Hiding Behind Her Superficiality

Chapter 63

Chapter 63 Pay Up

Margot coughed lightly a few times. “What’s wrong with me?”

Holding her hand, Ophelia had a look of worry. “Mrs. Winthrop, you passed out. Thank God the nanny found you in time; otherwise, things might have gone south very quickly. Are you hungry, Mrs. Winthrop? I can buy some food for you if you want.”

She then looked at Elspeth, who was standing beside her. “Elspeth, could you come with me?”

Looking at Callum, Elspeth wanted to ditch this awkward atmosphere of the three being around each other, so she nodded. “Sure.”

Ophelia bought a lot of food, looking as if she cared a lot for Margot.

However, these foods could not be consumed by a patient that had just woken up.

Elspeth wondered what Ophelia’s plans were, so she did not say anything about it.

Reaching the entrance, Ophelia suddenly said that her stomach ached. Wanting to buy some medicine for it, she said that she would be right back.

“Elspeth, I’ll have to trouble you to give these to Mrs. Winthrop.” Ophelia smiled apologetically.

Finally, Elspeth knew what she was scheming. “Okay.”

She received the food and went straight into the ward.

After standing around outside for a while, Ophelia entered.

The moment she entered, she saw Ophelia helping Margot to eat with a packet of opened snacks on the table.

Callum was not there as he seemed to be out.

“Elspeth! What are you doing?” Ophelia stared at her, wide-eyed. “Do you not know that Mrs. Winthrop can’t consume these kinds of greasy and fried foods? Why did you still buy these for her?”

Yet, Elspeth only stated calmly, “It’s fine.”

Seeing how shocked Ophelia was behaving perplexed Margot. “What’s wrong, Ophelia? Is there something wrong with what I’m eating?”

“I’ll tell you the truth, so don’t get too angry, Mrs. Winthrop. I took a look at all the foods, but they are not suitable for a recovering patient, such as yourself, to eat. I’m only worried about your body… Elspeth, aren’t you being too careless?”

Ophelia had a face full of hurt, acting as if Elspeth had done something extremely wrong.

Smiling, Elspeth replied, “Don’t worry. I know what to feed Mrs. Winthrop.”

This made Ophelia step up with a slightly angry tone. “Elspeth, you obviously know about medical knowledge, so you wouldn’t have done this without intention. Why did you do this?”

Wow, Ophelia sure is determined to paint me in a bad light. Looking at her, Elspeth had a dark expression. “What if there’s nothing wrong with these foods?”

“Nothing wrong? Elspeth, I’ve looked at all the food. She really shouldn’t eat these!” Are you kidding me? I’ve checked all the food closely. She definitely can’t eat these at all.

“Ophelia, is there a misunderstanding…” After seeing how exaggerated Ophelia was acting, Margot tried to talk some sense into her.

“Mrs. Winthrop, stop eating. I’ll buy you something else.”

Ophelia then wanted to take the food in front of Margot away, yet upon closer inspection, she was frozen at the stop. What… What is this?

In front of her was a delicious-looking and nutritious meal. The sheer number of snacks earlier had blocked her from seeing this meal.

“When did you buy this…” Ophelia smiled awkwardly.

Elspeth gave Margot another bite before saying, “When you weren’t around. These snacks are for me. Do you have a problem with that?”

At that moment, Ophelia was completely stunned since she did not expect Elspeth to decipher her ploy and think of a solution so easily.

“Elspeth… I’m sorry. I misunderstood you.”

For now, Ophelia could only apologize as it would have looked like she framed Elspeth intentionally otherwise.

Elspeth raised an eyebrow. “Hmm? You think you can chalk this up to a simple misunderstanding?”

Feeling her face becoming numb, Ophelia replied, “Pardon me? Are you saying this is not a misunderstanding?”

“You didn’t even take a look before rushing in and assuming that the food I am feeding Mrs. Winthrop isn’t suitable for her consumption. You implied that I had ill intentions. Funny enough, I wonder what

kind of intentions you had instead, Miss Fleming.”

Although Elspeth retorted calmly, there was a hint of warning mixed in with her smile, which was directed at Ophelia.

Ophelia looked away and rebuked, “What? Why would I frame you on purpose? Besides, I didn’t know you bought such a nutritious meal, so it was normal for me to misunderstand you…”

Looking at how pitiful Ophelia looked, Elspeth smirked in response. “Ophelia, I know you don’t have any regret.”

Ophelia was on the verge of crying by this point. “I’ve already said that I only said the wrong things because I was so worried about Mrs. Winthrop. Please get off my back.”

Seeing the crying Ophelia made Margot soft-hearted. “Elspeth, how about you just forgive Ophelia? I’m sure she knows what she did wrong. I think anybody can see that.”

Elspeth might have believed that they would repent inside if it were others. But, when dealing with Ophelia, she knew that that woman would only come back like a vengeful spirit again. Forgive her? Just like that? Not so easy, I’m afraid.

“I’m sorry, Elspeth. I really do regret my actions.”

Seeing how Ophelia was putting on an act disgusted Elspeth.

Yet, Elspeth knew that if she were to persist on the matter, Margot would think that she was making a mountain out of a molehill and that she was a small-minded person who did not know mercy.

The weak always easily acquired others’ sympathy—something that Ophelia was quite adept at.

“Fine. I can forgive you, but don’t you think that you should compensate me somehow?”

Blinking her eyes, Ophelia had an innocent smile. “Compensation? Of what kind?”

“Three million. No more. No less.”

For the Flemings, even though three million was not much, it was still an amount that could not be ignored.

Not understanding Elspeth’s game, Ophelia asked curiously, “Why three million?”

“No reason. If you think that that is too little, you can choose to give five million instead. Just deposit it to my bank account, thank you.”

Since Elspeth knew that she could not do anything to Ophelia at that moment, she chose to let her part with some of her assets.

On the other hand, Ophelia thought that things would have ended with a simple apology, yet Elspeth asked for three million without hesitation!

This made her heart pang, for an apology was free, but three million was something very real! This woman always knew where to make it hurt!

Seeing how uncomfortable her expression was, Elspeth could not help but make a quip. “What’s wrong? Don’t tell me that you can’t even take three million out, Miss Fleming? It’s fine if you can’t. I can lend it to you first. Just remember to return it.”

With hatred surging, Ophelia felt like she was grinding her teeth to dust. “No need. I’ll transfer it to you in a moment.”

“Thank you for your patronage, Miss Fleming.”

The moment Elspeth said that, someone opened the door.

Callum entered with a bag full of fruits before he noticed Ophelia’s pitiable expression with tear stains still on her face. Frowning, he asked, “What happened here?”

“Nothing.” Ophelia shook her head. “Elspeth wanted me to transfer three million to her as an apology.” Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

Leaving out all the crucial parts, Ophelia only said this sentence that would cause anyone to misunderstand the situation.

Immediately, Callum shot Elspeth a cold gaze. “Three million, is it? Give me your bank account, I’ll transfer it to you.”