“Some people are already calling Callum an irresponsible scum, but if they find out that you’re also engaged to someone else, wouldn’t that ruin your credibility?” Jordan smiled mysteriously with a hint of imperceptible slyness as he continued, “It’d be better to wait a few days before posting it. Not only will it make Callum seem like a b*stard, but you can even keep up with your grieving and pitiful persona. Isn’t that a better plan?”
Elspeth did not expect Jordan to have such a cunning side to him and did not know what to say in reply. However, she did agree with his idea.
Upon seeing that she had given up on making a Twitter post, Jordan caressed her hair. “Our engagement will eventually be exposed either way, so why not use this as a chance to teach Callum a lesson?”
Elspeth was extremely shocked by his plan. “It’s a shame that you aren’t working in public relations.”
Jordan finally stopped laughing and said with a serious face, “Is your company still hiring? If you are, I’ll sign up.”
Elspeth rolled her eyes. “Oh, shut up.”
“So, why are you telling me this?”
Elspeth couldn’t wrap her mind around why he would put himself in such a position for her sake.
“Didn’t I tell you before? It’s because I like you, and I really want to be with you.”
Elspeth couldn’t quite make out the truth of Jordan’s words. Looking at the smile on his face, she was unable to think that he would approach her with any other purpose, but he didn’t seem particularly sincere either.
That night, they took a plane back to Blaydal. Upon seeing how compliant Elspeth was, Michael was overjoyed and immediately allocated twenty percent of Joneson Corporation’s shares to her. With the marriage between Blaydal’s Joneson Family and Bellville’s Carr Family, every powerful and influential family in Blaydal, Bellville, Damoria, Waterside, and even those along the coast offered their congratulations.
This matter took the internet by storm as well. As Elspeth owned many different identities and had fans from different areas, the news even overpowered Emma and Callum’s popularity all of a sudden.
‘Callum really is a b*stard for getting together with Emma right after ditching Elspeth. It’s a good thing that Elspeth was smart enough to run away with another guy!’
‘You can say that again. I really thought that Emma was innocent instead of being such a disgusting and evil person. I can’t believe she’d steal someone else’s boyfriend and be shameless enough to post about it!’
‘The Carr Family aren’t just anybody. They’re wealthy and powerful, and they’ve never had any scandals. Mr. Carr and Miss Lynwood really are a match made in heaven…’
The netizens’ opinions were mixed, but most of them praised Elspeth’s engagement with Jordan and despised Emma and Callum’s actions.
Meanwhile, in Waterside, Emma was nearly driving herself up the wall. She had never expected that her hasty announcement of her relationship with Callum would spark such a massive bashing.
“Callum, Elspeth is being too much. She’d gotten engaged too, but she still pulled something like this to ruin our reputation!”
Because of this issue, she lost millions of fans; nearly one-tenth of her followers unfollowed her.
Callum looked at her coldly. The sharp decline in the Winthrop Family’s stock market was already enough of a headache for him, but Emma just wouldn’t stay silent.
Upon receiving such an icy stare, Emma immediately stopped her chattering mouth. She stared blankly at Callum and swallowed. “Callum, I…”
“If it weren’t for you announcing things in a hurry, why would your fans hate on you?” He rose to his feet, his demeanor turning cold as he said, “I already told you not to provoke Elspeth anymore or we’ll immediately break up.”
Emma feared that Callum would break up with her the most, and she shuddered at his words. “I understand, Callum. I won’t mess around anymore.”
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