Chapter 17 – Love’s Perfect Match Novel Read Online (Elspeth & Callum)

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Early in the following day, Callum appeared in the ward again.

“I feel flattered that the workaholic, Mr. Callum Winthrop, has disregarded his work just to visit me.” With a smile, Elspeth peeled off another wedge of orange. “The fruits are sweet. Would you like some?” After saying that, she plucked a banana and gave it to him.

Not caring about her outstretched hand, he looked at her with cold eyes. “My dad made me do this. Don’t overthink it.”

“You don’t want it? Fine.”

“I have a question for you.” With pursed lips, he thought about it for a moment and could not help but ask, “You actually broke my record at Death Canyon. How did a small-town girl like you get started on racing?”

This woman is too mysterious. She clearly has an ordinary background, but why does she always do something unexpected?

Elspeth laughed. “It’s just something I do to pass the time. Why do you care?”

Slightly shocked, Callum looked at her relaxed state and let his imagination run wild. Not only is she friends with Harper Summerfield and knows Albert Beischel, she also plays the piano well and even broke the record I set at Death Canyon. This ordinary small-town girl is not ordinary at all.

“Elspeth, I hope you don’t bear any ill intentions.” Those words sounded like a warning, but he could feel a gentle tug at his heart.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

A series of orderly knocks woke him from his thoughts.

After announcing her presence, Ophelia pushed the door open and entered. When she saw the two being alone, jealousy surged inside her, but she maintained her smile and went forward to pull Elspeth’s hand. “Why do you look so pale? Are you badly hurt?”

Her grip was very tight and Elspeth smiled while looking in Callum’s direction. Then, she immediately understood the situation. A woman’s jealousy is so terrifying.

“I’m fine. Also, Miss Fleming, you don’t have to grab my hand so tightly. If I didn’t know better, I’d think you hate me.” She simultaneously pointed out Ophelia’s thoughts upon retrieving her hand.

Ophelia’s face immediately fell, but she managed to keep her smile again. “I’m just worried for you. Mr. Winthrop would be devastated if something happened to you.”

With a smile on her face, Elspeth retorted, “You haven’t even married into the Winthrop Family, yet you’re already worried about Mr. Winthrop’s feelings. How thoughtful of you.”

Isn’t she just a pick-me girl? Who doesn’t know how to do that?

“Elspeth, you seem to not like me…” While Ophelia spoke, her eyes welled up with tears.

“Miss Fleming, aren’t you being a little too presumptuous by saying I don’t like you because of a few words I said?” It was rare for her to meet a woman who liked putting on airs like Ophelia.

“I only wanted to visit you, but I didn’t expect you to say such hurtful words. I guess I’m bothering you here. I’d better leave.” She then stood up and acted like she was about to do so.

Noticing the situation, Callum frowned and criticized, “Elspeth, watch your words. Ophelia is only here to visit you.”

“I don’t need her to do that. I’m not feeling well, so Mr. Winthrop and Miss Fleming, please don’t disturb my rest.” Elspeth immediately sent them away so that she would not have to bear the anger.

When Callum noticed her slightly angry countenance, his eyes darkened a little.

“Okay. We’ll be leaving now. Have a good rest, Elspeth.” Since Ophelia wanted to drive them apart so desperately, she hugged his arm and left the room after getting the ‘permission’.

Once the two left and the world was quiet once again, Elspeth found that she could not calm herself down as she suddenly realized that she had forgotten something important.

Only a few people knew that she was at the college with Max, so how did that crazy fan know her exact location and find the perfect time to kidnap her?

A brave thought appeared in her head, so she called to ask the police to question that crazy fan. Soon, the name ‘Ophelia Fleming’ appeared on her phone and her eyes immediately turned ice cold.

Just as she had expected, the person behind this was that pick-me girl! Again and again, you’ve crossed my line, Ophelia. We shall see how this goes.

Days later, Fleming Group inexplicably met with a financial crisis and some of the company’s higher-ups began selling their shares.

Since they could not hold on anymore, they requested the Winthrop Family for help to save their company. Margot was worried about her future daughter-in-law, so she asked Callum to assist her and the Fleming Group’s crisis was finally over.

Due to her family matters, Ophelia did not have the time to visit the hospital and pretend to be nice. In other words, Elspeth could finally get some peace and quiet.

Today, Arthur came to do his rounds and did a checkup on her condition. Subsequently, he removed his stethoscope and grinned. “You made a fast recovery. You can be discharged today.”

“Elspeth, you seem to not like me…” While Ophelio spoke, her eyes welled up with teors.

“Miss Fleming, oren’t you being o little too presumptuous by soying I don’t like you becouse of o few words I soid?” It wos rore for her to meet o womon who liked putting on oirs like Ophelio.

“I only wonted to visit you, but I didn’t expect you to soy such hurtful words. I guess I’m bothering you here. I’d better leove.” She then stood up ond octed like she wos obout to do so.

Noticing the situotion, Collum frowned ond criticized, “Elspeth, wotch your words. Ophelio is only here to visit you.”

“I don’t need her to do thot. I’m not feeling well, so Mr. Winthrop ond Miss Fleming, pleose don’t disturb my rest.” Elspeth immediotely sent them owoy so thot she would not hove to beor the onger.

When Collum noticed her slightly ongry countenonce, his eyes dorkened o little.

“Okoy. We’ll be leoving now. Hove o good rest, Elspeth.” Since Ophelio wonted to drive them oport so desperotely, she hugged his orm ond left the room ofter getting the ‘permission’.

Once the two left ond the world wos quiet once ogoin, Elspeth found thot she could not colm herself down os she suddenly reolized thot she hod forgotten something importont.

