Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
“You don’t have to care about me, Dad. After all, you only see Callum as your son. Hence, why do you care about me?”
“What the f*ck are you talking about, Arthur? This is your last warning. Come home this instance!”
“Okay. I’ll be back in a second,”
Arthur replied faintly. It seemed like he still listened to Theodore. Seeing Theodore shaken up with fury, Elspeth quickly soothed his chest to help him breathe.
“It’s alright, Mr. Winthrop. Maybe it is a misunderstanding…”
Hearing her words, Theodore widened his eyes and said,
“A misunderstanding? Do you know what he did, Elsie? He sold the hospital just today! If it weren’t for the bodyguards, I wouldn’t have known since he wanted to keep it a secret from me! Moreover, he has joined the Alphascape Group! Do you know what this means? The Alphascape Group and Winthrop Group have never been on good terms; he is going against us!”
Theodore couldn’t stand straight after he finished his words. He sat down and drank some water to soothe his anger
Never did Elspeth expect Arthur to make such a sudden move.
He looked calm when I chose Callum last night. Why did he suddenly turn into a different person?
However, none of them knew the answer to Arthur’s changes. All they could do was interrogate him when he returned.
Soon, Arthur returned. There was a smile on his face as though he had good news.
“I’ll give you a chance to explain yourself, Arthur. Why did you sell the hospital and join the Alphascape Group?”
Arthur didn’t care that Theodore was angry as he sat down cross-legged. He looked different than before, and they felt that he looked unfamiliar.
“Why are you trying to intervene in my decision to join the Alphascape Group when you refused to let me work in the Winthrop Group?”
At that moment, Theodore looked at him in disbelief.
“Do you know what you are talking about, Arthur? | refuse to let you work in Winthrop Group for your own good. Do you know that?”
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“How is that any good for me? I know you are afraid I would try to take the title of president away Callum.”
Arthur scoffed.
“Even Edmund, that dumb*ss, can be the co-president, yet I don’t even have the chance. Don’t you think this is funny, Dad? How can you say that you don’t have a favorite when it has come to this?”
Hearing his words, Theodore opened his mouth and tried to retort. However, he realized that he had nothing to stand against his words.
“How can you say these to Mr. Winthrop, Arthur?”
Elspeth frowned when she heard how Arthur talked to Theodore.
“I’m talking to my Dad, Elspeth. You don’t have a say in this as an outsider.”
Arthur looked at her coldly.
“Arthur! Show some respect to Elsie! She is not an outsider but your future sister-in-law!”
Theodore snapped.
“Yes, she is my sister-in-law. All of you only care about Callum. That is why you never want me to show myself and force me to be a president in that stupid hospital. I admit you care for me since you are willing to give me my own hospital, but I still don’t understand why you refuse to let me work in the company.”
When Theodore heard his words, his rage died down. Then, he sighed deeply and said,
“Oh, Arthur, you are overthinking this.”
Since Arthur was obedient and had never tried to have anything for himself, Theodore thought that this was how his personality was. Hence, he cared for him and never forced him to do anything he hated. However, he never expected Arthur would hold such a grudge because of his decision.
“How am I overthinking this? Tell me, Dad. How many lies are you going to tell me?”
Arthur had lost all trust in Theodore.
“You’ve changed, Arthur. You used to be obedient and always listened to what I said. You are an amazing child, but you are too soft-hearted. I had always protected and sheltered you since I feared you would get hurt. You used to say that you want to be a doctor that saves lives. That is why I supported your dream and bought you that hospital. However, I never knew that you had such thoughts. It’s my fault. If I had realized this sooner, none of these would have happened.”
Theodore’s apologies were sincere, and even Elspeth was touched by his words. However, Arthur seems to have ignored him and smirked coldly.
“Your words would have touched me if I didn’t know the truth. However, I know everything, Dad, or should I say, Mr. Winthrop. I am not your son, am I?”
At that moment, Theodore was pale in the face. Never would he have guessed that Arthur would know about this.
“How did you know?”
he asked. After all, he had burned the adoption certificate years ago, so there was no way Arthur would’ve found out about this.
“That’s not important. The important thing is that you can’t lie to me anymore! You cared for me only because you were guilty and afraid of karma, weren’t you? You never thought of me as your son!”
“What do you mean?”
Theodore was heartbroken by his words.
Arthur looked at him with cold eyes as he spoke.
“You were the one who killed my real father, right?”
Theodore looked at Arthur’s contorted face as he was deluged with a sense of disappointment.
“Do you know what you’re talking about, Arthur?”
Despite the smile on Arthur’s face, he appeared dispassionate.
“I do know what I’m talking about.
You were the one who killed my parents with your car and made me an orphan. You were afraid of retribution, so you took me in despite your unwillingness. I’ve found out about all that.”
“The incident is not like what you think, Arthur. The accident happened because your father was drunk driving. I happened to pass by the place and saw that you were the only survivor. At that time, your face was covered in blood, and you were seated there alone. I didn’t have the heart to see you suffer, so I decided to adopt you. How can you accuse me of killing your parents?”
As though having expected what the other man would say, Arthur sneered.
“Mr. Winthrop, you should at least try to fabricate a story I have never heard before. I knew you were going to say that, so do you think I’ll believe you?”
A month ago, he accidentally found out that Theodore wasn’t his biological father. Instead, his father had been a lorry driver. Shocked and sorrowful, he went to a bar and got himself drunk.
The president of Alphascape Group happened to be there and broke the truth to him, which solved the mystery that had been hidden from him for over 20 years.
He had always regarded Theodore as his father, but it wasn’t until that moment that he realized
Theodore had killed his parents. He had acknowledged a murderer as his father for a long time, and he wasn’t valued in the company. As such, he was determined to get his revenge.
When he saw how disappointed Theodore looked, he only thought that the other man felt guilty and didn’t dare tell him the truth.
“Say no more. From now on, I’ll have nothing to do with the
Winthrop Family.”
Arthur glanced impassively at Elspeth and snorted.
“I heard that whoever marries Elspeth will get 20 percent of the Winthrop Group’s shares. You wanted to give it to Callum from the beginning, right?”
Theodore was stunned.
“How did you know?”
“That doesn’t matter; what matters is that you’re too biased. It’s to the point where I feel queasy.”
The moment Arthur was done speaking, he was ready to turn around and leave. However, Elspeth stopped him by saying,
