Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
Jaxon said with a smile.Elspeth could hear a hint of embarrassment in his voice and replied,
“It’s fine. I had eaten hardtacks before, not to mention the cheap restaurant.”
Seeing that Elspeth was curious about the place, Jaxon felt less anxious.”Come on. It’s this place.”As he spoke, he took her to an old restaurant. The words on the board were blurred, but she could still tell that it had ‘Wilcox Restaurant’ on it.”The owner of this restaurant is also a Wilcox?”Hearing her words, Jaxon smiled and said,
“You are quite smart, the Great Elspeth.””Alright now. Stop calling me that. It’s weird. Just call me Elspeth, as everyone does. Of course, you can call me Miss Lynwood if you wish.”
After all, Elspeth felt like she was just about three years older than him, so it wouldn’t be bad if he addressed her as such.”I’ll call you Elspeth then. Come, Elspeth, I’m sure you will like this restaurant.”Although Elspeth was surprised by his words, she still followed him into the restaurant.Honestly, the restaurant didn’t seem to be looking good, as there were only a few people in there. When they entered the building, it was empty. The only being there were the duo, a cat, and a dog, which were fighting by the corner. After Elspeth had ordered a meal, she sat by the corner and played with the dog.At this moment, the owner came out and saw them. A glint flashed across his eyes as he spoke.
“Hello, fellow customers. Would you mind if you guys switched places since the lights in our shop aren’t that great?”As Elspeth looked at the man, she felt that he looked kind and had similar looks to Jaxon, which might be that they were blood related. However, she could tell from his eyes that he seemed to want something from them.Thus, Elspeth shook her head and insisted on sitting here.”I like cats and dogs. I don’t think we have to change seats since we are here for a meal. It’s not like anything will happen.”
Then, she looked at her surroundings.
“Plus, it’s dark in here, boss. Thus, nothing will change if we were to change seats.”Hearing her words, the owner twitched his lips and thought, How can she say these straightforwardly? That’s just embarrassing!Even so, the owner only smiled and went back to cooking the food.”Please pardon me. My uncle is an enthusiastic man. He has no bad intentions, though,”
said Jaxon as he cleared his throat.Elspeth nodded and took a sip of the tea, indicating that she didn’t mind at all.
“It’s fine. I can tell by his looks, so you don’t have to be nervous. However…”At that moment, Jaxon was tense.
“What is it?””I can see why your uncle’s business is going out. He didn’t clean the shop or tidy it. Moreover, it’s dark here. How will the customers be willing to come when it’s dirty and pitch black in here?”It was obvious that Jaxon had had enough of Elspeth’s nagging.”Although being in the dark is a disadvantage, this is a cheap restaurant in the night market. Some people might think that this is an expensive place if the shop is clean.”Jaxon indeed had a keen sense of business. When Elspeth heard his words, she nodded and said,
“Why don’t you come and work at my company? I am generous with money. Maybe you can earn more than what you are doing now.””I-I’ll think about it,”
replied Jaxon.Soon, the portions of pasta were served. Jaxon pushed one of them toward Elspeth and cleaned the utensils with hot water before giving it to her.Then, Elspeth began eating. After some time, she felt dizzy and fainted on the table.At this moment, the owner came out from the kitchen. When he saw Elspeth lying unconsciously on the table, he smiled wickedly and threw his apron to the ground.
“After so many years, the time has finally come.”
Toby was thrilled when he could relive the hatred in him freely, for he had a hard time suppressing it.
“Also, why didn’t you insist on eating at that table? If you had brought her there, I wouldn’t have drugged the food.”
He was unhappy that he had wasted his ingredients.Jaxon, who was smiling wickedly before, regained his composure and said faintly,
“It’s fine. She’s now unconscious, anyway.””You did great this time, kid. Now, our family will be able to get our revenge!”
said Toby.Hearing his words, Jaxon asked,
“I still don’t understand. You kept telling me that it was Elspeth who wiped out the Wilcox Family, but you never told me the reason why.”
