Things were getting worse at the company by the day. Elspeth didn’t dare to waste any more time, so she fished out her phone and dialed the number she was most familiar with.
The call was soon connected.
“Hello. What’s the matter?”
A cold and distant voice was heard from the other end of the line.
“I need you to help me with something—”
Before Elspeth could finish her words, the man cut her off dispassionately. “No.”
She knew that would be the kind of reply she’d get, but she still couldn’t help feeling hurt.
“I—”
“Callum, guess what I’ve bought you for lunch. That’s right! It’s your favorite braised beef ribs. Give it a taste.”
The woman’s voice over the phone was piercing.
Without making a guess, Elspeth knew that the woman must be Callum’s fiancée, Jasmine McGrath.
“If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up now.”
Before Elspeth could say more, the call ended. The disconnected tone reminded her that she was no longer in any place to contact him.
Her employees were suddenly heard arguing outside the room, so she kept her phone. She knew that she couldn’t sit back and wait for the company’s demise.
Even if the chance was slim, she had to give it a try.
Since Callum wasn’t willing to talk to her over the phone, she decided to head to his company.
When she arrived at the Winthrop Group, she politely said to the receptionist, “I’d like to see your president.”
She was wearing sunglasses. Apart from her friends and relatives, others wouldn’t recognize her at first glance.
The receptionist had seen Elspeth before. When she realized it was indeed Elspeth, she was surprised, but she was a professional receptionist, after all. As such, she asked with a smile, “Do you have an appointment with the president?”
the call log, which proved that she had contacted
the receptionist, who readily believed her, for that was indeed Callum’s personal number. Someone who had the president’s
reason, the receptionist
her courage and asked, “Can I go
particular direction. “That way, miss. The president’s office is on the 18th
her sunglasses and
from the reception counter, she entered
stopped at the tenth floor, after which
was pretty good-looking. When Elspeth met his eyes, she could tell that he was
was used to being surrounded by gorgeous men. Callum, Gilbert, and Frank were
was immune to the man in front
at her and
his first time seeing me?
of displeasure
calling me that.
voice, he could
you Miss Lynwood,
when she heard the man calling out to her by her last
“You know me?”
listened to every song you’ve released
he just say he’s my
corner of her mouth twitching, thinking
news that you were dead some time ago. I thought it was real, so
darkened. “Well, you can
guffawed. “You’re so hilarious. I guess I’ll continue
didn’t want to stay in the same space with
stopped on the
forgot to press the button
it was the 18th floor, he was doubtful. “Are
to do
out of
man saw her running away,
…
Elspeth arrived at the president’s office, she realized
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