Chapter 448
Chapter 448 Mislead Whom
Elspeth had never seen Jethro looking so lost before, so she couldn''t help feeling incredibly guilty. But,
at the same time, she was also aware that she could not allow him to overthink the issue.
"Of course not. You are an employee at mypany. So, if something were to happen, it would also be
on my head."
It was the perfect answer—professional and polite. There was absolutely nothing wrong with her
response. Naturally, Jethro could not find the answer he desired either.
"Is that all?"
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She snorted at his inquiry. Although her voice was unchanged, her attitude became cold and
indifferent. "Didn''t I make myself clear enough just now? I will not fall in love with you, so you should
give up on that hope as soon as possible."
Jethro was so drunk that he could barely stand straight. As a result, he staggered unsteadily as he
leaned against the door frame. A trace of sorrow entered his voice as hemented, "I know it''s
impossible for you to fall in love with me, but I wanted to try anyway."
"Why would you want to do something so futile?"
She simply could not understand him. An ordinary person would have seriously reflected on whether
their behavior was worth the effort after being rejected by the same person repeatedly. Even if they
wanted to persist in their actions, they generally gave up due to the previous rejections.
Yet, he wasn''t anything like that. Instead, he seemed to believe that he would have a chance as long as
he could break through all the obstacles standing before him.
"I don''t know, but I really like you. I have liked you for so many years."
"Have you ever thought that your feelings for me might not be what you consider love?"
Jethro gave her a sad look, and then he smiled. "Even if you don''t have feelings for me, you shouldn''t
say things like that to hurt my feelings."
Those words were too hurtful. They practically negated all his efforts right at the source.
"Alright. I won''t say anything to hurt you again."
Then, Elspeth turned around to return to her room so that she could change into something more
presentable and send him home. Contrary to her expectations, she had just ced one foot in her
house when the drunken man took it as an invitation to follow into the house. Moreover, he immediately
copsed on the couch as soon as he entered her home.
"What are you doing? Don''t you dare tell me that you''re nning to sleep here?"
s, when she noticed that he was gradually losing consciousness, she suddenly had an ominous
premonition.
He seemed sure that she would not kick him out of her house, so he closed his eyes and leaned back
into the couch with nary a care in the world.
"No, you really can''t stay here!" she eximed frantically.
She even rushed over and tried to drag him off the couch. To her surprise, although he was utterly
wasted, he still had the sense of mind to grab onto the couch desperately. He practically glued himself
to the couch and refused to move.
On the contrary, she gradually lost her grip on him, which caused her to lose her bnce and copse
on top of him.
"Are you throwing yourself into my arms?" Jethro nced at the disheveled person in his arms with a
teasing grin as he spoke with his alcoholdened breath. He was so drunk that it affected his speech.
Even the words he uttered were slurred and indistinct.
"What do you mean by throwing myself into your arms? I simply slipped and fell."
Then, she quickly climbed to her feet. Unfortunately, before she could steady herself, she was dragged
back into his embrace.
"Don''t move. Let me hold you for a while."
His voice carried a hint of coquettishness, which sounded highly irresistible.
Nevertheless, she knew without a doubt that such actions were wrong and uneptable. That being
the case, she hastily scrambled away from his arms.
"Get off my couch right now while you are still conscious."
When he saw that his ns had fallen through, he decided to act shamelessly instead. Hence, he
leaned back into the couch, made himselffortable, and prepared to sleep.
"You can''t sleep at my house."
Elspeth was starting to panic at this point. If Callum suddenly decided to visit her tomorrow and
happened to witness this scene, he would surely tear them both apart.
After all, the current situation was just simply outrageous.
Jethro had already closed his eyes and pretended to have fallen asleep, uncaring of the consequences
his actions could cause.
He did not know how long it had been, but suddenly, the person standing beside him strode away.
Then, just when he thought that Elspeth was nning a different method to kick him out, he felt a
nket being draped over him. Moreover, she carefully tucked the nket around him.
"I''m warning you. You better be gone by the time I wake up tomorrow."
He secretlyined to himself that she was heartless.
After Elspeth finished covering Jethro with a nket, she returned to her room to sleep.
When Elspeth woke up the next day, she deliberately took a peek at the situation downstairs. He had
also folded the nket on the couch neatly and evenly.
It looks like he''s gone…
"Have you woken up, Elspeth? If you''re awake, you shoulde downstairs for breakfast. I''ve made
your favorite thick toast with egg."
A head suddenly stuck out of the kitchen, and then Jethro waved at her with a smile and a spat in
his hand.
She was rendered speechless. Why has the situation gone from bad to worse?
"Didn''t I ask you to leave my house?"
He lowered his head, looking slightly aggrieved. "It''s all because you always skip breakfast every day. I
noticed that you eat nothing but bread every day. So, I thought I''d make you some breakfast before I
leave to make you eat a little more."
The words Jethro spoke might have sounded like he was doing her kindness, but it was a pity that she
did not need such service.
Be that as it may, he was already halfway through making breakfast. No matter how it looked, it really
seemed inappropriate to drive him away at this moment.
She pped her forehead in resignation. "You have to leave immediately after breakfast."
When he heard that she was extending his time limit, he immediately broke out into a grin. "Okay!"
Thus, what she expected was to be a quiet morning instantaneously turned into a morning where two
people shared breakfast together.
She lost all her appetite just thinking about the sticky situation in front of her. As time passed, she
couldn''t help but feel the growing anxiety in her heart. Her mind kept sending her warning bells as it
screamed that Callum would stop by anytime soon.
"Is my cooking not good? Why aren''t you eating?" Jethro raised his head and looked at the warm soy
milk that was turning cold in her bowl. The sight made him feel slightly doubtful.
"No." Elspeth took a symbolic bite of the toast. The taste was exquisite indeed. Unfortunately, she was
not in the mood to eat at the moment.
After she hastily ate her breakfast, he voluntarily assumed the chore of washing the dishes. Eventually,
she could only watch him working happily in the kitchen while she was powerless to do anything about
the situation.
All of a sudden, there was a knock on the door. The rm bells in her heart immediately started ring
loudly, shrieking that her circumstances were about to go straight to Hell.
I''m doomed! That''s probably Callum! If Callum sees that Jethro stayed overnight at my house and that
we even shared breakfast together… There will probably be a massive catastrophe! Should I pretend
that there''s nobody at home?
Just as she was panicking about how to deal with the situation, she heard the sound of the lock clicking
open with a key.
Oh! It''s just the housekeepingdy.
She finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the familiar face at the door.
She had given a copy of the keys to the housekeepingdy for the sake of convenience.
"Miss Lynwood, should I do the usual cleaning today?"
Elspeth nodded and forced a smile on her face. "Yes, please."
The housekeepingdy entered the house to clean. Then, Elspeth nced at Jethro in the kitchen and
urged, "Hurry up and leave, lest you cause a misunderstanding."
"Make who misunderstand?" A cold voice came from the door. She jerked her head stiffly, just in time to
see Callum standing at the door with a sneer that seemed to speak volumes on his face.
It seemed that she was now in the eye of the storm.