As he spoke, he thought about her smile. Although she is quite an evil character, she couldn’t have killed my entire family.”You’ll understand it when the time comes. I want you to know that to bring back the Wilcox Family’s reputation, we have to kill her. Only when we take over Evil Wind Sect will our deceased family members be at ease.”As he spoke, Jaxon already knew what he was thinking. After all, Toby had been eyeing Evil Wind Sect for a long time. Now that Elspeth had been drugged, he couldn’t even hide the smile on his face.”What are you going to do next?”
he asked.When Toby heard his words, he thought carefully about it. Although Elspeth is wearing light makeup and comfy clothes, she is still quite the beauty…”Stand outside and guard this place. I’ll kill her without anyone’s knowledge by using hydrogen fluoride. As soon as she dissolves into a puddle of bloody water, no one will be able to find her!”
he said half-truthfully.When Jaxon heard his words, he didn’t want to guess if Toby was lying or not. He just felt pity for Elspeth. With that, he stood up and left after giving a final pitiful glance to Elspeth, who remained unconscious.Just as he left, Elspeth immediately opened her eyes.In the meantime, Toby was about to touch her. When he saw that she had opened her eyes, he thought he had not used enough dosage and would drug her again. However, Elspeth kicked him before he could even act. Her movements were fast, and he was kicked in the shin.”You!”
Toby crouched and covered his wounded leg as he howled in pain.”Stop groaning. I’ll throw you outside if you keep doing that.”
As Elspeth spoke, she rubbed her wrists as they were getting sore from lying on the table.”How is this possible? Why are you still awake?”
At this moment, Toby was dumbfounded. After all, he had told
Jaxon to watch her swallow the food. Moreover, his drugs were the real deal. Thus, he couldn’t understand why this was happening.”Of course, I’m still awake. I’ll be long dead if I’m not cautious around people like you. Moreover, how could I overlook the hatred in your eyes when it was blatantly obvious?”Fortunately, Elspeth had not swallowed the food since she had taken precautions. Instead, she hid it in her mouth, lay her head between her arms, and immediately spat under the table when the duo was talking. Since no one had noticed her, Toby didn’t catch it either.”Although I have underestimated you, it doesn’t matter. This is my base camp. I can do whatever I want.”Since Jaxon was still outside, Toby felt he had a higher chance of subduing her.
“Why don’t you try and see?”
Elspeth was not afraid of him. After all, she had a tracking GPS on her. If she were to stay in here for too long, the shadow guards would come in and look for her. At that moment, she wouldn’t be afraid if Jaxon called his men to assist, for she would be the final winner.”Hah! Since you are so confident in yourself, I will not hesitate anymore!”
Toby, who was still smiling, immediately turned cold and struck her.Is he going to slap me? Elspeth thought as she avoided his attack. Then, she grabbed his wrist and forcefully pushed him away. Toby used much of his strength to stop himself from falling, but he smiled all of a sudden.It worked.Before Elspeth was able to breathe a sigh of relief, she felt her body weakening, and she couldn’t muster up any strength.”What have you drugged me again with?””Since you don’t know about it, you’ll take these secrets to the grave.”
Toby smiled coldly.She is too dangerous. Initially, I was going to have some fun with her, but I think it’s best if I kill her now. As he thought about it, he took out a knife and slowly walked toward her.Suddenly, a stir sounded outside. Toby was unhappy that someone had ruined his mood. Then, he glanced at the door and decided to end things quickly. At that moment, the wooden door seemed to have been kicked by someone as it shook violently.In that split second, Toby decided not to kill her as he placed the knife against her face.
“It seems that someone’s here for you, Elspeth. Why don’t we guess who it is? Is it your husband? Say, won’t it be fun if I slit your throat right in front of him? I wonder if he will still love you after your face is ruined.”Elspeth glared at him and said,
“Just do whatever you want, you coward. You are disgusting.”The smile on Toby’s face vanished when he heard her words.
