Hiding Behind Her Superficiality

Chapter 156

After Elspeth finished talking, she looked at Frank’s cocky expression and acted as if she was in pity.

“Mr. Joneson, please don’t make things hard for me and try to talk to Miss Lynwood. After all, this is old Mr. Joneson’s order. Things won’t be pretty if we can’t take her back.”

Although Frank was annoyed, he still nodded and said, “Okay.”

“How are you going to persuade me then, Mr. Joneson?” asked Elspeth while she raised an eyebrow in amusement.

“I’m not going to. Just go back with me.”

Hearing his words, Elspeth clicked her tongue and said, “Is this how you ask for a favor?”

“I’m not asking for a favor, Elspeth!” Frank retorted. Elspeth was driving him going crazy. How on earth does she have such a glib tongue? Why am I the one who needs to talk to her? C0ntent © 2024 (N/ô)velDrama.Org.

“Okay, I’ll stop messing around. Why are you in such a rush to bring me home?” Elspeth stopped smiling and asked.

Frank was frustrated and pinched the area between his brows. “Grandfather said he misses you.”

“Is it just because of this?”

Frank thought for a moment before saying, “He did want you to change your surname to Joneson and become one of us.” Then, he looked at her like she was something unpleasant. “I’ll never understand what he sees in you. He said that you’re a young and promising woman and that you’re no doubt a Joneson.”

“I’m flattered. Unlike someone arrogant, he has an eye for talent.” Elspeth smiled faintly.

Frank felt disgusted by her figure of speech and glared at her. “Well, what do you say?” he asked.

“I’m not going to be a Joneson. I’m a Lynwood,” replied Elspeth. She wasn’t going to recognize the Jonesons as her family when it was Grover who had raised her.

When Frank heard her refusal, he was confused. After all, many people wanted to curry favor with the Joneson Family, yet Elspeth had her own principles and refused to be one of them. All of a sudden, he felt that she wasn’t that annoying anymore.

“It’s better if you tell Grandfather about this by yourself,” said Frank.

On the other hand, when the butler saw that things weren’t going well, he said, “Please don’t make things difficult for us, Miss Lynwood. We’re just following orders. If you don’t wish to come with us, I might have to force you to.”

“And how will you do that? Are you going to kidnap me?” Elspeth didn’t mind his threats.

“Of course not.” The butler smiled. “You’re important in the family, so I would never use force on you. However, the Winthrop Family might face some problems.”

The butler had noticed that the Winthrop Family was important to Elspeth when she wanted to talk elsewhere. As the saying went, hit where it hurt the most; since the Winthrop Family was her weakness, he would use it against her.

As expected, Elspeth’s face darkened. “Are you threatening me?”

“I wouldn’t dare. I just hope that you know what’s good for you. After all, you know how strong the Joneson Family is. It will be a piece of cake for us to go against the Winthrops, and no one will notice

it,” said the butler. Then, he thought, Even if people knew about it, no one would say anything. After all, who would dare to get in the way of the Joneson Family?

Elspeth clenched her fists under the table and took a deep breath. “I’ll go.”

To be honest, she was able to get out of this matter, but she was unsure what would happen if they were to use the Winthrop Family against her. After all, she knew how strong the Joneson Family were when she investigated them, so she didn’t want to risk the safety of the Winthrop Family. Helena’s matter would have to wait.

Finally, the butler smiled brightly and said, “You’re indeed a smart woman, Miss Lynwood. Let us get going, then. We should be there in a few hours.”

However, Elspeth shook her head. “I have to go back to the Winthrops as I still have some business to deal with. Can you give me two hours?”

“Of course.” The butler nodded without hesitation since he was afraid that Elspeth would have second thoughts if he pressured her too hard.

When Elspeth returned to the Winthrop Residence, Callum was waiting for her in the living room. Seeing that she looked unhappy upon her return, he asked, “What’s wrong? Did they bully you?”

Elspeth saw his worried look and smiled as she shook her head and said, “No way. I’m Elspeth. Who would dare bully me? Only I would do that to others. However, I have to pay a visit to the Joneson Family.”

“Do you really have to go?” Callum felt like the Jonesons were up to no good and he was worried that Elspeth might get in trouble there.

“I don’t have a choice. They insisted.” Elspeth sighed. “To avoid unwanted problems, it’s better if I go and look. Don’t worry. I’m old Mr. Joneson’s granddaughter. They won’t hurt me.”

“You don’t have to go if you don’t want to. I’ll protect you.” Callum looked at her with a sense of protection.

“It’s fine. I should be back soon. In the meantime, take care of the company.”

Initially, Callum wanted to tag along, but he hesitated as he thought about Winthrop Group. Hence, he said, “Take care of yourself. Call me if anything happens. I’ll be there as soon as possible.”

Elspeth nodded. Then, she bid her goodbyes to Theodore before she left in the Joneson Family’s car.

Elspeth had lived in a small village in Damoria when she was young. When she was older, she went abroad for some time before returning to Damoria. Never had she thought that she would arrive at Blaydal like this.

Blaydal was the capital of the country. Unlike Damoria, which was a city where the nightlife was bustling, Blaydal was a busy city that boasted a luxurious lifestyle. Although the Joneson Family lived in the center of Blaydal, the environment was quiet and clean, which meant they had a high status there.

As soon as Elspeth saw the Joneson Residence’s courtyard, she couldn’t help but feel amazed. After all, it looked like a colonial style manor rather than a courtyard.

When Frank, who was beside her, saw her amazed expression, he couldn’t help but mock her. “Ignorant fool.”

“What?” Elspeth raised her eyebrow and looked at him. “Do you think I can’t afford it?”

“It doesn’t matter if you are rich or not. You are still an unworldly person. Upstarts are just country bumpkins who have lots of money.” Frank snorted.

After Elspeth heard his words, she tried to calm down but to no avail. Seeing that there was a flowerbed beside her, she kicked Frank into it when he wasn’t looking at her. Frank wasn’t severely injured since she didn’t use much force. However, for the Prince of Blaydal to be kicked into the flowerbed, he would be a laughingstock for years to come.

Frank crushed a bunch of flowers and fell to the ground, which was hilarious.

Frank only realized what had happened after some time. He couldn’t believe that he had been kicked into a flowerbed by a weak-looking woman.

Then, he brushed off the flower that was on his head and stood up. Seeing that Elspeth was laughing hysterically, he gritted his teeth and growled, “Elspeth!” Just as he was going to jump out of the flowerbed and teach her a lesson, a pebble flew toward him out of nowhere and hit his leg, which caused him to lose his balance. Then, he fell back into the flowerbed once again.

“Frank!” Suddenly, someone called out to him not far away. When Frank heard that familiar voice and thought about his miserable state, his heart sank.

Damn it. This is embarrassing.