Love's Perfect Match

Chapter 223

comprehension.“Geez!” Margot huffed. “You know, something along the lines of babe, honey bunny, cutie pie… Nicknames like that!”Elspeth almost choked on her saliva.The corners of her mouth twitched as she stammered, “Aren’t those nicknames… a little… too much?”At that point, she was at a loss.Margot patted the back of Elspeth’s hand and patiently explained, “Not at all. It’s just right. Isn’t this what young couples do? Theodore used to call me baby when we were dating.”She then shot Theodore a glare. “Isn’t that right?”Theodore’s wrinkly face was flushed out of embarrassment now. However, to not make his wife angry, he repeatedly bobbed his head in agreement. “That’s right. That was our nickname back then.”Unable to think of a better word to describe her shock, Elspeth could only blurt out, “How avant-garde, Mr. Winthrop.” Theodore had never been in such an embarrassing situation in his life and he could only tug at his sleeves as he stood there, not knowing what to do.Margot only continued to reminisce when she saw his reaction.“You see how he’s behaving now? He looked exactly like this back when he went to my father and asked for my hand—”“Okay, okay. That’s enough. Let the youngsters solve their problems. You’re not well yet. You should rest.”Theodore quickly stopped her as he couldn’t handle hearing more of Margot’s stories.Callum and Elspeth could read the room well. Seeing Theodore being on the verge of losing his mind, they tactfully stood up.“Alright, Mrs. Winthrop. We’ll be out of your hair. You should rest now. We’ll come to see you later.”Margot didn’t stop the couple as she felt quite weak. Instead, she grumpily took a glance at Theodore. “Sure, sure. Come see me when you’re free.”Elspeth responded with a nod before she tugged Callum along and left at the speed of light.When they got downstairs, Elspeth looked at Callum’s face and instantly grew serious again. “Let’s go to Arthur next and have him meet Mr. Blue as soon as possible. We might be able to persuade him to turn around.”However, she noticed that Callum was distracted after she spoke. “What are you thinking about?” She waved her hand in his face.His eyebrows were knitted into a frown. “Babe is a little icky, baby sounds somewhat cheap, and cutie pie