Love's Perfect Match

Chapter 316

bare hand. “You? Are you even considering going over with me?” he remarked distastefully. “Aren’t you afraid that you’ll get caught and be locked up again?”“Hah!”Elspeth stuffed the final mouthful of salad into her mouth. After recalling Michael’s refusal to stop coming after her, she gave up on the idea. “You’d better go by yourself, then.”Arthur grilled the last steak and cracked some black pepper over the top before serving it up on the dining table. “Go and get the fried eggs from the kitchen. We can have breakfast first.”Elspeth was a little nonplussed to hear Arthur instructing her so casually. I’m not your maid, so why must I listen to you?She stubbornly turned away and pretended she didn’t hear him.“Hurry up and bring it over, or else, you won’t be getting breakfast.”“Can’t you do it…”Elspeth gritted her teeth. She was going to protest, but she remembered that her mother would be coming over soon, and if she didn’t have breakfast, her mother would be worried and upset, so she begrudgingly brought the eggs over from the kitchen.Arthur placed one of the fried eggs on Elspeth’s plate and said, “What a good girl. Here’s a fried egg as your reward.”“Why are you talking to me like that, Arthur?”Elspeth was confused as she eyed the fried egg. His attitude toward me has taken a 180-degree turn!For the past few days, even though she kept doing things that would rile him up, he didn’t get mad at her.In the past, he would’ve gotten someone to teach her a lesson by now, but this time, he didn’t do anything to her no matter how unreasonable she was.How… strange!“What’s the matter? Do you not like the way I talk to you now?” Arthur raised his fork and took an elegant bite of his steak before flashing her a faint smile.“Nope. We’re not that close either, so don’t act as if we know each other so well.”Elspeth rolled her eyes. To avoid hearing any other kind of suggestive comments from him, she avoided his gaze and focused on eating her egg.She stabbed her knife into the egg so hard that it squeaked against the plate.“Even then, so what? Either way, you and I will be getting engaged soon, so what’s wrong with an engaged couple like us talking to each other this way?” Arthur didn’t stop teasing her.How nauseating.Elspeth was griping on the inside, but she had no choice but to force a smile for the sake of getting what she wanted. “Right. Nothing’s wrong. Anyway, let’s drop this subject. Hurry up and eat. Once you’re done eating, you can go and bring my mother over.”Arthur raised his eyebrow. “Using me?”“Isn’t this a trade? How can you say I’m using you?” Elspeth finished her food and wiped her mouth elegantly with a tissue before saying with a smile, “Well, I’ll be waiting to hear the good news.” Surprisingly, she cleared the table and brought the dishes back to the kitchen.A peculiar feeling rose in Arthur’s chest as he watched her bustling around the kitchen.Why have I never noticed that she’s not as loathsome as I thought?…To avoid delaying the trip abroad, Arthur headed out to Joneson Residence.Michael had just “lost” his granddaughter, so he was visibly haggard. He even had more gray hairs now.He eyed Arthur warily. “You’re saying that you want to take Helena abroad for treatment?”“Yes. Her illness is rare and peculiar, so she needs to get her treatment abroad,” Arthur advised patiently.“Just tell me what you need, and I’ll get it delivered to our country.” Michael rubbed his temples. He seemed reluctant.“I need the treatment facilities and environment that’s available abroad. It won’t be easy to set these things up elsewhere. Even if you bring in the medical professionals and the equipment, there’s no guarantee that you’ll be able to achieve the optimum results.” Arthur smiled faintly and took a sip of tea. “Why would so many people head abroad for treatment if they could’ve easily gotten their treatment in the country?”How… strange!“What’s the matter? Do you not like