Love's Perfect Match

Chapter 21 The Hiking Incident

Hiking… A tiring and hot activity in which they all had no interest.

“Dad, I have a few operations scheduled, so it might not be convenient.”

Raising to his feet, Arthur was about to leave when he was grabbed by his father. “So? Does your hospital not have other doctors besides you?”

Arthur let out a nervous laugh while tapping his nose. That naturally made Blake and Max, who were about to make up their own excuses, keep quiet as well.

“So, it’s settled. We’ll leave in a short while.”

No one could reject Theodore’s orders, so they all changed into appropriate clothes and went to the most famous hiking spot in the city. When they arrived, Elspeth immediately spotted Ophelia, who was all smiles and wearing a gentle-looking dress.

Margot beamed when she saw her favorite ‘daughter-in-law’. “Ophelia, I didn’t expect you to come. I thought you wouldn’t make it.”

“Mrs. Winthrop, how can I say no to your invitation?” While tugging on Margot’s hand, Ophelia replied obediently.

The straightforward Max took a look at Ophelia’s clothes and pursed his lips. “When do people ever wear such a long dress for hiking? How do you expect to hike up the hill in this getup?”

Elspeth, on the other hand, grinned slightly. Max, you’re starting to be interesting.

Ophelia turned pale as she bit her lower lip. “I’m sorry. I don’t hike that often, so I didn’t know…”

Sensing her incoming crocodile tears, Elspeth felt a headache arriving. This woman might be up to something. I wouldn’t have come if I had known she was coming.

“That’s enough. Why do you care about what she wears?” Margot rolled her eyes and tugged on Ophelia’s hand. “Ophelia, let’s go. We’ll take the lead.”

She smiled through her tears. “Sure.”

Later, the two walked in front while Elspeth and the five trailed behind them, leaving Theodore at the back of the line.

a raised eyebrow. “Callum, you’re as quiet as a mouse, which is exactly

her taunts. Not paying attention to her track, she accidentally stepped and slipped on a rock,

clutched her

her situation and looked down at her with

“I sprained my

“Can you

Callum decided to carry her into his arms when he saw her

was in his embrace due to her menstrual cramp. This time, she was fully awake, so she could feel his strong heartbeat and smell the fragrance of fresh mint wafting from him. “Set me down. I can walk on

swollen, yet you’re still so stubborn.” With a cold expression on his face, he disregarded her resistance and continued walking. “There’s a hospital at the peak. I’ll let Arthur help you with the swelling when

Elspeth obediently stayed

and smiled wickedly. “Oh, Callum. I didn’t expect you to have a soft side. Has your cold

woman whom Callum cares about actually

“Stop the nonsense,” Callum

rolled his eyes.

meantime, Arthur was busy dealing with hospital matters while Blake was talking to his manager on the phone, so both of them

had to witness the love of her life

As she thought of that, her mood significantly fell, which alerted Margot. Seeing that Ophelia was upset, Margot asked, “What’s the matter, Ophelia? You don’t seem

“Callum… Does he

sharply and saw Elspeth being carried in Callum’s arms, which made her

to the hospital to receive treatment. Then, Margot

have something to

Therefore, when she saw Margot entering the room, she began to wonder whether an issue had

close recently.” Margot tried to make it as subtle as she could, but Elspeth caught on immediately. “No, we’re not. Callum

Ophelia. I don’t care what thoughts you have about him, nor do I care about your relationship with him, but let me make it clear that I will never agree to the idea of you being with Callum. You

here with a warning. Casually smiling, Elspeth promised her. “Mrs. Winthrop, you can rest assured that I have no feelings

smile. “To tell you the truth, my other four sons are equally excellent, so you can choose any

this incident did not affect Elspeth’s mood as she sat on her bed and began