Chapter 188


    Mr. Wordsworth was sweating profusely now. “Of course not. Why would I…”


    “Leave me alone then. I am the granddaughter of the Joneson Family, not a death row inmate,” Elspeth


    retorted.


    It was not the first time she found him annoying, but she hadpletely lost control this time.


    “Miss, please don’t make things hard for me. I am just a butler in the family. I only wish to do my job


    and support my family. Your actions are really pushing beyond my limits…”


    She did not expect a man in his fifties would burst into tears in public.


    Although his cries were not that loud, it was extremely embarrassing for her.


    “Alright,” she said. “Enough. I won’t go. Stop crying. How can you cry in front of so many people when


    you’re at this age?”


    Mr. Wordsworth finally heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing herply. “Very well, Miss. I’ll send you


    home first.”


    Home?


    “Grandfather said I can go anywhere I want as long as I stay in ydal, right?” Elspeth deliberately


    asked as she stroked her chin.


    Notprehending what she was trying to say, he nkly nodded in response.


    “That means he won’t do anything no matter howte I stay out, right?”


    As if her words hadpletely blindsided him, he nodded once more.


    “All right,” Elspeth said, standing up and tearing apart the ticket in her hand. “The ticket is destroyed. I


    won’t be going anywhere, so stop following me.”


    Evidently, he was hesitant to believe her sudden change of heart. “You’re not lying, are you?”


    “Of course not.”


    Her biggest priority right now was calming him down. She could not directly bicker with him, and there


    was no way she would win in a fight against the many people he brought with him.


    “Very well, Miss. If that is all, I’ll be heading back first.” There was a look of appreciation on his face like


    she was his daughter who had finally grown up.


    To him, it seemed like she was an obedient girl.


    Later that day, when he was busy searching everywhere for her, he felt like pping himself in the face


    for having that train of thought.


    He should have dragged her back to the Joneson Residence!


    When she returned to the hospital, she found Frank in his bed, watching a ser match. “Were you


    the one who tattled, Frank?” she coldly asked, standing in the doorway.


    Frank had not expected to be used of a crime like that by name. “Tattle?” he eximed as he shot


    up straight. “Tattle about what?”


    “Oh? Are you admitting to your crime?” she asked.


    “I say.” Frank sighed, exasperated. “Why are you throwing a tantrum now? You want to borrow my


    private helicopter?” he asked, confused.


    He squinted at her. “Why do you want a helicopter? Let me guess; you were going to Damoria to look


    for Callum, but old Mr. Joneson’s men stopped you.”


    Elspeth chuckled. “You’re smart.”


    “You’re quite the brave soul, Elspeth. You know just how close of an eye he’s keeping on you, yet you


    insist on going to Damoria right now.”


    Naturally, he disapproved of her action. It was too dangerous and would likely infuriate old Mr. Joneson.


    “I’ve made up my mind. No one can change it,” she dered.


    “I wonder who on earth you took after,” he said, sighing. “You’re so stubborn, alwaysmitting to


    whatever you decide on.”


    Her heart skipped. Her father, Davion Lynwood, was a kind and gentle soul who was often the mediator


    of the town. She likely inherited her temper from her mother.


    “However, if you borrow my private helicopter, would…”


    “I have it all nned out,” she interrupted with a smile. “Grandfather forbade me from going back to


    Damoria, but I’m not always supervised. When asked about the helicopter, just say that Spencer


    borrowed it. If Grandfather asks about me, tell him I’ve been staying with you this whole time.”


    Only Elspeth could have thought up that n.


    For some reason, that n did not sit easily with him. “What if hees here? How do you n to


    exin yourself?”


    “If worsees to worst, just tell him I went out to have some fun,” she answered. “You don’t know


    where I am, but you know I’ll be back in the evening. I’ll try to get back as soon as possible to avoid


    giving you extra trouble.”


    This would be considered Frank’s first time telling such a big lie to old Mr. Joneson, but he was not


    really nervous. Instead, weirdly enough, he was more excited than scared about doing something


    forbidden.


    He nodded in agreement.


    Coincidentally, Frank’s private helicopter was parked at Spencer’s ce. Thus, she headed over to


    Spencer’s home.


    Spencer’s eyes shed when he saw Elspeth walking into his home. “Frank told me everything over


    the phone just now. You’re going to sneak over to Damoria using his helicopter, yeah?”


    “That’s right,” she replied. “It’s been a long time since I was there. I miss the people there.”


    “No need to exin yourself,” he said with a chuckle. “I know you’re doing this for Callum.”


    Since he said that, there was nothing she needed to hide. “That’s right,” she replied, smiling. “After all,


    a day apart as lovers would feel as long as three years.”


    Hearing that made his eyes darken in sadness. However, because he was looking down at the leaves


    on the ground the entire time, she merely thought there was something else bothering him.


    With her borrowed helicopter, she got ready to leave the city.


    “Elspeth.”


    Suddenly, Spencer called out to her. As her head snapped around to look at him, he was enthralled by


    the sight of her beautiful face shining in the sun.


    The question he wanted to ask stuck to the back of his throat, unwilling to leave his lips no matter how


    hard he tried. Elspeth, would you have fallen in love with me if I met you first?


    In the end, he said, “Let me know if you need anything. Stay safe.”


    They were better off as friends. Then, he could at least be there whenever she needed help.


    “Okay. I’m off!” Elspeth called back.


    Oblivious to his emotions, she did not notice how his bright and sunny personality abruptly vanished,


    reced by the demeanor of a mncholic young girl.


    A few hourster, shended in Azure Corporation’s headquarters without incident.


    She acquired a pilot license during her time overseas, and she was quite a good pilot.


    Harper knew she was on her way and insisted on a wee party, but she did not care for that at all.


    She immediately drove off to Winthrop Group instead while thinking of ways to surprise Callum.


    When she pushed open his office door, the sight of two people in the office rendered her speechless.


    She recalled her first reaction was to shout, “You have given me quite the surprise, Callum!”


    She had not expected the woman she was worried about to be here.


    Emma, Callum’s first love, was sitting right there beside Callum. She was coyly flirting with him while


    tugging at his arm.


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    As for the man featured in Elspeth’s dreams, he looked really annoyed and upset.


    When Callum saw her bursting into the room, joy and surprise shed across his face. “You’re back.”


    However, with Emma’s presence beside him, Elspeth thought he was in the middle of betraying her.


    She soon snapped out of her anger.


    He did not react as if he had been nning to get back together with Emma.


    Hence, she took a deep breath to calm herself down before teasingly saying, “Yes. I’m back to see


    what nonsense you’ll be up to behind my back with some young thing.”