Mr. Joneson, you should try to persuade Miss Lynwood.”

“You can do it yourself.” Frank was reluctant to speak to her.

“Do you see this? It’s obvious that the Jonesons don’t welcome me. Go back and inform old Mr. Joneson that I won’t be visiting.”