Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
“Mr. Winthrop has raised you for years, Arthur. Don’t you feel grateful to
“Are you serious?”
Arthur whirled around, feeling as though countless needles had been jabbed into his heart.
“Before I found out the truth, I was willing to put up with all this. However, now that I’ve discovered he killed my parents, what right do you have to tell me I should be grateful to a murderer?”
Arthur no longer appeared calm and collected. Instead, his gaze was filled with hatred. He then left the place, leaving behind an astounded and sorrowful Theodore. Beside him, Elspeth had mixed feelings.
“Please don’t be sad, Mr. Winthrop. I’m sure Arthur has been fooled by some wicked people. He’ll realize that you’ve always loved him.”
Arthur has repressed his emotions for a long time, and what happened last night was only a trigger. It’s no wonder he has always wanted to marry me. He’s only after 20 percent of the Winthrop Group’s shares. Now that I’m together with Callum, Arthur’s dream has been crushed. As such, he can’t keep pretending to be a nice guy.
“I hope he’ll find out that I’ve done nothing wrong sooner. I wonder what those blockheads from the Alphascape Group said to Arthur that made him misunderstand that I killed his parents!”
Theodore then started coughing. Elspeth fished out a piece of tissue and helped cover his mouth, only to find the tissue getting dyed red.
“Mr. Winthrop, you’re coughing blood! You must be too furious!”
When Theodore saw the blood stains on the tissue, his fury got stuck in his throat. Finding it difficult to breathe, he passed out directly.
Elspeth promptly took out her phone and gave Callum a call.
“Please come back at once, Callum.
Mr. Winthrop has blacked out!”
“What’s going on?”
Callum was on the way to his company. Right after he heard what she said, he turned the steering wheel and returned to the Winthrop Residence.
When he arrived home, he saw Theodore lying on the floor with traces of blood on the corner of his mouth. Meanwhile, Elspeth appeared anxious beside him. With a frown, he asked,
“What happened?”
“Arthur found out that Mr. Winthrop wasn’t his biological father, and he misunderstood Mr.
Winthrop for killing his parents. As such, he sold the hospital and sided with the Alphascape Group. Despite Elspeth’s brief words, she managed to explain the matter clearly.
“Mr. Winthrop requested Arthur to come back. He then said nasty things and infuriated Mr. Winthrop.”
Callum never expected that such an over-the-top incident would take place in his family.
“Arthur has finally revealed his true colors.”
He wasn’t bothered by this matter as his attention was all on
Theodore.
After they sent Theodore to the hospital, they stood in front of his bed with complicated feelings.
“Arthur has sided with the Alphascape Group, and it’s not clear what he’s up to. All the same, he’ll certainly join forces with the Alphascape Group and retaliate against us. Why don’t we play it by ear? If Arthur does something that harms the Winthrop Group’s interest, we can promptly counterattack.”
Elspeth analyzed the situation calmly.
Then, she looked at Callum and his dark expression. At that instant, she realized the man was in a tight spot.
“Callum, are you sad? You were still brothers the day before, yet both of you have fallen out now. I understand that you must be feeling downcast.”
Despite Callum’s silence, his expression had exposed his emotions.
Elspeth let out a sigh and went on to say,
“This is beyond your control, Callum. Arthur can’t see sense and has gone down such a path. It has nothing to do with you, so you don’t have to blame yourself for not being a good elder brother.”
Callum glanced at her as emotions undulated in his heart. All of a sudden, he could no longer contain his longing as he took a step forward and wrapped his arms around her.
This time, Elspeth didn’t push him away out of embarrassment. Instead, she patted his back to give him some consolation.
Although Callum was a decisive person, he wasn’t on good terms with Arthur despite spending the past 20 years or so as brothers. Now that Arthur had suddenly fallen out with the Winthrops, Callum was calm enough not to blow his top as Theodore had done.
“Callum, how’s Dad?”
Blake and Max arrived at the hospital. When they saw Theodore lying motionless on the bed, they were anxious.
The instant Elspeth saw them, she released Callum as her heart pounded into a gallop. After pulling herself together, she said,
“Mr. Winthrop only passed out because he was too furious. He’s fine now, so please don’t worry.”
“Ms. Layme told us what happened while we were on our way here.”
Max was a hot-tempered ungrateful brat. Just let him go. What’s the point of dad getting furious at him?”
On the other hand, Blake was relatively calmer, but what he said was equally cruel.
“Since he has decided to leave the Winthrop Family, it’s pointless to feel sad for that kind of person.”
“Alright, Max. You should go back to university now. I’ll take care of Dad.”
When Callum suddenly realized Max had skipped classes to come to the hospital, he was furious.
“I’ll take care of Dad, Callum. Since you’re busy with work, you should go back to the company.”
Max would usually obey Callum, but he was suddenly obstinate at this point.
“Alright, stop arguing. Since I’m jobless now, I’ll look after him. Both of you should go and do your own things.”
There was no doubt that Blake’s words were convincing.
After giving it some thought, Callum nodded in agreement. He sent Max back to university first. The moment they arrived at the entrance, Max saw a familiar figure.
Elspeth recognized her as well. She exclaimed,
“Isn’t that Yelena?”
At that moment, Yelena was holding a man’s hand as they shuffled toward the entrance.
Max found the man familiar. He soon recalled that he was an infamous thug in the university. However, he was handsome. As such, even though he was a rascal, many women still fell head over heels for him.
“Is Yelena in love?”
The moment Elspeth finished speaking, she quickly covered her mouth as she realized she had said something wrong.
It was a well-known fact that Yelena had been wooing Max. Even if she was a flirtatious person, she couldn’t possibly fall in love with someone else barely two weeks later.
“I don’t care whether she’s in love.”
Max didn’t seem to mind it as he looked away, but he still paid attention to them from the corner of his eye.
Suddenly, the man extended his hands and pulled Yelena into his embrace.
Unable to take it anymore, Max strode forward and took Yelena’s hand before yelling,
“Yelena, a woman like you is not supposed to make out with another man on the streets in broad daylight!”
A hint of surprise flashed across Yelena’s face when she realized it was Max, but she was puzzled as to why he seemed to be criticizing her.
“What are you talking about? Do you mean the man beside me? He’s-“
When the man saw how anxious Max was, he realized something as he wrapped his arm around Yelena’s shoulders.
