Hiding Behind Her Superficiality novel Chapter 519

Chapter 519 You Were a Virgin

Arthur and Jethro must be behind this.

Elspeth instantly felt a headache coming on. If it were before, where Arthur was the only one causing trouble, things would be easier to handle.

Now that there were two of them, even though the Wilstones couldn't stir up too much trouble, they were still quite bothersome.

"I really didn't want to become his enemy, but by the looks of it, there's no other choice."

Callum caressed her hair. "Don't worry, leave everything to me."

After getting back to the Winthrop Residence, the two had already lost their appetite, so they washed up early and lay on their beds.

Everyone in the Winthrop Residence was saddened by Max's death, and the whole house had fallen into desolate silence.

In order to soothe Margot's emotions, Theodore could only bring her out on a vacation and leave the company management to Callum.

Blake rarely came back, and he lived with Lisa in another house outside.

So, Callum and Elspeth were the only two people remaining in the Winthrop Residence.

At night, Elspeth was sound asleep when she was suddenly startled awake by the thunder outside.

She was a light sleeper, so as she listened to the rumbling thunder outside, she tossed and turned and was unable to sleep.

Finally, when the thunder sounded for the 59th time, Elspeth couldn't take it anymore and sat up.

She turned on the lights and went downstairs to fetch some water to drink, but when she arrived at the staircase, she bumped into Callum who was also getting some water.

"Why are you still awake at this hour?"

Callum passed her the cup of water he had just poured for himself. The water was at a suitable temperature, and she took it and sipped from the cup, easing her troubled emotions.

"The thunder was too loud, so I couldn't sleep from all the noise."

Callum stared at the weather outside. "The weather forecast says that the thunder will go on for another 30 minutes. Maybe it'll be gone when the rain stops."

"That's so annoying." Elspeth ruffled her hair in irritation.

"Would you like to chat with me in my room?"

Even though Callum's suggestion was a little out of the blue, it wasn't a bad idea.

She couldn't sleep, after all, so she decided to go with him to his room.

There was a large armchair in Callum's room. Elspeth wasn't bold enough to sit on his bed, so she sat on the armchair instead.

Callum sat on his bed and lightly patted it. "It's winter, and the weather is quite cold. Do you want to snuggle under the blankets with me?"

Elspeth was silent.

After hesitating for a while, she slowly got up from the armchair and walked to the bed, then discreetly dove under the blankets.

Since the two were sharing a blanket, the atmosphere turned more or less suggestive.

Callum lay next to her as he read a magazine. His blanket was tea-scented, so it was refreshing and fragrant.

Elspeth took a deep breath, taking in the familiar scent, and she actually felt a little sleepy.

"Do you feel like sleeping?"

For some reason, the sleepiness she just felt suddenly disappeared without a trace as soon as he said that.

"Nope." Elspeth took out her phone and started scrolling through some videos. As she watched the videos, she burst out laughing occasionally.

"What are you watching? You're laughing so happily that I want to see it too."

Before Elspeth could react, a hand draped across her shoulders from behind. Callum pulled her firmly into his embrace.

Her phone was taken away, and in an instant, Elspeth suddenly realized that things weren't as simple as she thought they were.

"Didn't you say you want to watch the video? Why did you lock the screen?"

When Elspeth saw Callum casually locking the screen and placing the phone on the bedside table, a strong sense of danger invaded her.

She subconsciously wanted to back away, but his arm was firmly wrapped around her, so she couldn't even move, much less keep a distance from him.

"What are you trying to do?"

Elspeth's words sounded like she was playing hard to get. When Callum looked into Elspeth's eyes, he swallowed and asked in a hoarse voice, "Do you remember what you promised me last time?"