Chapter 517


    Chapter 517 The Word Got Out


    The word got out that quickly, huh? Arthur has only just recovered from his injuries and he''s already


    sticking his nose into things.


    Elspeth let out a long exhale. Thank goodness I came over just in time, or else, Arthur would''ve gotten


    to Edmund first.


    "Should I answer?"


    Edmund looked up and waved his phone at Elspeth.


    She nodded. "Go ahead. Let''s see what he''s up to."


    With her assent, Edmund answered the call. "Hello? What do you want?"


    "I heard that you and Callum had a falling out."


    Arthur''s probing voice rang out.


    "Nope. Didn''t happen. Where did you hear that?" Edmund put the call on speakerphone to let Elspeth


    listen in on the conversation.


    "Now that things havee to this, you needn''t bother hiding it from me. If you''re willing to join me


    now, I''ll make sure it''ll be worth your while."


    Arthur chuckled lightly in full confidence.


    Edmund pretended to scratch his head in frustration before responding impatiently, "I told you. I didn''t


    have a falling out with him. I don''t know whom you heard that from. Go and get them to join you


    instead."


    He hung up on Arthur.


    Elspeth gave him an approving look. "Not bad. I didn''t expect you to be this good at it."


    Arthur''s probably incredibly frustrated right now. His news was urate, but he still got rejected


    anyway.


    "In the first ce, I wouldn''t sink to that level and join him, so I was just telling the truth." Edmund


    waved his phone. "You can rx now, right? I won''t join him in his dirty deeds."


    "Yes, I''m totally rxed now. I guess the trip was worth it after all."


    Elspeth moved to pat Edmund on the shoulder with a grin, but he just narrowly avoided her.


    "Alright now. If there''s nothing else, you should hurry up and leave. Callum would probably skin me


    alive if he found out that you''re here."


    Elspeth nced at the disheveled room and the lingering signs of an intense bout of passion that


    happened earlier. She couldn''t help but blush.


    After noticing Elspeth''s bashful reaction, a strange thought popped up in Edmund''s mind. "Don''t tell me


    that you and Callum haven''t—"


    Before he could get the rest of his words out, Elspeth flushed even redder and cut him off. "That''s


    enough! Stop talking!"


    "Does that mean I''m right? That''s hrious! I didn''t think that the two of you haven''t slept together yet.


    Callum''s not on his game!"


    All of a sudden, Edmund''s smile froze as a new thought urred to him. "Don''t tell me something''s


    actually wrong with Callum. That won''t do. He should go for a checkup. It''d affect the happiness of your


    marriage life."


    Elspeth rolled her eyes. She couldn''t be bothered to exin anything to Edmund. "Enough about that.


    I''m not talking to you anymore. I''ll get going now."


    After bidding Edmund goodbye, Elspeth went to Winthrop Group.


    Harper was keeping an eye on thepany on her behalf, so she didn''t need to worry about those


    things.


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    However, she did feel like checking in on Callum.


    Previously, she was simply known as herself at Winthrop Group. She had never gone over to the office


    as Mrs. Winthrop, the CEO''s wife.


    Elspeth made a stop to buy some pastries and bubble tea before heading over to Winthrop Group.


    Many of the employees were acquainted with Elspeth. When they saw hering in, they teased her


    by calling her the CEO''s wife. However, she was taken aback to find an unexpected visitor at the


    company.


    The far-too-familiar visage took Elspeth by surprise. She was momentarily dazed.


    "It''s been a while."


    "It''s been a while indeed."


    Elspeth never would''ve thought that Jethro would be here.


    "Are you shocked to see me here?" Jethro was dressed in a suit that made him look refined and


    sophisticated. He was a handsome man, to begin with, and the suit made him look even more dashing.


    "Well, I don''t find it all that strange. I''m sure you have your reasons," Elspethmented before


    passing the pastries and bubble tea to the staff around her. She told them to distribute the food and


    drinks among themselves.


    "I do have a reason, of course." Jethro moved closer and murmured into her ear, "I''m here for you,


    aren''t I?"


    Elspeth stiffened but she forced herself to remainposed. "I don''t know why you came here, but


    there''s no reason for you to do this."


    Jethro''s smile froze ever so slightly.


    "I came over because I want to, of course. You don''t need to be nervous about it."


    "I hope that''s the case."


    Elspeth took a cup of bubble tea and held it out to him. "Have one."


    "You''re so generous, Mrs. Winthrop. You bought the most expensive bubble tea." Jethro shook the cup.


    "It''s a shame I don''t like bubble tea. I only drink coffee."


    "I''ll make a note of that and buy a separate cup for you."


    All of o sudden, Edmund''s smile froze os o new thought urred to him. "Don''t tell me something''s


    octuolly wrong with Collum. Thot won''t do. He should go for o


    For some reason, whenever Jethro struck up a conversation with Elspeth, he kept feeling as if he had


    bitten off more than he could chew. Since he couldn''t get the reaction he wanted out of her, he gave up


    and went back to his seat.


    Elspeth checked with the staff around her, and once she confirmed that Callum was in his office, she


    went over to see him.


    Callum was poring over some documents when Elspeth opened the door to his office. He disliked it


    when employees didn''t knock before entering, so he looked up with a frown, but his expression rxed


    as soon as he spotted Elspeth. "Why did youe over?"


    "I snuck out to see you. Since I''ve never dropped in on you while you were working before, I decided to


    come over and see if you were doing anything that would displease me."


    Callum leaned against his leather chair. "What could I possibly do that''ll displease you? Right after you


    left, I even reced my female secretary with a male secretary."


    Elspeth nced at the man standing outside the door and chuckled. "Don''t go that far. If everyone finds


    out that your secretary''s a man, they might think you''re changing your romantic preferences."


    "I have a wife. They have no reason to think that."


    Callum raised his arm and Elspeth got the message.


    She walked over and settled in hisp. "Who taught you all these witty quips?"


    Callum stroked her cheeks. "Ites naturally."


    "Yeah, sure. Whatever."


    "I''ll take you out to dinnerter. What do you want to eat? Let''s get off work early."


    Elspeth stood up in surprise and watched as Callum started gathering the documents on his desk. "Is


    this for real? Did a workaholic just tell me he wants to get off work early? That''s so unprofessional!"


    "What''s wrong with getting off early for the sake of my wife?"


    Callum got up to get his jacket, but Elspeth clutched his sleeve to stop him. "Wait. I want to ask you


    something."


    "What is it?"


    "Why did Jethro show up here?"


    Callum''s expression darkened at the mention of Jethro. "It''s quite the coincidence. You dismissed him


    and Arthur can''t take him, so Old Mr. Wilstone shoved him over to me."


    "You''re acquainted with Old Mr. Wilstone?"


    "Not personally, but my father had some dealings with him." Callum caressed Elspeth''s head with a


    smile. "But, if it makes you unhappy, I can remove him from thepany too."