Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
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Depressed, Elspeth returned to Arthur’s home.
Arthur, who was watering the plants in the garden, saw that Elspeth was walking dejectedly toward him. She did not even seem to notice him. Arthur stopped what he was doing.
“Why did you look like you got your soul sucked out when you just went to request help?”
Arthur’s teasing did not elicit any response from her.
“What’s up? Your makeup is all smeared. Did you cry?”
His closing in for a further observation seemed to enrage Elspeth.
“Can you just get away from me? Don’t touch me!”
“What’s wrong with you?”
Originally, Arthur only wanted to care for her, but her attitude made him unhappy too.
“Alright, alright. I won’t ask. Suit yourself.”
Taking the watering can with him, Arthur left her by her lonesome.
This stunned Elspeth, who did not think she would throw a fit out of the blue, and it was toward someone who had nothing to do with why she was depressed.
Yet, her breathing seemed to be disrupted the moment he thought of Callum and the scene from earlier.
Elspeth rubbed her temples when her phone suddenly rang. Taking it out, she answered the call.
“Hey, Elspeth. Are you feeling okay?”
“I do. But what use does it have?”
What can love do?
It was Gilbert.
Curious, Elspeth asked,
“Why are you asking me this?”
“Haven’t you seen the news? Callum announced that he was going to cancel the engagement.”
Cancel the engagement…
Unable to withstand this information, Elspeth found her knees almost buckling.
“Okay, I’ll go check it out later. Thanks for telling me this.”
Smiling tiredly, she knew that he really was disappointed in her and any last feelings left for her had vanished.
This was also a good thing because she would not be burdened by anything if she got married to Arthur.
“I know you must be feeling like crap inside. If you want to cry, then just cry. I’m here for you.”
Gilbert felt pitiful for her.
This was because Elspeth was recalcitrant, in that she did not give up once throughout the three years that she tried to court him. Toward Callum, she gave even more of her time in this relationship. Callum is a real b*stard for doing this.
Elspeth must be miserable.
“I’m not sad. I’ve already gotten used to this. He didn’t like me in the past, so he’s announcing this only to give me a reply.”
Gilbert sighed in response.
“Okay. If you want someone to talk to, just call me. I’ll be there twenty-four seven.”
Finding no strength left to speak, she was afraid she would expose her true self if she continued the call.
Feeling choked, she was about to cry.
“I’ll be hanging up now.”
Elspeth hung up directly.
“So, Callum broke the engagement off. Makes sense why you threw a tantrum as soon as you got back.”
Arthur had a bit of mockery behind his words.
Not wanting to entertain him, Elspeth turned around and walked to her room.
“Since you two aren’t a couple now, you’re free now. How about you get together with me? I’ll definitely treat you better than him.”
Mixing truth and lies, even he himself was not clear whether he was telling the truth or not.
Yet at that moment, her lonely silhouette made him want to protect her.
“Do you find it fun teasing me now, Arthur?’ Elspeth turned around with a callous expression, not touched by his words at all.
“I can’t force you to believe me.”
Arthur shrugged and looked elsewhere.
Elspeth only allowed herself half an hour to cry over this.
During this time, she tried everything and after collecting all the memories related to her and Callum, she buried them deep inside her heart.
Now, the most important thing for her was not to get hung up over relationships. She still had to save her mother, so she could let herself fall like this.
Picking herself up, she called Elias.
In the process of the call, she kept rubbing her fingers against the phone, revealing just how nervous she was.
Finally, the call connected. Elspeth snapped back to reality and said,
“Elias?”
Nobody responded for a while, making Elspeth think she had dialed the wrong number when a familiar yet alien voice spoke.
“Hello, Elspeth.”
Edmund?!
Startled, Elspeth changed what she wanted to say.
“Why are you on Elias’ phone? Where’s Elias?”
Turning around to see Elias, who was in the bathroom showering, Edmund answered,
“He’s in the shower. Do you have something to tell him?”
Hesitating, Elspeth still asked,
“Are you alright?”
This made Edmund chuckle. Although Elspeth could not see his smile, she could still imagine his bright smile.
“If you ask me that, I’ll mistake it as you still wanting to marry me.”
Blushing, Elspeth replied,
