Chapter 358


    Chapter 358 Can’t im the Moral High Ground


    “Both exam papers were the same. His score was only higher than mine by one mark, but when I went


    home, I was punished and wasn’t allowed to eat anything in the evening because I wasn’t number one.”


    Arthur took a deep breath. His emotions were undted in his heart.


    Elspeth found it hard to breathe, for she didn’t expect the Winthrop Family’s education to be so cruel.


    “So, I stole his exam paper that time and burned it.”


    There wasn’t a hint of hesitation on Arthur’s face when he brought it up, nor did he appear guilty, as


    though he was only talking about something insignificant.


    “What are you ready to do, then? Are you going to frame him again just like what you had done in the


    past?”


    Suddenly, an inscrutable smile appeared on Arthur’s face. “Why do you think I was framing him?”


    That’s what you said.


    Elspeth found the person before her eyes entric. It seemed that he was slightly disturbed.


    Arthur’s gaze darkened as though he had seen through her mind. “I was just defending my dignity.”


    He’s gone mad.


    Elspeth could feel him being resigned and his desire to achieve greater heights. However, she couldn’t


    dissuade him from doing anything at this moment.


    That was because she knew that she hadn’t experienced what he had been through, so she couldn’t


    im the moral high ground and tell him to be upstanding.


    Despite that, she still wasn’t willing to see Arthur falling from grace.


    After all, excluding the terrible things he had done before, he had been treating Elspeth and her family


    members well.


    “Arthur,” Elspeth called out to him all of a sudden.


    Arthur looked attentively at her. There was a hint of expectancy and inquisition behind his gaze.


    “I think the dishes you prepare are delicious.”


    What she said was simple to understand, but it didn’t seem to have anything to do with what was going


    on. She had gone off-topic.


    However, Arthur understood her instantly.


    Is she trying to tell me to be kind?


    “I’ll frequently prepare dishes for you.” A yful smile appeared on his lips. “Why don’t you just marry


    me?”


    The hint between the two adults was conspicuous but also veiled at the same time.


    Elspeth shook her head. “What I mean is there are some areas where you shine.”


    Arthur stared fixedly at her. There seemed to beplex and abstruse emotions undting behind his


    cold gaze. Elspeth realized that she could never figure out what was on his mind.


    Although Arthur was slightly moved, he soon pulled himself together.


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    “Ignore me, then.”


    He got to his feet and patted his clothes, though there wasn’t any dust at all.


    “Miss Joneson told me toe over and cheer you up, but it seems that I’ve disappointed her.” Arthur


    shrugged and put on his typical polite smile. “The weather is chilly, so you’d better keep your coat.”


    He passed the coat back to her and returned to the vi.


    As Elspeth watched him leave, she couldn’t identify what she was feeling.


    After giving it some thought, she got over it.


    She hadn’t even settled her own issues, so why was she even trying to help someone else untie the


    knots in his heart?


    Following a sigh, she fished out her phone and found Callum’s name on Facebook.


    At that instant, she realized that Callum, who had always used an ocean photo as his profile picture, had


    changed it to a photo of him and his current partner.


    It was as though he wanted Elspeth to see it.


    She had been trying to suppress her emotions the entire time, but it all came crashing down at that


    moment. Before she knew it, her tears started sliding down her cheeks.


    She secretly told herself that she mustn’t cry. Even if she couldn’t help it, she could only shed one drop


    of tear.


    Nheless, she couldn’t stop her tears from streaming down her face. She med it on the chilly


    weather for making her eyes dry.


    A momentter, she tapped on Callum’s profile picture and unfriended him.


    She also unfollowed him on various social media tforms.


    In the end, she turned on a game and saw a familiar avatar. Much to her surprise, the man was online.


    Her chest tightening, she quickly turned on the invisible mode.


    Callum rarely had time to y games, for he was usually swamped with work. As such, they had only


    yed this game on several asions.


    At that time, many people wanted to befriend her because she was ‘Elsie’. Callum was a possessive


    person, so he directly married her in the game and spent lots of money to increase their intimacy level.


    Subconsciously, she took a look at his achievements and scrolled through the pages. She realized that


    he had been teaming up with a woman, who seemed to be helpful to him. Both of them earned many


    points together, which showed that they could work well as a team.


    She couldn’t tell what kind of feeling it was, but she still deleted him from her friend list with trembling


    hands.


    When she was done with all that, she felt mncholic deep within. It was as though waves of darkness


    swept over her and drowned her.


    …


    Several dayster, the engagement party of Elspeth and Arthur was held.


    The scar on Isabel’s face had mostly healed. She kept saying that if the two of them got married, she


    had to be the most beautiful bridesmaid.


    Elspeth had been struck with a severe illness, but she was unable to get any treatment for now. As such,


    she didn’t want to hold Callum up, and she certainly didn’t want to do that to Arthur either. Hence, she


    didn’t directly respond to Isabel’s words.


    Arthur seemed to be getting busier recently as he rarely came home.


    When he returned home early one day, Elspeth suddenly had the urge to find out what he had been


    doing, and she asked him about it.


    “I’ve been trying to settle some issues that mypany is facing.” Arthur rubbed the center of his brows,


    apparently exhausted. “Also, Miss Joneson’s illness has reached a critical period, so I can’t be


    negligent.”


    Elspeth nodded and asked, “Is there anything I can help you with?”


    “Do you want to spend some time with me alone?”


    Elspeth didn’t understand him when she heard that.


    Then, she realized that if she were to be his assistant, they would have to spend quite some time


    alone in the same room.


    He’s teasing me again!


    Elspeth glowered at him and turned around to leave.


    When she passed by Arthur’s room, she stopped in her tracks. In the past, he never allowed her to enter


    his room. Whenever he headed out, he would lock the door.


    However, he stopped locking his room recently.


    Does that mean that Arthur trusts me wholeheartedly now?


    Elspeth’s curiosity intensified. Since he wasn’t around, she decided to sneak into his room.


    Just like what she had expected, his room was spacious and clean, but the colors were dull and there


    didn’t seem to be any human touch.


    Elspeth shuffled toward the desk and saw a disorderly file. It seemed to be her mother’s medical report.


    Since she was well-versed in medicine, she went through the report and realized that her mother was


    indeed on the mend.


    At the end of the file, she noticed there was another report.


    There was no name on the report, but as she pored over it, she found the details familiar.


    When she reached thest page, she could finally confirm that it was her medical report.


    All her symptoms and the severity of those symptoms were clearly recorded.


    Elspeth’s mind turned nk in an instant. Before she could figure out what was going on, a cold voice


    was heard questioning from behind. “What are you doing in my room?”