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Chapter 306
Chapter 306
Chapter 306
“No idea, but I bet she was the one who sold us out.”
Elspeth didn’t know what to feel. “She didn’t seem that bad. How could she do this?”
“Hey, can’t judge a book by its cover, you know.” Gilbert lay on his bed and stared at the sculpted ceiling. “I’ll try to find a hole in their defenses and bust you out.”
“No. Even if you can run, you can’t bust me out. That old git won’t let me.” Her room was tightly guarded, and nobody could come in or go out without permission.
“I wonder whom he’s going to marry you off to. Why isn’t he satisfied with Callum?”
Gilbert was surprised. The Winthrop Family was one of the top families in Damoria and second to the Jonesons. Yet Callum, with all his genius, raised his family to become one of the top ten in the nation in just two years. He has a great future, so why did Michael do this?
“Because of what happened a long time ago.” Elspeth sighed and told him about the past.
Gilbert’s jaw dropped, and he almost fell from his bed. “Whoa, that’s a dark past. No wonder he won’t let you marry Callum. Even I think that’s unacceptable.”
“All right, go to sleep. I need to tell Harper to make some preparations to bust me out during the wedding. I’m also going to find out whom I’m going to marry.” Elspeth shot him a glare through the ring.
Interested, Gilbert said, “The only families on par with the Jonesons are the Winthrops, the Carrs, and mine.” Unless this guy is from abroad.
“You think so highly of yourself, huh?” Elspeth laughed, but then she stopped abruptly. Yeah, so who is going to marry me? She wanted to say some more, but Gilbert had fallen asleep. That was fast.
Elspeth teared up a little, then she stood up and cut off the connection. She washed herself up and went to sleep.
The next morning, Elspeth got a message from Harper. “I’ve looked into the matter, and your groom this time is…”
He’s hesitating? “Who is it?”
“It… It’s someone from the Coles.”
Elspeth’s eyes went wide with surprise. “The Coles?”
Impossible. They know I’m going to marry Callum soon. Did Irving go cuckoo? “Is it Elias?” But Elias never said he liked me, and he has his own fiancée too. Who is it, then? Can it be…
“Edmund.”
Elspeth felt her world shatter, and her smile faltered. “That brooding menace? Why? He hates me!”
“Calm down, Elsie. He’s probably doing this to spite Callum, so…”
“Would you sacrifice your own marriage just to spite someone? Moreover, Edmund isn’t part of the Winthrops anymore. He doesn’t have to fight with Callum.” Elspeth couldn’t understand this. Does he have more use for me?
Harper hesitated for a while, then he said, “Perhaps he really likes you?”
“No. Among the Winthrop brothers, aside from Arthur, Edmund hates me the most.” She could still remember how he dissed her. No way he likes me. She was having a headache now. He must be up to something. “Anything else?”
“Yes. Michael has released news of your wedding. It shall be held ten days later, and he claims that you agreed to the marriage willingly.”
Willingly? “What about Callum?” She wanted to know what Callum was doing, even if he didn’t like her.
“He booked a ticket to Blaydal lately, but then he canceled it.”
Elspeth massaged her temples. Great. This complicates stuff. “I get it. Just assemble a team and bust me out during the wedding.”
Harper laughed. “Why don’t you get married? Edmund’s handsome, and Callum lost his love for y—” He never got to finish his sentence because Elspeth had hung up. Ah, she got mad again.
Once Elspeth hung up, someone came in. “So, how’s it going, Elspeth? Fine?”
Elspeth frowned at the old man. She didn’t like him. Languidly, she let out a yawn, and she said, “And I thought you’d only show up on the wedding day. What? Trying to see if I’m trying to escape?”
“Please, Elspeth, I don’t mean that. You’re the child of my beloved daughter. Of course, I’d marry you to someone capable.”
Michael looked kind, but Elspeth thought he had other plans involving the marriage. “And yet you lock up your beloved granddaughter in a cramped, little yard.”
Michael’s face fell. A while later, he put on a smile. “I see you’ve found out.”
“My mother didn’t go missing. You imprisoned her.”
Michael looked surprised, but only for a moment. He was experienced enough to deal with the matter. “Please, I’m just protecting her. Your father chased her off because he wanted a better future for her, but your silly mother insisted on returning to him. I had to protect her.”
Mother’s a loving person. Elspeth felt sad for her and her father. They loved each other, and yet they were destined never to meet because of the selfish, arrogant wish of one ancient fossil. She looked at the old man with hatred in her eyes. “Then why are you stopping me from seeing her?”
Michael froze for a moment, then he smiled. “Oh, I won’t stop you. You could have just used the front door. Didn’t have to sneak in like a thief. Moreover, your mother is mentally challenged. She does fall into episodes of madness from time to time. I’m worried she might hurt you.”
Elspeth felt for her mother, but then something told her Michael was lying, and alarm bells rang in her head. “Let me out. I want to see her right now.”
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