“Fine, then. Since you are ungrateful, I might as well kill you as you wish!”
Then, he raised the knife and aimed it at her shoulder.Bang! At this moment, the door burst open, and the sudden light blinded Toby, making him miss as he stabbed the chair. Just as he was about to take it out, Callum entered the place. Then, he grabbed a plate from the table and crashed it against Toby’s head.The plate hit Toby’s eyes, and he screamed in agony as he threw away the knife.On the other hand, Callum helped Elspeth get up and sat her by the chair. However, he was rough with her, seemingly as if he was getting revenge.As Elspeth thought about it, she instantly knew why he was angry. I’m just eating with someone. How petty of him!Instead of leaving with her, he picked up the knife and slowly approached Toby, who was still moaning in pain.”Were you trying to kill Elspeth?”
As he spoke, he was playing with the knife. The knife shimmered coldly as he fiddled with it.No matter how confident Toby was before, he couldn’t utter a word at this moment. It felt like a cat had gotten his tongue as he was being terrorized.”Please don’t kill me…”
he begged miserably. He never expected Callum would arrive so quickly and barge into his place when he initially thought of threatening Callum, the most famous man in Damoria, to test his strength. However…”You aren’t afraid of death, are you?”
Callum’s cold voice, which was filled with killing intent, sounded.
Toby’s toughness just now was nowhere to be found at this moment and he was weeping his eyes out.
“It’s not like that, Mr. Winthrop. Let me explain. I…”
“Your so-called ‘nephew’ has already told me the whole truth at the door just now.”
Although Callum spoke calmly, his voice held great power.”What?! Didn’t he stop you?”
Jaxon has been looking for the murderer of his parents all this while, so why would he let Callum in?Just then, Callum used the blade of the dagger to lift Toby’s chin. Coupled with the chill from his aura, Toby’s heart race, as though it was going to stop anytime.”He did, but he didn’t need to. After all, you know better than anyone who killed his parents.”As soon as Callum turned around, a young man walked in, a stream of light shining behind him.Jaxon looked at Toby, who was in front of him, with a hint of resentment in his expression.
“Do whatever you want to him, Mr. Winthrop. He needs to pay the price for killing my parents. Even if you’re not going to take care of him today, I’ll do it!”
He had known the truth of what happened back then all along. His Uncle Toby, who pretended to treat him so well, was the real culprit of the murder of his parents, but Toby dared to frame it on Elspeth. Toby did all these things just to claim the Wilcox Family’s wealth and the Evil Wind Sect as his own.If you’re smart enough, you should have figured out who will benefit from your parents’ deaths. Callum’s cold voice continued to linger in his mind, unwilling to dissipate.He knew; he had known all along. This was the day he was waiting for. Even if he didn’t have enough power, he could make Toby pay with the help of others!”Jaxon Wilcox, don’t let these people deceive you! We’re family. How could I possibly harm you?! Your parents died in an accident three years ago, but the one who caused the accident was Elspeth!”If Elspeth had any strength left, she would have stood up and slapped him hard. What kind of nonsense is this?! I just happened to pass by at the time. Why would I, an underage girl still in school, kill Jaxon’s parents with no reason or motive?On the other hand, Jaxon also remembered that after the accident, it was a little girl in a red dress who pulled him out of the rubble and gave him a plate of spaghetti.With a smile, Elspeth said,
“If you believe me, I can investigate the ins and outs of this matter in three days and assure you that it was absolutely not me who did it.””There’s no need.”
Jaxon lowered his head, his voice devoid of emotion.
“I know it wasn’t you. I didn’t even suspect you at all. I found out the truth a long time ago. I just wanted to lower Uncle Toby’s guard through you and then kill him.”
