Hiding Behind Her Superficiality Novel (Elspeth and Callum) - Season 2 Episode 53

Emma was on edge at the thought of the things Elspeth could have discovered.

She was afraid Elspeth might have found out about her deal with Alphascape. Elspeth would surely run her out of the company and might even report her to the police.

150 million… It’s 150 million!

Emma knew she would be heading to prison if the Winthrop Group pressed charges against her!

Thankfully for Emma, she was good at networking, and some of them came to her defense when they saw Elspeth taking such a forceful stance. “Even though Emma’s identity is a lie, she’s a good person. She helped me out a lot.”

“That’s right. I couldn’t finish my work once, and it was Emma who helped me with it.”

“Emma switched tasks with me so I could take the day off when my son was sick.”

It was clear that Emma had managed to win the hearts of many of those in the room as they began putting in a good word for her.

“Oh? Are you defending her regardless of what she does simply because she helped you before?” Elspeth wanted to laugh. “What makes you think I’m the one who caused the company’s crisis?”

These people were ruled by their hearts, not by their reason. Some shied away, but some were still trying to fight Elspeth on this. “Show us the proof, then. We just think that Emma’s too nice to do such a thing, whereas you’re the CEO of Azure Corporation. Maybe you snuck into the company to destroy us so that there’s one less obstacle in Azure’s future.”

They were not going to see through Emma’s facade if Elspeth didn’t show them the evidence, so she gave the documents to her assistant, who then passed a copy to everyone.

“These are records of Emma’s calls with Alphascape Group. There are quite a number of them, and every number can be linked to one of Alphascape’s senior executives.”

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Then, she added, “Furthermore, Emma gave the owner of the factory 100 thousand to ruin the products, and the owner agreed to do so out of his greed. However, he’s also a coward, so when I said I was going to sue him, he confessed to everything. This is the statement from the owner with his signature and fingerprint.”

Those in the meeting room pored over the documents. After studying the documents for what felt like hours, they had to admit that they had been blinded by Emma. She was nothing like what they thought she was.

“Emma, do you know that the things you’ve done are enough to ensure you suffer for the rest of your life?”

Now that everything had been exposed, Emma didn’t bother keeping up her act anymore. She put on an aggrieved expression as she wailed at Callum, “Mr. Winthrop, seeing as how I resemble your first love, can’t you let me off the hook?”

Callum felt nothing but disgust when he heard what she said.

“Why should I let you off the hook just because you share a resemblance to her? Don’t be so full of yourself, Emma.”

As he looked at her crying visage, he recalled the memories of that relationship. However, not only did he not feel any sympathy, but he became even more annoyed. “I don’t have any feelings toward her anymore. Didn’t Arthur tell you that?”

Emma froze in disbelief. That’s impossible! Arthur told me that Callum’s still hung up on his first love and that I’d definitely get out of everything if I just relied on my face. Why does it seem as if he despises me even more now?

Emma might have been confident, but she was just a young woman. After realizing how firm Elspeth was on this, her body went limp with fear. “I’ll tell you everything Alphascape had told me, so please don’t press charges against me!”

Elspeth knew full well what Alphascape had done, so she couldn’t be bothered to listen.

If Alphascape was willing to send a woman as stupid as Emma over, it proved that she was nothing more than an expendable chess piece.

In that case, how could she possibly know any of Alphascape’s secrets?

Elspeth chuckled and shook her head. “That won’t be necessary, Emma. You can tell the police instead and see if they forgive you.”

The police?! Emma almost blacked out.

The police soon arrived to take her away with them. She left the company in despair.

However, there was still an urgent matter that required a resolution.

Winthrop Group owed 150 million, and they couldn’t gather the funds that quickly.

Everyone was distraught. The atmosphere became dark and moody.

Elspeth stroked her chin thoughtfully. “I heard that Winthrop Group suffered a loss of 150 million. Is that right?”

Callum nodded. “That’s right. It’s about 150 million if we combine the forecasted profits and penalty.”

After hearing that, she glanced at Harper, who instantly got the hint and wrote a check for 150 million before passing it to Callum.

“It’s just 150 million. We at Azure can still afford that much.”

Elspeth wasn’t exaggerating, as Azure did indeed have that much spare cash on hand.

While it wasn’t necessarily a drop in the bucket, the sum was still fairly measly in the eyes of Azure.

Everyone at the meeting was shocked to see how generous she was with the money. At the same time, they were even more in awe of Azure Corporation.

They brought out 150 million just like that! Even though Winthrop Group’s one of the most dominant companies in Damoria, we still can’t do it quite so easily. Just how deep-pocketed is Azure?

“Don’t look so surprised. Winthrop Group can always share some of the dividends with Azure once you’ve recovered from this.”

The others swallowed their saliva with complicated expressions when they saw Elspeth’s unperturbed reaction.

Not like our dividends would mean anything to them. If we bring over Winthrop Group’s profits to Azure, they might end up thanking us for treating them to a meal instead.

That being said, everyone now had a newfound respect for Elspeth.

She wasn’t angered by their suspicion and was willing to expose a mole on behalf of Winthrop Group. She even helped them pay off their debt. Mr. Winthrop must’ve saved the world in his previous life to meet someone as good as her.

Callum knew Elspeth wanted to do them a favor out of the kindness of her heart, but he was still somewhat reluctant. “It’s a loan. We’ll pay it back.”

“Why do you need to pay it back? We’re in a relationship. What’s yours is mine, and what’s mine is still mine.” Elspeth ignored the dark expression on his face as she continued, “Since the money’s with me, what’s wrong with me giving my boyfriend some allowance?”

After hearing it all, Callum could tell she wanted him to accept the money with an easy heart. He couldn’t resist stroking her head.

“In that case, I’ll transfer Winthrop Group’s shares to you. That way, you’ll have ownership of the company, too.”

Everyone was shocked to hear the conversation between the two.

An allowance of 150 million?

Transferring your shares just like that?

A relationship built on fortune… is more touching than I expected.

Callum sensed that something was amiss with the atmosphere. He glanced around the room and saw everyone else staring at them as if they were watching a romance movie. Their piercing gazes made him feel rather awkward.

“You can all get back to work now if there’s nothing else. Anyone who stays here for gossip will forfeit half a month’s salary.”

Callum lived up to his reputation of being a merciless boss. His domineering order killed the mood as everyone fled the scene at once.

Elspeth hooked her arms around his neck and laughed until her sides ached. “In a way, they’re quite adorable.”

Callum didn’t join in on the laughter. His eyes bore straight into her.

“The CEO of Azure Corporation, huh?” He smirked. His voice grew dangerous as he said, “So, tell me. Why did you hide this from me?”