Chapter 269


    Ever since that day, Emma never appeared in the public eye again. Her drama, ‘Song of Viollenys’ had


    been taken down due to poor viewership. Soon, the central television station announced that they


    would be taking down any works that were rted to Emma due to her poor character. This also made


    the actors that had coborated with Emma hate her.


    Elspeth, on the other hand, was named The Nation’s Idol because of her drama. Since the beginning,


    she was indifferent about joining showbiz but now, she became the hottest star. She was really lucky.


    Meanwhile, the director kept his word by sending the drama over and signing the contract. Elspeth had


    assigned this task to Timothy and he had full authority over this. He could even get the funds directly


    from the finance department if there was a shortage of funds.


    However, Elspeth was more puzzled about that day when Callum was secretly doing something by


    himself instead of for her drama. He had been somewhat mysterious the past few days. These days,


    she had been staying in the Winthrop Residence and hadn’t returned to her vi. Thus, she didn’t know


    what happened to Lisa.


    Elspeth’s call was answered after two rings. “Hi, who is this?”


    Is that ke? She was so startled that she almost dropped the phone. “ke, tell me the truth. Why do


    you have Lisa’s phone?”


    Elspeth had an ominous feeling that her dear Lisa had been taken by an unworthy man and yet, she


    didn’t know about it.


    “Erm… She’s in the hospital. I’m taking care of her…” ke’s voice quavered and he sounded guilty.


    “Hospital?!” Elspeth’s head started spinning and she didn’t care about the rtionship between them


    anymore. “What happened? Send me the address now. I’ll be there real soon!” Seeing that they


    couldn’t hide the incident from her anymore, ke obediently sent her the address.


    When Elspeth arrived at the hospital, she saw Lisa lying on the bed with a long face and ke was


    sitting next to her while skinning an apple.


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    “Elspeth, you’re here!”


    Hearing that, Lisa tried to sit up as she called out, “Elspeth…”


    Seeing that, Elspeth made hery down again.


    “Alright, alright. Tell me why you’re at the hospital. Are you feeling unwell?” Elspeth looked concerned,


    but Lisa was too embarrassed to speak.


    “I’m fine. I just got poisoned. I’m recovering well so I’ll be discharged tomorrow,” she exined as she


    coughed.


    The next moment, Elspeth turned to look at ke and said, “Your turn.”


    ke blinked his eyes and spoke the truth as he was startled by Elspeth’s cold tone. “The other day


    when Lisa was poisoned, I happened to be looking for you, so I gave her a call and ended up saving


    her.”


    He couldn’t tell her what poison it was, or else Elspeth might misunderstand him and take him as a


    man who took advantage of others. He was worried that she might start ignoring him.


    “What poison?” Elspeth insisted on knowing the truth. Hearing that, Lisa blushed and didn’t dare to


    speak when she looked at Elspeth.


    “Speak.”


    Seeing that Lisa was ced in a tough position, ke had no choice but to reveal the truth. “She had


    taken a love potion mixed with poison.”


    Elspeth’s head went nk upon hearing that. She realized that this was the reason why ke had


    gone missing and that she wasn’t able to contact Lisa. “The both of you…”


    “Nothing happened between us! Don’t even think about it!” ke quickly exined.


    “Elspeth, it’s true. He sent me to the hospital that night and nothing happened between us.” There was


    a hint of embarrassment in Lisa’s gaze.


    “Alright, then.” Elspeth heaved a sigh of relief. She knew how ke felt about her, so if he did sleep


    with Lisa, she would feel bad for the other woman.


    “Since you’re fine, I’ll look for Callum and discuss something with him. Rest well.” Just as Elspeth was


    about to leave, ke called out to her. “Elspeth, is it about your engagement?”


    “How did you know?” She was surprised.


    “Of course, I know about it!” ke smiled bitterly before continuing, “The whole Winthrop Family knew


    about it since Callum announced it.”


    Announced… He sure is a big show-off! Elspethughed resignedly and prepared to settle ounts


    with Callumter on.


    “Hey, do you like Elspeth?” Lisa asked the dispirited ke after Elspeth left.


    “Hahaha! Is it that obvious? Even you can tell.”


    Lisa bit her lip and probed, “Was the reason you… didn’t do it with me because you like Elspeth?”


    ke was surprised to hear that and he gazed at her, but she looked away. “No, I felt like I shouldn’t


    taint your reputation.”


    Since he was a man of integrity, he wouldn’t have taken advantage of her.


    “If you like her, then why don’t you fight for her?”


    “I won’t be able to win her heart.” ke sighed. “She doesn’t like me. Moreover, Callum is more


    outstanding, so it’s right for her to like him.”


    “Who says so? I think you’re nice.”


    Lisa’s words made him smile. Since ke was a handsome man, he looked even more attractive when


    he smiled and Lisa, who never wanted anything for herself, was mesmerized by his smile.


    “Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. Do you eat peaches? I’ll slice them up for you…”


    …


    Before long, Elspeth had arrived at the Winthrop Group’s CEO’s office. Callum was going through


    some documents. When he noticed her, he passed her the papers before she could say anything. “You


    came at the right time. Go through these documents. Is there something wrong with it?”


    Elspeth suppressed her anger and read through the wordy documents which gave her a headache. “I


    don’t think there’s any problem with it.”


    “There are unreasonable uses in the contract, and you didn’t spot them. What happened? You


    seemed distracted.” Callum frowned.


    Elspeth punched him on the chest and asked, “It’s all because of you. Did you announce to the


    Winthrops that both of us are getting engaged?”


    “I did that to keep off love rivals,” Callum stated firmly and proudly.


    “Love rivals? You mean ke?”


    He nced at her and said, “You know it too, but I think he has put the thought off since he is too


    embarrassed to face you.”


    When Elspeth heard that, she suddenly recalled what happened earlier. “Do you know about what


    happened between the both of them?”


    “You’re the silly one who passed out after being poisoned by someone. That’s why you didn’t see


    anything.” He tapped the tip of her nose.


    “Which base did they get to?” Elspeth was wide-eyed.


    “The base where we didn’t get to,” Callum smirked as he leaned forward.