Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
Anything concerning Elspeth could be considered work.When Elspeth heard that Lisa didn’t want the money, she said in fake anger,
“What does Harper have to do with me giving you money? How much did he give you?”Lisa said honestly,
“Three million.””What can you buy with just three million?”
Elspeth rolled her eyes and produced a platinum card.
“Here’s 30 million. Take it. I’ll top up the card when it runs out, so don’t worry.”Lisa was stunned. As expected of a president, Elspeth was indeed wealthy.While holding the keys and the platinum card, Lisa went out. She hadn’t walked far when she bumped into Blake, who had come to visit.
As Blake was about to greet the familiar face with a smile, his expression turned solemn when he noticed the platinum card in her hand. He wondered why the card was with Lisa. As far as he remembered, the card had always been left untouched in Elspeth’s purse. Moreover, the bunch of keys had the same keychain as Elspeth’s. He couldn’t fathom why it was with Lisa. Don’t tell me…”Is she a thief?”
he whispered to himself. He then hurriedly went up to grab Lisa’s wrist and persuaded her,
“Lisa, why are you stealing things? You could let me know if you are broke. I’ll lend you the money. Return the items at once, or you might go to jail if they catch you.”
Blake was so worried about her that his forehead was covered in sweat.Lisa recalled who Blake was and found his words funny yet odd.
“Why should I inform you if I’m broke?”Blake was equally surprised, not knowing why he blurted out such words.
“That’s because stealing isn’t right. Moreover, the items that you have stolen belong to Callum and Elspeth.”Lisa looked at him helplessly upon hearing that. Rumor has it that Blake is a smart guy who can memorize his lines by heart while filming, but why doesn’t that seem to be the case?”I didn’t steal anything.”Lisa struggled to free her wrist, but Blake gripped it so tightly that she couldn’t escape. With that, she threw a kick at him, and he finally let go to dodge the kick. Her hand was supple and soft.”Don’t touch me.”
Lisa had taken martial art classes, so defeating Blake wasn’t an issue for her. However, since he was Callum’s brother and Elspeth’s friend, she didn’t intend to hurt him.Seeing how stubborn she was, he went up to her and hugged her tightly.
“Alright, listen to me. I’m giving you a word of advice because you seem naive. Go and return the items.””Don’t touch me! I’m not returning them.”
Hearing that, Blake had no choice but to carry her in his arms, and the sudden sensation of being lifted startled Lisa. She jerked her shoulders and clutched onto him. It was the first time in 18 years that a man was carrying her, and it felt rather odd.Blake then entered Elspeth’s room while carrying Lisa in his arms. Elspeth and Callum were chattering and bantering with each other, and they were so surprised to see Blake carrying the blushing Lisa in his arms. Their jaws dropped at once.”Both of you have made great progress!”
Hearing that, Blake finally realized that his actions weren’t appropriate and immediately put Lisa down. Following that, he locked the door, fearing that she would escape.”It’s not that. She has stolen something.”Elspeth was surprised upon hearing that; based on her understanding of Lisa’s character, she’d never do something like that. It could be a misunderstanding, but what caused it?”If you didn’t say that she had stolen something, I would’ve thought you were here to announce your marriage to each other,”
Callum said sarcastically.”That’s not it. She did steal something…”
Blake replied in embarrassment.”I didn’t steal anything.”
Lisa was speechless when she saw how silly he looked. How could there be such an idiotic man? she thought.”I think I know what you mean. Let me introduce her to you. This is Lisa, my private investigator. She is in charge of investigating various matters for me, and I was the one who passed those items to her.”
Elspeth then glanced over at Blake and tutted.
“I won’t be introducing you. I think she knows who you are at first glance,”
she said.”Of course. I’m pretty famous, after all.”
Blake raised his brows.
“No, it’s because she has already run a check on you, including…”
Elspeth smiled mysteriously before continuing,
“Including the color of underpants you’re wearing. She knows everything.””I don’t believe it!”
Blake’s expression turned sour.”You have ten underpants in total, and you’re wearing the pink one today,”
Lisa announced confidently. Blake stared at her with widened eyes, for he couldn’t believe that she knew about it. Callum, on the other hand, couldn’t contain his laughter upon hearing that.”Don’t laugh at him. She knows yours too.”
Elspeth rolled her eyes at Callum, making the latter speechless as well.”Alright, so has the problem been solved?”
Elspeth glanced at Blake resignedly.”Problem solved. I’m sorry for the misunderstanding.”
Blake felt bad when he realized that he was at fault. When Lisa thought of how silly he looked when he carried her over to make her surrender, the anger she harbored somehow disappeared.”It’s fine.”However, Blake felt bad and wanted to make it up to her.
“If you’re going somewhere, I can give you a lift. You can take this as an apology,”
he offered.”No, thank you. I have a car.”
Lisa rejected his offer, not wanting to get involved with him.”Don’t worry about it. I’ll give you a ride.”
With that, he grabbed her wrist by force and dragged her out.Meanwhile, as Elspeth watched them, she rubbed her chin with her finger and asked,
“Do you think they will end up together?””Instead of being concerned about this, shouldn’t you think about how you’re going to deal with Arthur?”
