Hiding Behind Her Superficiality

Chapter 191

For the next two days, Theodore kept avoiding Elspeth. Although she was confused about his behavior, she could do nothing.

It was soon the day of his birthday party. As the Winthrops are famous in Damoria, many members of high society were there. In the hall, the four sons of the Winthrops were dressed in elegant suits, which attracted the gazes of many young girls.

“The Winthrops have such great genes. Every son they give birth to is so handsome,” said one woman.

“We should be admiring Elspeth Lynwood instead. As a future family wife, she can have any of the four sons,” commented another lady.

“She’s already dating the most capable of the sons, Callum. The others are still single. Maybe we’ll stand a chance?”

“I choose Blake. The flash of his canines when he smiles is mesmerizing!”

Hearing the ladies’ gossip, Elspeth turned to Callum and let out a tsk. “The most capable of the sons… They sure are bold to say that.”

He calmly glanced at her with a relaxed look in his eyes. “Well? Are they wrong?”

“How have I never realized what a narcissist you are?” Still, Elspeth could not argue too much with him. After all, he had the right to be proud of himself.

Suddenly, there was a commotion near the doors. Everyone turned to look in that direction to find an elegantly dressed woman in exquisite makeup walking into the hall. The people around her were all happily applauding and cheering.

Emma was smiling brightly as she cheerfully greeted those around her. Finally, she walked over to Theodore and handed him the gift she was holding. “Happy birthday, Mr. Winthrop! May you lead a long and happy life,” she exclaimed.

Her gift was a luxurious watch covered in rare gems. It was one of a kind and extremely hard to find.

Then, he grinned brightly when he saw it. “You’re too kind. Thank you, Emma.”

“It’s my duty. When I was with Callum, you treated me like your daughter. I am so grateful to you for that.”

Journalists and cameras surrounded them. They raised their cameras and started recording when she said that. It was big news, after all. Emma Walker, the great celebrity, used to date Callum Winthrop, the eldest Winthrop son; no matter how one looked at it, the news would go viral!

The young ladies of the hall were preoccupied with a different train of thought. No longer were they looking at Elspeth with admiring gazes.

“Say, do you think Elspeth was a homewrecker? Emma is so beautiful and refined, and she’s a celebrity. How could anyone not like her?” someone whispered.

Yelena was nearby, and when she heard that, she immediately barked, “What are you saying? Elspeth is an amazing woman. How could she be a homewrecker?”

“Emma is an international celebrity who has been to Hollywood. She’s a superstar and even has fans in Frouca. Elspeth is only domestically famous. How can she be better?”

“What?” Yelena’s lungs were bursting with anger. “Elspeth is so much better than Emma in every aspect! She simply doesn’t care to debut as a star formally. If she did, Emma would be nobody.”

“Sure, but Emma got together with Callum first. There were no rumors about him before that, which means she is his first love—”

A person’s first love was a perfect ideal woman who was both unattainable and unforgettable. Not even Callum could avoid that pitfall.

Soon, Yelena’s following words were stuck in her throat when she heard that. Unable to continue retorting, she shot Callum and Elspeth a pleading look. The couple was standing not far away, so they heard everything. Unexpectedly, Elspeth did not get angry. Instead, she laughed as though nothing had happened.

“Aren’t you angry?” Callum whispered into her ear, curious.

She was not worried. Since she did not actually steal Emma’s boyfriend back then, she did not need to be angry at what people said.

“Do you think I’m inferior?” she asked in return.

“Of course not,” Callum replied with a silent chuckle.

Elspeth was a top-tier hacker, racecar driver, singer, CEO of Azure Corporation, designer, and famous esports player… These titles made her unparalleled compared to the others. More importantly, her beauty was more outstanding than most celebrities. What was there to criticize her for? By standing there, she was the brightest star in the room.

“Let us ignore them then. Justice exists in humanity’s hearts. If they do not understand that—” Then they are not humans who will understand human speech. Why argue with them?

“As expected of the woman I love.” He smirked and wrapped an arm around her waist.

They were standing so close together, with their affection clear in their stances, that the gossiping group swiftly went quiet.

As Callum headed to the bathroom, Elspeth sat on the couch alone as she scrolled on her phone.

It was clear that Emma was wrong in judging the air in the room. After she finished greeting Theodore, she walked over. “What did you give Mr. Winthrop, Elspeth?”

She spoke so loudly that everyone around them looked over at them.

“Nothing much,” Elspeth calmly replied with a smile. “Only a tiny gift.”

“A tiny gift?” Emma exclaimed exaggeratedly. “This is Mr. Winthrop’s birthday gift. How can you give him something small after how nice he has been to you?”

Elspeth did not intend to continue the conversation any longer, but a certain someone simply insisted on offering her head up on a silver tray.

“Oh, I get it now,” Emma said, continuing to poke at her. “He thinks about me so much while he’s not as affectionate and kind with you. Well, that can’t be helped—”

“Are you done?” Elspeth interrupted when she saw how puffed up Emma’s chest was. “May I ask what your present was, Miss Walker?”

“Oh, nothing much. It’s a watch,” Emma replied. Then, as if afraid that Elspeth was ignorant, she emphatically continued, “It is the Heart of Rupert. It’s not that expensive, but it’s the only one in the world. It is good enough for him.” All content © N/.ôvel/Dr/ama.Org.

Elspeth’s eyelid twitched as a laugh burst out of her. “That watch was bought by a secret buyer last year. Until this day, no one knows who bought it and where it went. How did you get your hands on it?”

Emma grew even smugger when she heard that. “That mystery buyer and I go way back, and we happened to bump into each other one time overseas, so he sold it to me.”

“What a coincidence,” Elspeth smirked as her eyes gleamed eagerly. “The buyer happens to be my vice president. You are an old friend of Harper’s?”

Harper loved collecting watches. Every new addition to his collection had to be shown off to her.

Naturally, Emma did not know Harper. However, she still pretended she did and nodded. “Ah, yes. That’s him.”

“Let me call him right now and ask.” Elspeth pulled up her phone app and acted as if she was actually going to call him. “We can also ask him about where the watch really is.”

Emma was stunned. If Elspeth called him, her entire lie would be exposed! She was not a fool, though, so she hurriedly stopped Elspeth. “Stop. Wait. It has been a long time since I last met him. Perhaps, he had already forgotten about me.”

“Miss Walker, you are an internationally renowned star. How could he forget about you?”

Elspeth did not stop and was looking for Harper’s contact number.

Emma’s smile went stiff. It was clear Elspeth wanted to humiliate her.