Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
“You are free to do whatever you want, Mr. Winthrop. You’re a blessing to our hospital. When do you…”
She left her sentence hanging as she didn’t want to express herself aloud.
“It depends on my mood,”
Callum nonchalantly replied.
He meant that if he was in a good mood, the 15 million would be immediately credited to the hospital’s bank account but if he wasn’t, the hospital would receive nothing.
The director gritted her teeth when she heard that. She stared at the table as she considered options before saying,
“How about I ask Moriah to apologize to you? If she refuses, I will immediately dismiss her!”
Callum looked at Elspeth as if asking for her opinion.
Elspeth simply raised her brows and asked,
“Do you still believe Moriah will change for the better when things have already progressed to this point?”
Callum understood what she meant.
“We don’t need her apology,”
he said down the line, his voice low.
The director knew the hidden meaning behind his words. It wasn’t that an apology wasn’t required. In fact, Callum detested Moriah so much that he didn’t want her anywhere near him.
“I know exactly what I should do. Don’t worry, Mr. Winthrop. I’ll give you a satisfactory explanation.”
When the conversation ended, the new heater was installed.
They finally managed to adjust the temperature. Sensing the warm air blowing on her, Elspeth felt alive again.
“Are you serious about donating 15 million to the hospital?”
Elspeth could never believe Callum, who was a businessman with only his interests and benefits in mind, would perform such a charitable act.
He smiled in response.
“Of course not. But if she dismisses Moriah, I may consider donating the money to the hospital.
“Why?”
“Because it’s worth doing anything that benefits you.”
Such words weren’t as corny as the others, but Elspeth’s heart swelled with tenderness for him when she heard them.
Faced with Callum’s determined expression, she found herself at a loss for words.
“Take a good rest now. You should be able to get discharged tomorrow.”
Elspeth nodded, her heart full of joy.
That night, Elspeth went to say goodbye to Joseph. When he knew that she was leaving soon, he sobbed so hard that Elspeth felt awkward looking at him.
“I’m just an old man with nothing to offer you and it’s also too tacky to give you money. So, let me give you something that will prove my identity and allow you unrestricted access to anywhere in Waterside.”
With that, he took out a gold trinket and placed it in Elspeth’s palm.
That warmed Elspeth’s heart. Money was nothing to her, but her identity was a priceless treasure.
“Do come back frequently to visit me…”
Despite his emotional words, Elspeth felt like laughing for unknown reasons.
“Don’t worry. You will be discharged soon. When you get to go out for tea or meet up with your friends, you won’t think about me again.”
What she said was reasonable. However, Joseph simply stared at her with reddened eyes and mumbled,
“You are just finding excuses to stay away from such an old man like me. I know what you are thinking of.”
Elspeth was rendered speechless.
The next afternoon, while Callum was completing the discharge procedures and Elspeth was packing her bag to leave, Moriah came looking for them.
Seeing that Elspeth was about to leave, Moriah couldn’t help but yell,
“Elspeth, you’re a sl*t! You previously stole my position and now that I am finally the Head of the Department, you are again asking the director to force me to resign! What exactly do you want from me?!”
“Aren’t these exactly what you deserved?”
Elspeth couldn’t stand seeing Moriah playing the victim and sneered.
That made Moriah guilty as her expression became unnatural.
“What nonsense are you spewing? When did I ever do you any wrong?”
“Really? Well, do you want to explain the heater’s issue then, Moriah? Why hadn’t any technicians checked on the heater after I’d waited all afternoon?”
Moriah obviously had no explanation for this.
“I… I was too busy…”
she muttered softly.
“Since you’re so busy, I’ll ease your burdens for you,”
Callum said as he entered the ward.
Moriah immediately put on an aggrieved expression when she saw Callum.
Callum has had quite a nice impression on me previously. He wouldn’t detest me for no reason if it weren’t for Elspeth!
If I beg him for mercy, perhaps he will sympathize with me.
“Cal, I… I was framed by this woman. You have to seek justice for me!”
She then pretended to cry, which stunned Callum.
When did I ever have such a close relationship with this woman?
Elspeth looked at Callum’s expression and knew exactly what he was thinking. Thus, she couldn’t control herself from bursting out in laughter.
“Why are you laughing?”
Moriah was still in the dark, but she still stubbornly argued,
“Do you really believe that Cal will listen to you just because you’ve been with him for a while? I’ll have you know that Cal is a man of principle! He won’t be fooled by you!”
Callum, however, looked at Moriah and said in an icy cold voice,
“To me, Elspeth is my principle.”
Moriah’s expression immediately changed to one of defeat.
“How can you help Elspeth bully me, Cal? I’ve known you longer than she has. How can you be so nice to a woman you’ve only just met?”
Moriah couldn’t understand what Callum was thinking and she was overwhelmed with jealousy.
She never loved Callum because she knew that Callum was completely out of her league. He was someone distinguished and inviolable; no one would ever be worthy of him.