Callum asked nonchalantly after taking a sip of water.Right, I was so distracted that I almost forgot about that.After giving the matter some thought, she sighed.
“Eric has already taken action against him, though. I feel that he might do something out of desperation if we do something to him.”
Elspeth thought of letting the matter go.”Don’t worry about that. I’ll help you with it.”
Callum smirked. As Elspeth’s boyfriend, he couldn’t sit well with the fact that some other man was trying to woo her. Thus, he decided to take care of it.The next day, there was news about a faction within the Alphascape Group. There seemed to be a problem with a batch of stocks handled by Arthur. Someone used it against Arthur and claimed that he was the person behind it, causing Arthur to be suspended from his position.When Elspeth found out about the news, Callum was peeling an orange for her. She instantly suspected that he had something to do with it.
“Did you do it?””I’m only teaching him a lesson this time round. He’ll be fine since Dad will get someone to help him. I’ll wait until he stirs something up that disgusts Dad, and that’s when I’ll take him down.”Is Theodore going to get someone to help him?
“You have a point. After all, Theodore is a nice person. Arthur was ignorant when he insisted on severing ties with him and even suspected Theodore. Even so, Theodore is still supportive of him.”
Elspeth was furious at the thought of it.”Don’t worry about it. Dad decided to help because Arthur is his son. If Arthur doesn’t appreciate that, he will get a taste of his medicine later on.”Elspeth nodded as she agreed with Callum. The next moment, a news notification suddenly popped up on her phone, and the headline read, ‘Son of Oil Magnate Has Fallen for Elspeth. What Will Happen to Callum? Who Will Win the Girl?’Below the headline were pictures of Elspeth with Eric, as well as another picture of her in Callum’s arms.Callum narrowed his gaze and was infuriated upon seeing the news.
“They sure are ballsy, stirring up trouble again.”
Naturally, Elspeth wasn’t concerned about such minor matters, but since it involved Callum and Eric’s reputation, she couldn’t take things lightly.
“I’ll get Lisa to take the news down so that things won’t get out of hand.”
Hearing that, Callum lifted his hand and stopped her as he explained,
“If we interfere with their plans at such an early stage, it will be hard to find out the people behind this. Emma and Arthur currently have their hands tied, so they won’t be able to cause any trouble for the time being. If that’s the case, then who is the one behind this?””You’re right.”
Elspeth nodded.”As such, the most important thing right now is to bring our relationship to light and let everyone know that you’re my girlfriend. Then, the whole matter will be resolved. Don’t you think so?”
Elspeth agreed with Callum’s reasonable analysis and immediately opened her Facebook app to publish a post about her relationship with Callum, notifying the public.”This won’t be sufficient. The public wouldn’t be interested in something abstract. The key is to engrave this matter in their hearts.”
With that, he looked her in the eye and uttered with a smile,
“Let’s get engaged.”Although it sounded like a great idea, something was off about it.
“Should I inform Eric about this?”
She thought that she should ask for Eric’s opinion since he was involved in the matter as well. Just when she was about to give him a call, someone entered the room. It turned out to be Eric whom they hadn’t met for some time.”Long time no see, Elspeth,”
he greeted her while placing a bouquet of roses next to her bed. Elspeth smiled when she saw the roses and thanked him, saying,
“I should be thanking you instead. If not for you, I would have died in the lake.””What are you talking about? It wasn’t just me. Callum put his life on the line while trying to save you.”Elspeth was aware that Callum couldn’t swim, and it broke her heart when she saw how calm Callum was about that matter. She had assumed Eric was the one who rescued her since Callum looked neat when she first saw him after she regained consciousness. Moreover, he never mentioned it to her. However, after giving it some thought, she realized that the shirt Callum was wearing wasn’t the school uniform both of them wore while on the yacht; it was his formal wear.”Callum…”
Tears started welling up in her eyes.”Don’t cry. I didn’t feel like letting you know since it isn’t something glorious.”
For someone like Callum who had a big ego, almost getting killed while trying to rescue someone was humiliating to him, so he would never reveal it.”In other words, were you planning to hide it from me?”
What if something happened to you since you don’t know how to swim?””I wasn’t planning to, but I wouldn’t have told you if you didn’t ask about it.”
Callum tried to comfort her.”Alright, I got it. I have a new plan.”
Elspeth took a deep breath while trying to hold her tears in.”What plan is it?”
Callum suddenly had a bad feeling about it.”I will teach you how to swim once we’re back in Damoria.”Callum was bad at swimming because he had a fear of water.
“It’s fine. I don’t want to learn.””Why?”
Elspeth asked puzzledly.”I almost drowned when I was younger, and I feel scared whenever I get into the water.””Why did you almost drown?”
Elspeth frowned, not expecting him to have experienced something like that.”It was because of Arthur,”
he uttered with his eyes shut. He still remembered that experience. When Arthur was a child, he liked to sit by the lake. As the eldest brother, Callum would often go over to check on him. One day, one of Arthur’s toys suddenly dropped into the water, so he asked Callum,
“Callum, could you please go and get it for me?”
