Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
Elspeth dodged ever so slightly before saying with a smile,
“There’s no rush, Mr. Little. Let’s talk business first before we talk about anything else.”
Her lilting voice made Dominic feel hot and heady. He quickly nodded.
“Sure. Of course. Let’s talk business first, and then we’ll talk about the rest.”
“I want to be clear with you regarding that piece of land.”
Elspeth pursed her lips and announced with a look of reluctance,
“We don’t want the land anymore. Can you rescind the contract?”
Dominic was taken aback as he didn’t expect Elspeth to be this direct. She didn’t even bother starting with any pleasantries first.
“That’s sudden. Why do you not want it anymore? Is there a problem with that piece of land?”
“Well, Mr. Little, there’s a gold mine underneath that piece of land, and Winthrop Group isn’t involved in the mining industry. That’s why I think it’s better if the land went to your company instead.”
Dominic’s eyes grew wide.
“A gold mine?”
Why didn’t he know there was a gold mine underneath that piece of land?
Furthermore, he was the one who inspected the land himself. It was a piece of land that wasn’t even fit for construction.
Elspeth’s eyes widened as well. She looked a little lost as she said,
“That’s right. Didn’t you know about this? The land isn’t fit for construction because it has a large deposit of gold beneath the surface. That’s why it’ll affect all construction work… What happened? Didn’t the surveyors tell your company about this?”
Her stellar acting seemed to have done the trick as Dominic began to panic.
If there truly was a large deposit of gold beneath the land, then they would have incurred a monumental loss.
But, what if….. Elspeth is lying? What if it’s just this woman’s attempt to hoodwink us? It would be too late if they only found out once the contract was signed.
“Then… can you let me take a look at the geotechnical report? If it’s true, then I’ll immediately draw up a new contract and buy the land back at the original price.”
Elspeth responded with a smile,
“Now, now, Mr. Little. That’s not very nice of you. We’re the ones who discovered the gold mine. Logically speaking, the land already belongs to us, and now that there’s gold there, the price to be paid for the land needs to be multiplied as well. Don’t you think that’s only reasonable?”
“On what grounds?”
Elpeth cocked her head and smiled.
“Mr. Little, you’ve been working in the corporate world for decades nOW. Don’t tell me you still don’t know the rules of business.”
“Miss Lynwood, although I admire your talents, I don’t understand what you mean by this. The land belonged to us in the first place and we’re trying to get it back now. How did it become your land?”
Elspeth leaned back and turned to Callum.
“Why don’t we just forget about it, Mr. Winthrop?”
Callum replied,
“Since Mr. Little isn’t sincere about wanting to discuss this with us, then we don’t need to waste any more time.”
He started rising from his seat as soon as he finished speaking.
Dominic shot up at once as he was terrified that the deal would fall through just like that. He carefully tried to appease Callum.
“Not at all, Mr. Winthrop. We can still talk about this. How’s this? I’ll pay 150 million. That’s double the price that Winthrop Group bought the land for. Why don’t you sell it back to me at that price?”
It pained Dominic to offer that much, but he gritted his teeth and tossed the number out anyway at the thought of how valuable the gold mine would be.
“Oh? 150 million? Is that all… That piece of land isn’t worth merely 150 million.”
Elspeth didn’t seem satisfied with this number as she shook her head in response.
“150 million is already a very generous offer. What if you’re just tricking me? I would be at a great loss…”
Dominic looked troubled. His heart squeezed at the sight of Elspeth’s reaction.
“Tricking you? Mr. Little, if you think we’re trying to trick you, then we might as well forget about this deal.”
Elspeth stood up at once.
“Wait! Hang on. I’ll offer more, okay? Really now…”
Dominic had to compromise and offer 225 million to repurchase the land, though it killed him to do so.
“Let’s sign the contract now and finalize the deal sooner rather than later.”
The moment Elspeth made the suggestion, Dominic immediately became cautious.
“Let’s not get so impatient, Miss Lynwood. Didn’t we say we would talk about ourselves once we’re done discussing business? If you came here today because of me, then why don’t you just be mine? What’s 225 million? I can even offer 500 million or 750 million if need be.”
Elspeth’s smile stiffened.
“What bold claims you make, Mr. Little! Are you sure that’s possible?”
She was disgusted by this portly, perverted man, but for the sake of tricking him into signing the contract, she had to put on a dazzling smile.
“Of course! Come and be my precious little darling, okay? Let’s have some fun…”
Dominic tried to grab Elspeth’s hand as he wanted to pull her into his arms, but Callum shoved him away.
“What are you doing, Mr. Winthrop?”
Elspeth exhaled in relief.
“He’s out. Thank goodness he finally fainted. How repulsive.”
Callum nodded.
“I didn’t think he’d come over all by himself without any backup just so he could get it on with you.”
A hint of jealousy shrouded his words, but Elspeth didn’t pick it out. She assumed that Dominic was just someone who lowered his guard too easily and chuckled.
“Let’s carry on with your plan. First, we’ll get him delivered to the hotel room, and then…”
Elspeth was nauseated at the thought of the look in Dominic’s eyes. She never thought that he would be this deplorable.
Callum called his people over and carried out what they had planned. First, they threw Dominic into a hotel room before getting a woman to lie on top of him.
Next, they took out a camera and began snapping away.
Once everything was done, Callum and Elspeth rested for the night and waited until the next morning when Dominic woke up.
Just as they predicted, when Dominic woke up and saw the messy room, he panicked and hurriedly left.
The men stationed outside saw him exiting and began taking photos of him with his face in full display.
Dominic felt a sense of dread.
At the very next second, his phone started ringing. When he answered, he heard Elspeth’s clear voice coming through.
“Did you sleep well, Mr. Little?”
