Hiding Behind Her Superficiality novel Chapter 95

Chapter 95

“I’m looking for Harper. Where is he?”

“He is away on a business trip, so I don’t think he is around today. By the way, who is the man who gave you a lift, Miss Lynwood? Could he be your boyfriend?” The woman nodded in a preoccupied manner.

“No.” Elspeth blushed, becoming speechless at once.

“Do you seriously have no idea who he is?” Elspeth raised her eyebrows and looked at her.

“Who is he?” The woman asked, seemingly confused.

“His name is Callum Winthrop.”

“Wait, what? Callum Winthrop?” the woman responded, her voice going several octaves higher.

Elspeth nodded, finding the woman’s surprised look amusing. “What’s the matter?”

“Callum Winthrop may be a golden bachelor whom every lady out there wants to marry, but the way I see it, he is a little too cold and indifferent. Thus, I don’t think he’ll be a good match for you…. You deserve someone better.”

Elspeth chuckled in amusement, recalling Callum’s words when he told her he would give her a ride to work in a helicopter earlier that morning. “Alright, since Harper isn’t here. I should probably get going. Remember, don’t tell anyone about what you saw today. Also, work hard and ease up on the gossip.” She advised her subordinate, not knowing whether her words were taken seriously by the administrator behind that smiling face.

After a while, she decided to make a trip to the hospital, but before she set out, she heard her phone’s loud ringtone.

“Hey there, Elspeth. Are you free now?” Callum spoke, his voice shaking. “If you are, please come to the hospital now.”

Elspeth’s heart sank when she heard that. “I’ll be on my way right now.” She flagged down a cab and made her way to the destination. The moment she entered the ward, she saw Callum standing in the corner not far away with a cigarette between his fingers. Several cigarette butts were scattered on the ground. “What happened?”

Callum turned around and fixed his gaze on Elspeth, his eyes turning red. “The doctor said my mother will never wake up again.”

“That’s right. According to the doctor, that’s how she’ll live for the rest of her life.”

“I told you to look into the medication. Have you done it yet?”

Callum nodded his head in response. “Yes, I have. There’s nothing wrong with the medication, which is why I don’t understand how something like this could happen to her.”

“Are you saying that your mother’s condition worsened before she ended up in this state?”

“No worries. I’ll find the best doctor to save my mother.” He took a deep breath. “When she wakes up, I’ll be sure to make Arthur pay!” Deep down, Callum could never forgive Arthur for his unforgivable inhumanity of hurting their mother.

“Callum, may I have a look at your mother?”

Aware of Elspeth’s talent in healing, Callum didn’t turn her down and nodded in agreement. After examining Margot’s body thoroughly, Elspeth realized Callum was right upon finding nothing wrong with the medication she took.