Hiding Behind Her Superficiality

Chapter 399

Chapter 399 I Want to Break Up

Yelena intended to play a prank on Arthur, but she accidentally pranked Max instead, so guilt immediately overwhelmed her. “I’m sorry. I was drinking water just now, and it spilled on your shoes. I accidentally stepped on you too.” She glared at Arthur as she spoke, who was still smiling nonchalantly. Yelena cursed at him in secret. He’s such an *sshole!

Seeing that it was Yelena, Max’s rage subsided a little. “Oh, it’s okay. It’s fine since it’s you. Just be careful next time.”

At this moment, Edmund couldn’t resist smacking Max on the back of his head while commenting sarcastically, “What do you mean it’s okay because it’s her? Would you have beaten us up if it was one of us? What a great brother you are. We’re nothing in the face of your woman.” Edmund was always sharp-tongued, so everyone was used to it.

“Edmund!” Max grumbled unhappily.

His wet shoes felt uncomfortable, so he left his seat to change them upstairs.

After Edmund’s teasing, the atmosphere instantly eased up.

When Elspeth looked at Yelena, who was biting her fork and feeling embarrassed, she couldn’t help but sigh. “I told you not to go too far. See, you’ve caused trouble again.”

“I didn’t mean to. Besides, I wanted to get justice for you. Max was wearing the same shoes, so I mistook him for Arthur.” Yelena lowered her head, looking like a guilty little girl.

Seeing that she showed remorse, Elspeth didn’t want to scold her anymore. She then advised with a sigh, “Be more careful next time, and don’t act impulsively.”

Yelena nodded like a chick pecking at some seeds. “Okay, okay, I got it. I will listen to you from now on.”

After a while, Max changed his shoes and came back downstairs. He changed his clothes as well.

When Yelena saw him, she tried to ease the tension between them by asking with a smile, “You said you wanted me to come over and pick up something today. What is it?”

However, his expression seemed a bit off. He shook his head and answered, “Not today. Maybe next time.”

Yelena felt guilty after hearing that, thinking she had upset him with her prank. Thus, she didn’t ask any further questions.

However, Elspeth felt that something was amiss, for she could sense his motive when he spoke with such enthusiasm earlier. He’s probably going to propose today, so why is he going back on his plan right now?

She didn’t want them to miss this opportunity, so she spoke up. “Why not today? Did something come up?”

Just when Max parted his lips and wanted to say something, Callum, who had been silent all this while, suddenly said, “I don’t think this matter has anything to do with you. You should mind your own business.”

The moment these words came out of his mouth, everyone in the room became on edge. It wasn’t just hurtful; it was like stabbing a dagger into Elspeth’s heart, but the words were effective as she immediately stopped talking.

Fine, if you don’t want me to ask, I won’t. After all, I’m not part of the Winthrop Family, and I have no right to say much.

Even Max thought the words sounded too harsh, so he gave Elspeth a resigned look. “I’m sorry, Elspeth. Callum doesn’t speak very tactfully. I hope you’re not offended, but today’s not the day.”

Elspeth was quite calm, even managing to flash him a smile. “It’s fine. I don’t mind.”

Although Elspeth was calm, this was not the case for Yelena. She stood up sharply, fuming with anger. “What do you mean? So what if she said a few words? Or do you think she’s had too much food in your house, so that’s why you’re sticking your nose into everything?” This was an outright declaration of war.

Callum replied calmly, “No matter what you do, you should respect the rules of the host and not cross the line. I believe any normal person would understand this principle.” This also served as a disguised reprimand for Yelena’s impulsive behavior earlier.

If Callum and Elspeth were still in a relationship, she would’ve seen his words as advice and humbly accepted them, but now that they had broken up, his words were just provocative.

“Fine, this is your home, and if there are so many rules here, then uncouth people like us shouldn’t stay here. Let’s go, Elspeth.” She pulled Elspeth’s wrist, ready to leave, but Elspeth remained unmoved. This made her confused. “Why are you not moving? He said such things to you, so why do you still want to stay?”

At this moment, Elspeth forced a smile. “It’s okay. Let’s just finish celebrating Mrs. Winthrop’s birthday first.” There were two reasons why she didn’t want to leave right away. On one hand, she didn’t want to worsen the relationship between Yelena and Max, and on the other, she didn’t want to ruin Margot’s birthday party today.”

“He bullies you like you’re nothing, so why are you still being considerate?” Yelena was visibly anxious. “I know what you’re worried about. You’re just afraid of ruining my relationship with Max.”

When Elspeth heard that, her right eyelid started twitching. This is bad!

As expected, Yelena gave up right away and said harshly, “After all, I’m not someone who knows how to follow rules. Since the Winthrop Family has such strict rules, I’m not fit to be their daughter-in-law either.”

Even Max, who was always cheerful, had a unique coldness and seriousness similar to Callum at this moment. “What do you mean, Yelena?”

As she looked at him, she said slowly and deliberately, “Let’s break up.”

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At the same time, Elspeth didn’t bother hiding her emotions as she said sternly, “Don’t talk nonsense. You can’t break up just because of this.”

As a lump formed in Yelena’s throat, the emotions that had been building up over the past few days reached their breaking point. “I’ve been wanting to say this for a long time, Elspeth. He’s been indifferent toward me these past few days. I feel like he has been thinking of breaking up with me for some time.”

No one could accept so many days of negligence, especially when Yelena was sensitive to emotions. “I’m busy with work, so I can’t care about too many things, but that doesn’t mean I don’t feel them. My work efficiency has been poor these days because of this. Thus, I’m saying this after much careful consideration. You don’t need to persuade me otherwise.”

Anxious, Elspeth wanted to explain, but the proposal was a surprise that Max had been preparing for a long time. If she said it now, all of his hard work up to this point would go down the drain.

After wiping away the tears from her eyes, Yelena stubbornly said, “I can’t bear to see you being mistreated, Elspeth. If the Winthrop Family won’t treat you well, I will. You’re my best friend, and I don’t want anyone to bully you.”