Love's Perfect Match

Chapter 223

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