Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
The memories of the night came back to Max. Yelena’s face was flushed after she had too many drinks. She staggered to his side with a wine bottle in her hand. The next second, she fell right into his arms.
“Max, will you become my boyfriend? I like you so, so much!”
When he saw her bright smile, he curled his lips into an amused smile.
“Sure.”
The next second, the woman in his arms passed out, leaving him with no comeback.
When he thought of it, he couldn’t help but shift his gaze away from her.
“Alright, alright. Enough reminiscing. All you did was puke on my shirt and the smell still clings to me today.”
Yelena glared at him, hoping that he would stop recounting her embarrassing moment.
“It’s fine, Yelena. You stay with the crew. Callum and I will handle it.”
Yelena sneered.
“The guy over there has been breaking your heart. How could you forget about that? Is it because of his pretty face that you forgot we are besties?”
Elspeth cleared her throat.
“It isn’t what you think. The main point is Callum is a potential human punching bag. He can endure pain.”
When Callum heard that, he frowned instantly and questioned,
“Care to repeat?”
Elspeth mumbled something he couldn’t make out and eventually used the excuse of nature calling to flee the situation.
Watching Elspeth’s receding figure, Yelena glared at him.
“I’m warning you, you’d best stop bullying Elspeth, or else I’ll make you regret it!”
His sight landed lazily on Yelena, who was so short that she barely reached his chest.
“Mind your own business. I suggest you use your free time to pursue Max.”
Yelena stomped her feet helplessly at his snarky remarks, but she couldn’t do anything.
After all, Callum was Max’s very own elder brother.
The discussion came to an end for the time being. The next morning, Elspeth took Callum along to visit the crew of ‘Song of Viollenys’, with the reason being they wanted to borrow the venue. When Yelena saw a fired-up Elspeth, she had the feeling that she was looking at her own enthusiastic mother who was about to set off on a shopping spree.
It was as if she was going to rob the place of everything that came into her sight.
Just as Elspeth arrived at the place, she was met by the sight of the director casually enjoying his morning tea. When the director saw the approaching woman, he swallowed his nervousness and asked,
“What brings you here, Miss Lynnwood? Is there anything I can help you with?”
Elspeth frowned a little at the faked pleasantries before she smiled.
“I do want to ask you for a favor, so I’ll be frank-can we borrow the venue for a bit to shoot a scene in our film? It might take around one day to finish it.”
“About that…”
The man trailed off as if something was bothering him.
“My concern here is that we haven’t completed the shooting, so we are unable to provide the venue for your convenience.”
Elspeth scoffed when she heard that.
“A little bird told me that the shooting has been completed for a while now, aside from Emma’s scenes. For now, Emma is in the hospital. She isn’t recovering at all, at least not at any time soon, so what is this problem that you’re referring to?”
Seeing the fact that Elspeth was Payton’s apprentice, the director gave in and blurted out the truth in hesitation,
“Actually, Miss Walker disapproves of the idea of helping you out.”
“What’s wrong? Are you worried that Emma would threaten you?”
Elspeth found it laughable. The person before her eyes was a famous director in the country, but he was so timid in front of Emma.
“I’m not afraid of Emma but the financier behind her. Do you know that he’s a powerful guy from a foreign country? No one has the guts to offend him.”
Elspeth snorted.
“Really? Tell me who he is, then. I’ll see if he’s as powerful as you say he is.”
After learning the financier’s name, Elspeth fell silent for a moment. Then, she asked,
“Where’s Emma?”
“She’s recuperating in her villa now. What’s the matter? Do you want to go looking for her?”
Elspeth nodded.
“Of course. Since you’re not willing to lend me the film set, I can only look for her.”
Embarrassed, the director rubbed his hands and nodded.
“In that case, you’d better go there on your own. I’ll send you her address.”
Despite Elspeth’s silence, she secretly despised the director. After receiving the address, she turned around and left.
Callum looked at her and asked,
“Aren’t you going to look for her?”
I’m not going now, of course. Elspeth stretched her back and flashed him a languid smile.
“I’ll go there when I’m ready.”
Callum knew that she had a plan, so he stopped probing further.
In the evening, Elspeth headed straight to Emma’s villa. She politely knocked on the door, and a woman in casual clothes stepped out.
The woman was none other than Emma. Since her acne hadn’t subsided, her appearance was slightly affected.
When Emma registered Elspeth’s presence, her expression changed drastically.
“Why are you here? How did you find my place?”
“As long as I want to look for you, I’ll find you wherever you are.”
Elspeth shot her a dispassionate look. Gazing at Emma’s livid expression, she said with a smile,
“Mind telling me why you’re not allowing the director to lend me the film set?”
Upon learning the other woman’s purpose for visiting, Emma snorted and returned to the living room. Then, she sat down on the couch and started watching television.
“I suggest you save your breath. You’ve offended me on several occasions. Even if you beg me, I won’t lend the film set to you. You’d better give up immediately.”
“Who said that I’m here to beg you? I’m demanding it from you.”
Upon hearing that, Emma directly blew her top.
“That’s funny. Since you’re threatening me, there’s no way I’ll lend it to you!”
Elspeth walked into the living room and scoffed.