In fact, he also wanted to meet the little girl who saved his life.When he talked about killing, there was no emotional fluctuation in his voice, as if it was as casual as eating a meal. From there, it was obvious that he had killed many people over the years and had since become used to it.”However, I never intended to let you die. I had already replaced his knife with a retractable one that wouldn’t hurt you at all.”Hearing that, Callum picked up the knife and examined it.”If you don’t believe me, you can try it on him.”
The ‘him’ that he was referring to was obviously Toby.Toby shook his head in terror.
“No, please…”At this moment, Callum stabbed the knife into Toby, but it turned out to be a real knife instead of a retractable one.In an instant, blood gushed out and flowed continuously. Toby widened his eyes, realizing that the knife was poisoned. It was the poison that he had personally applied to it. Back there, he had discovered that his knife had been replaced with a retractable one and he also knew that Jaxon would be softhearted toward Elspeth, so he added an extra layer of poison to ensure that she would die immediately. Unexpectedly, he ended up reaping what he sowed!Seeing how tragically Toby would die, Jaxon widened his eyes in shock.When Callum let go of his grip, Toby immediately collapsed like a house of cards. As he stood up, he looked at Jaxon next to him with a hint of coldness and scrutiny.”It wasn’t me. He secretly changed the knife himself. Judging by how he looks now, he should be poisoned. He will die very brutally.”
There was some pity in Jaxon’s voice.This uncle of his had helped him to some extent, especially in the business aspect. Toby had taught him many tricks and guided him according to the standards of a successor. It was a pity that he had killed Jaxon’s parents. This was something that could never be forgiven!Seeing that Jaxon wasn’t lying, Callum withdrew his gaze and lowered his head to look at the unconscious Elspeth.”The Great Elspeth from the Evil Wind Sect,”
he muttered with a mix of surprise and expectation.
“I didn’t know that you still have so many identities hidden from me. It looks like I really need to ask you about it one by one.”
After speaking, he walked out with Elspeth in his arms.Suddenly, Jaxon called out to Callum from behind,
“Wait, Mr. Winthrop!”However, Callum didn’t stop walking, so Jaxon could only follow behind to ask,
“Can you take me in?”
With Toby’s death, the Wilcox Family would probably be divided among others. Jaxon was just a young man who was just barely of age. Without Toby’s shelter, he wouldn’t be able to protect his family. At a time like this, defecting to the other side would be the best choice.Callum remained silent and thought about it for a moment. Then, he answered,
“Tidy up things here and report to the Winthrop Group tomorrow.”Jaxon smiled with gratitude when he heard that.
“Thank you.”After that, Callum returned to the villa with Elspeth but as soon as they reached the door, he saw Blake’s car parked nearby. Frowning in surprise, he walked into the living room, where he heard a low moan coming from inside.The front door was left open with a small gap, and the sound from the living room could be heard.”Don’t go… I don’t mind. Help me…”
At this moment, Lisa’s gaze was blurred to the point of almost losing consciousness. When she saw Blake in front of her, she felt that he was a moving block of ice, as the heat she was feeling inside her was alleviated by his coolness after hugging him.On the contrary, Blake felt that he had run into trouble, for he mourned his bad luck in his mind.
“Wake up and have a good look, Lisa. I’m Blake. Ah, don’t kiss me! I really think you should think it over…”
He dodged left and right to avoid her rosy lips, but he didn’t dare to push her away for fear that she might hit the table, so he was forced to be kissed several times.”I want…”
When she felt the resistance of the body in front of her, she frowned in dissatisfaction. Since her usual image was that of an icy beauty, her delicate side was something he had never seen before.”Don’t… Lisa. Miss Dawson, I really can’t… do that with you. It’s inappropriate. You’re still a young girl. Please don’t act on impulse…”However, she shook her head and hugged his neck directly.
“I don’t mind. I’m so hot. Please help me…”When Blake was going to continue refusing, he suddenly heard sounds of movement from the door. Almost immediately, his gaze turned cold.
The next second, a smile tugged on Blake’s lips and he stopped pushing Lisa away. Instead, he wrapped his arms around her waist, causing her to moan.
