Hiding Behind Her Superficiality

Chapter 461

Chapter 461 Not Helena’s Daughter

At 6.00PM, Elspeth clocked out and drove straight to the place where she and Arthur had agreed to meet.

When she pushed the door open and entered, Arthur was already there. Seeing her come alone without bringing anyone with her, he slowly curled his lips into a smile. “You really keep your word. I like that.”

“Just cut the crap and tell me what secret you have.”

Arthur raised his eyebrows. “I’ll tell you, of course—but not now.”

Elspeth had no desire to have too many dealings with him, though; she thought speaking to him would simply shorten her lifespan. “Stop wasting time. We’re both busy, after all.”

“Alright then, just have a seat and dine with me. We’ll talk over dinner.”

Elspeth didn’t really want to have dinner with him, but she had no choice but to sit down in order to learn more information.

The dishes were served one after another, and nearly all of them were her favorites.

Arthur raised an eyebrow slightly in a confident and leisurely manner. Not only that, he even had an air of smugness about him. “These are all your favorite dishes, right? I know quite a lot about your preferences after spending such a long time with you abroad.”

As much as Elspeth hated this guy, she had to admit that he was indeed very attentive to her. Picking up a chunk of meat with her fork, she tasted it and couldn’t help feeling that it tasted somewhat familiar.

She had eaten this so many times abroad, so there was no mistake about it. “Don’t tell me you made these yourself?” She found this hard to believe, but she had some doubts nonetheless.

Arthur wasn’t in a hurry to answer her questions, though. Instead, he picked up his fork and speared a piece of potato with it. “I think the French fries today are pretty nice. You want to try them?”

“Arthur, I don’t want to hear you reminisce about the old times and play the friendship card with me. Just hurry and tell me your purpose in getting me here today.”

Arthur’s countenance changed at her words. “Are you in such a hurry to leave me?”

Elspeth only thought he was out of his mind. Seething with anger, she asked, “What do you mean by ‘leave you’? I’ve never gone out with you before.”

Arthur asked, “What’s the matter with Callum’s Instagram post? Are you the one he’s married to?” His heart ached at the thought that Elspeth might have gotten back together with Callum and even married him.

“So what if I’m the one he’s married to? What does that have to do with you? Just mind your own business,” Elspeth said before standing up immediately. She continued in a frosty voice, “I think I won’t get any information I want here, so let’s not waste time talking to each other. I gotta go.”

She picked up her feet and was just about to leave when Arthur suddenly said something shocking behind her. “Has it ever occurred to you that you’re not Helena’s daughter at all?”

The instant Elspeth heard this, she stopped in her tracks and looked back sharply with her eyes full of disbelief. “What nonsense are you talking about? How can I possibly not be my mom’s daughter?” Has Arthur gotten out of his mind while making up excuses?

“Why would I lie to you about that? If you don’t believe me, you can look into it yourself. Don’t tell me you’ve never suspected this.”

Elspeth was stunned. Indeed, she had never suspected this, nor had she ever thought of digging into this.

Arthur continued, “So, just check this out. Perhaps you’ll get an unexpected surprise. If you can’t find out anything, it’s okay. Just come to me and I’ll give you whatever answer you want.”

Elspeth looked totally unperturbed, but her mind was already in turmoil. It had never occurred to her that she wasn’t Helena’s daughter. If she weren’t Helena’s daughter, then whose daughter was she? “Alright, I got it… Thanks for telling me about this.” She took a deep breath. Although she didn’t understand Arthur’s motive in telling her about this, she was still grateful to him for his answer.

Arthur rested his chin in his hand with a smile. “You’re welcome. You’ve given me what I want, anyway.”

“What do you mean?” Elspeth asked. Before she realized it, she suddenly felt dizzy; the feeling of weightlessness that washed over her rendered her at a loss for what to do. “You drugged the dishes?”

Arthur smiled. “How can I make you stay without drugging you?”

Elspeth knitted her brows while trying hard to suppress her dizziness and the hot sensation. “Why did you do this?”

Arthur slowly stood up and walked to her side before holding her up by the arm. “Didn’t I make it clear already? I want to make you stay. I don’t want you to go back and be with him. It makes me angry to see you with him.”

Elspeth wanted to shake his hand off with all her might, but she realized that she couldn’t summon up her strength at all. “What are you gonna do to me?”

Arthur looked at her face with infatuation written all over his face. “Don’t worry. I love you, so I’ll never hurt you.”

Seeing the man like this, Elspeth felt a bout of nausea. “Arthur, I really never expected you to be such a nasty person.”

“Call me names as you please. I just want to get my hands on you, anyway.” Arthur reached out and gently caressed her face. “I know that you two might’ve gotten married, but that’s okay. I’ll take you abroad where there’s no one else so that no one would know you’re married, and we’ll stay together forever.” Content rights belong to NôvelDrama.Org.

Elspeth put her hands on the dining table in an effort to prop herself up. “Are you a pervert?”

“Pervert, huh? I like the sound of that.” Arthur bent over and was ready to kiss her face. I just drugged her with an aphrodisiac, so she must be feeling very uncomfortable at this moment.

Just when he was about to proceed to the next step, the door was suddenly kicked open.

Callum’s handsome face was frosty, and his black eyes were gloomy as he was shrouded in a chilly aura. His voice was slightly husky, and his dark eyes were glittering like obsidians. Wearing a half smile, he asked with a threatening note in his deep voice, “What were you going to do to her?”

Had he not arrived in time, he couldn’t have imagined that such a thing would happen. One could tell at a glance that Elspeth’s face was abnormally flushed, and it was clear that she had been drugged. Upon seeing this, he grew increasingly irritated. To think this woman had the nerve to come and meet him behind my back! Had I not taken precautions against this in advance, who knows what kind of unpredictable thing would’ve happened here?

Arthur replied, “What does it have to do with you?” Seeing the man before him, he knew that his plans had fallen through again this time. Since he was displeased, he didn’t sound very pleased either.

“What does it have to do with me, you ask? She’s my lawful wife.”

The word ‘wife’ instantly ignited the flames of war between the two men.

“What? You married someone else right after calling off your engagement to the McGrath Family’s daughter? Don’t you worry that they’ll harm Elspeth in the future?”