Hiding Behind Her Superficiality

Chapter 407

Chapter 407 That Rotten Smell From Afar

As expected, only Jasmine McGrath could send Callum into action even if it was late at night. She smiled. "Well, I'm unsure if you can offer me what I want."

"Make an offer."

"Exactly thirty million."

Arthur did offer eleven million to secure Aldea a model position, so Callum knew he had to at least match that figure, but never did he expect she would request thirty million from him. "Isn't that inflated?" His voice dropped.

Astonished, she replied with mockery, "Is it? Even Arthur was willing to spend eleven million on his girl best friend. Mr. Winthrop, you're wealthy. Can't you afford thirty million for a woman you love?"

Elspeth expertly categorized the two women as an object of interest and a lover respectively. She was implying Callum should be willing to pay thirty million for his lover if Arthur could afford to spend eleven million on a woman, who was not even his partner. © NôvelDrama.Org - All rights reserved.

"If you don't think Jasmine is worth the money, we shall end this conversation. Don't call me again to discuss this anymore." With that, she was ready to hang up on him and go to bed.

"Hang on." He said slowly and steadily, "Okay, I'll offer thirty million."

"Woah. I never knew you could throw money away so generously." She knew Callum had always been strict with money management and would never splurge for fun. However, he had spent thirty million on something insignificant for the sake of his woman.

"Well, Miss Lynwood, you just agreed that spending money for a woman I love is necessary." Then, he hung up without considering her feelings.

Oh, for a woman you love, you say? Sure, you can do anything you want with your money!

Boiling in rage, Elspeth pulled the blanket over her head.

The next day, she followed the SOP and swapped the other B-list actress with Jasmine. Following that, she made another announcement online with similar content to yesterday's explanation. Once again, the update sent the Internet into a furor.

'I'm first! Wow. Callum Winthrop is indeed the best wealthy bachelor in town. He's so good to his fiancé!'

'30 million? Who'd spend that money just to make his woman happy?'

'30 million? So what? It doesn't affect me at all. I'm still taking home 300 monthly and surviving on ramen.'

'I'm envious of Jasmine McGrath! Why am I not her?'

'After Arthur Winthrop spent 11 million for his female best friend, Callum Winthrop caught up with his 30 million spending on his fiancé. We can never understand the world of the rich.'

'See that? The Winthrops are romantics.'

'But isn't the CEO of Azure Corporation the ex-fiancé of Callum? Won't they feel awkward?'

'Gosh, you're clueless. This must be Jasmine asserting her dominance over Elspeth. After all, Callum was good to his ex before…'

'Oooh, the drama! I'm here with my popcorn.'

'What drama? Elspeth is the smartest of them all. She hasn't even paid for the advertisement and has already earned 41 million from the model placement. Do you think she's a fool?'

…

With a brush between her teeth, Elspeth scrolled through the comments and nodded in satisfaction. The more drama, the better. More comments mean more attention to the advertisement, which will be good for jewelry sales.

After a quick washing up, she put on sophisticated makeup and changed into a professional suit to meet up with the two devils. That morning, she woke up to Arthur's message, requesting a meeting on their collaboration.

Elspeth had to give it to him. She always turned him down no matter what he invited her to, but he managed to find a way to meet with her—one that required her to show up professionally.

Not only that, she had to meet Callum along with Arthur and could hardly imagine the outcome of this interesting combination.

The more she thought about it, the more embarrassed she felt. She pushed aside the thoughts and put on the brightest shade of red lipstick in hope that she would appear more authoritative.

Then, she drove to the cafe where they agreed to meet. When she was at the door, she noticed a couple that stood close to each other. Callum had arrived before Arthur, and not only that, he brought Jasmine along, putting on an overt display of affection. Tsk, aren't they ashamed of doing so under all the watching eyes?

Elspeth pushed her sunglasses up her nose bridge and walked into the cafe while dodging the two. They seemed to only have eyes for each other and probably did not notice her.

She did not move far before she heard a voice dripping with honey from behind. "Elspeth! Why didn't you say 'hi' when you saw us?"

Jasmine had an arm around Callum and flashed her a victorious smile. She was smiling so widely that Elspeth felt sick just looking at her.

Still, she tightened her brows and kept a smile on her lips. "Oh, my apologies. Well, you two are leaning into each other. I mistook you as a teen couple doing PDA."

At first, Jasmine thought Elspeth would have been envious. She was about to assert her dominance before Elspeth's teen-couple comment knocked her off her feet. Her expression fell, and she said, "What do you mean?"

"What do I mean?" Elspeth chirped. "It's not that deep. Or did you fail your language classes in school?" She was launching subtle attacks relentlessly.

Of course, Jasmine had not forgotten about Elspeth's slap. She had thought Elspeth would get along with her in Callum's presence, but she was dismayed to find her acting hostilely, dismissing her attempts at reaching out amicably.

"Miss Lynwood, that's too much. I didn't say anything bad about you. How could you embarrass me with your words?" Tears shone in Jasmine's eyes, and she pouted to appear pitiful.

Callum's expression darkened. "Miss Lynwood, please mind your words."

Elspeth removed her sunglasses to reveal an equally unfriendly gaze. "I can say anything I want in the way I want. I don't need you to censor me."

She noticed that Jasmine was putting on a pitiful act, as though someone had wronged her. She announced, "Miss McGrath, if you find me unacceptable, we can cancel our collaboration. The money's

not been transferred yet, and we can always call it quits."

Jasmine's only motive was to upset Elspeth, and she was not done yet. She wiped away her tears and muttered, "Alright. I won't make a fuss."

"Yo! What the heck are we having today? What was that rotten smell from afar even before I stepped into this place?" Arthur's sudden appearance and bold remark immediately dampened the mood.