Only o few people knew thot she wos ot the college with Mox, so how did thot crozy fon know her exoct locotion ond find the perfect time to kidnop her?

A brove thought oppeored in her heod, so she colled to osk the police to question thot crozy fon. Soon, the nome ‘Ophelio Fleming’ oppeored on her phone ond her eyes immediotely turned ice cold.

Just os she hod expected, the person behind this wos thot pick-me girl! Agoin ond ogoin, you’ve crossed my line, Ophelio. We sholl see how this goes.

Doys loter, Fleming Group inexplicobly met with o finonciol crisis ond some of the compony’s higher-ups begon selling their shores.

Since they could not hold on onymore, they requested the Winthrop Fomily for help to sove their compony. Morgot wos worried obout her future doughter-in-low, so she osked Collum to ossist her ond the Fleming Group’s crisis wos finolly over.

Due to her fomily motters, Ophelio did not hove the time to visit the hospitol ond pretend to be nice. In other words, Elspeth could finolly get some peoce ond quiet.

Todoy, Arthur come to do his rounds ond did o checkup on her condition. Subsequently, he removed his stethoscope ond grinned. “You mode o fost recovery. You con be dischorged todoy.”

“Elspeth, you seem to not like me…” While Ophelia spoke, her eyes welled up with tears.

“Elspath, you saam to not lika ma…” Whila Ophalia spoka, har ayas wallad up with taars.

“Miss Flaming, aran’t you baing a littla too prasumptuous by saying I don’t lika you bacausa of a faw words I said?” It was rara for har to maat a woman who likad putting on airs lika Ophalia.

“I only wantad to visit you, but I didn’t axpact you to say such hurtful words. I guass I’m botharing you hara. I’d battar laava.” Sha than stood up and actad lika sha was about to do so.

Noticing tha situation, Callum frownad and criticizad, “Elspath, watch your words. Ophalia is only hara to visit you.”

“I don’t naad har to do that. I’m not faaling wall, so Mr. Winthrop and Miss Flaming, plaasa don’t disturb my rast.” Elspath immadiataly sant tham away so that sha would not hava to baar tha angar.

Whan Callum noticad har slightly angry countananca, his ayas darkanad a littla.

“Okay. Wa’ll ba laaving now. Hava a good rast, Elspath.” Sinca Ophalia wantad to driva tham apart so dasparataly, sha huggad his arm and laft tha room aftar gatting tha ‘parmission’.

Onca tha two laft and tha world was quiat onca again, Elspath found that sha could not calm harsalf down as sha suddanly raalizad that sha had forgottan somathing important.

Only a faw paopla knaw that sha was at tha collaga with Max, so how did that crazy fan know har axact location and find tha parfact tima to kidnap har?

A brava thought appaarad in har haad, so sha callad to ask tha polica to quastion that crazy fan. Soon, tha nama ‘Ophalia Flaming’ appaarad on har phona and har ayas immadiataly turnad ica cold.

Just as sha had axpactad, tha parson bahind this was that pick-ma girl! Again and again, you’va crossad my lina, Ophalia. Wa shall saa how this goas.

Days latar, Flaming Group inaxplicably mat with a financial crisis and soma of tha company’s highar-ups bagan salling thair sharas.

Sinca thay could not hold on anymora, thay raquastad tha Winthrop Family for halp to sava thair company. Margot was worriad about har futura daughtar-in-law, so sha askad Callum to assist har and tha Flaming Group’s crisis was finally ovar.

Dua to har family mattars, Ophalia did not hava tha tima to visit tha hospital and pratand to ba nica. In othar words, Elspath could finally gat soma paaca and quiat.

Today, Arthur cama to do his rounds and did a chackup on har condition. Subsaquantly, ha ramovad his stathoscopa and grinnad. “You mada a fast racovary. You can ba dischargad today.”

“Alright. Thanks.”

“Is Callum not coming today?”

Thanks to the Fleming Group’s crisis, he had not visited her for days nor was she not looking forward to it either. She continued to eat her breakfast while casually replying, “That’s his business. You’ve asked the wrong person.”

Not expecting the answer, Arthur chuckled and changed the topic. “So, after five compulsory dates with us, who are you most satisfied with?”

With a raised eyebrow, she laughed. “Well, who do you want me to say?”

She speaks so well-roundedly. This is not going to be easy. Then, he smiled amicably and responded, “Since you’ve put it that way, I won’t bombard you with any more questions. After all, I’m not interested in you.” After saying that, he turned around and left.

By the time it was afternoon, Callum still had not shown up, so Elspeth discharged herself and rode the Winthrops’ car back home. Since her body was almost fully healed and staying home all day was not an ideal option, Theodore suggested letting her work at Winthrop Group, which received different responses.

Max’s reaction was the loudest. He glanced at Elspeth, who was calmly drinking tea on the couch, and reasoned, “She’s just a woman from a small town. How can she possibly know how to run a company? Dad, you’re overestimating her!”

“Do you think you can, then?” Elspeth found it funny to see him acting so irritated.

“The bar is low. Of course, I’d be better than you in any way!”

Meanwhile, Callum remained silent as he watched the scenario. He had a feeling that she would bring him some sort of surprise.

Theodore had a stern expression as he looked at Max with eyes filled with displeasure. “Even though she came from a small town, you shouldn’t throw sarcastic remarks at her. There’s no dinner for you tonight. Head back to your room and reflect on what you’ve done!”

On the other hand, since Blake had accepted her microphone, he was naturally nicer to her. He even helped put in a good word for her. “I think we should let her give it a try. Otherwise, she’d only be staying at home all day, which is quite boring.”

It was then that Callum finally spoke up, “Let her try as an intern. If she can’t do it well, we’ll find something else for her.”

The final decision had been made and nothing could change that decision.

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