Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
Edmund laughed.
“Who said that I didn’t like you? I think I started liking you way before Callum.”
Disbelief came from Elspeth when she heard this.
“Yet, up till now, you’ve never shown any signs of fancying me before?”
“Of course, I can’t show it. When I realized my feelings for you, you and Callum were already deeply in love.”
That day, he clearly knew he had fallen for Elspeth when she stood up for him and even comforted him patiently. It was the first time he found himself unable to say anything hurtful to her.
After stating that, Edmund held Elspeth’s hand.
Edmund could feel a subtle heat radiating from her palm as well as a bit of moisture.
Yet, in that period, Callum had already stated his love for Elspeth explicitly, and Elspeth reciprocated his feelings. Hence, he thought that he would not act like a clown and fight over her like how Blake had done.
Although he did like to challenge Callum, at that point, he knew deep inside that he could never win Elspeth’s love, so he chose to bury his feelings for her.
“What do you mean?”
“I don’t wish to be with you, nor do I have the preposterous idea of being able to marry you. I just want to be a couple with you for one day to satisfy my desire and end any regrets I might have.”
He knew that Elspeth and he couldn’t be together.
Standing in the middle of the crowd, they exchanged gazes in silence. Elspeth could see the sadness in his eyes.
“Okay, I understand.”
Sighing, Elspeth continued,
“We were never meant to be.”
Even if she was not fully devoted to Callum from the start, she would not like Edmund due to his personality.
Since the beginning, the two of them were two parallel lines separated by an infinite distance from each other. Their lives would never intersect.
Sighing again deeply, Edmund stated,
“Okay. I’ve already known all of this. You don’t need to say more.”
Seemingly dejected, Edmund shrugged his shoulders helplessly, which affirmed Elspeth that he took her words to heart.
Then, she smiled.
“But, since you want us to play a couple for a day, then I’ll try my best to satisfy you. Just treat it as the last present from me, your friend.”
It was then his sorrowful eyes lit up, but he also caught the last part of her sentence.
“Yeah. You’re about to go abroad soon.”
Although Edmund was pensive, he could only accept that fact.
“Are you not coming back for good?”
Elspeth shook her head.
“I’m not sure yet.”
She had hidden the fact that she would be getting engaged to Arthur abroad away from everyone.
Everybody thought that she was going abroad to seek help for curing her mother. Some even thought that she was going into hiding.
Just as Elspeth was about to change the subject, someone in the crowd shouted in panic.
“Fire! There’s a fire!”
Is there bad blood between me and fire? Why do I always get stirred in a fire?
Elspeth let out a silent sigh. Looking at the tranced Edmund, she yanked him over and ran to the fire exit.
She sprinted while observing the fire only to discover that its point of origin was on the third floor. Considering that they were on the fifth floor, their escape was blocked because the fire had spread to the emergency exit, let alone the elevator.
The throngs on the third floor gathered at the emergency exit, but the blazing fire rendered their escape impossible. Frowning, Elspeth headed to the side.
“Where are you going?”
A worried Edmund grasped her wrist.
“Are you an idiot? Where can I possibly go? I’m looking for fire extinguishers and water.”
She rolled her eyes and glared at him.
“I’m coming with you.”
She shook her head.
“No. The fire is too strong. All it takes to lose your life is one blunder.”
“What about you? Why must you take it upon yourself?”
“We’re different! I’m trained for years, and this little fire can’t stop me. I would’ve gotten out of here if it wasn’t for you and the people.”
She almost smacked his head with a slipper because of his worrying intelligence.
Worry got the best of Edmund, hence his reactions. After understanding the situation, he let go of her hand and removed his coat.
“Take this with you. Soak it and cover yourself with it. It’s easy to get burned in that dress.”
“Thanks.”
Elspeth gladly accepted the garment and covered herself with it. It did not take her long to get to the fire hydrant on the fourth floor.
She shook the fire extinguisher, however, to her dismay, it was empty. There should be a weekly fire extinguisher inspection in such a huge shopping mall. As far as I know, never once had a fire broken out in this shopping mall.
This is not a fire accident, but a man-made disaster.
The thought of that possibility made her heart sink almost instantly.
It’s too late to search for fire extinguishers now. I can’t take many of them by myself either. Is everyone gonna die here?
Anxious, Elspeth tightened her fists and felt a rough texture on her fingertip. She lowered her gaze, staring at her ring.
I can use this to contact the nearest member of the Evil Wind Sect! Aside from the disadvantage of exposing her location, it was the most perfect escape tool.
Now was not the time to think about that. Elspeth decisively turned on its signal in an attempt to contact anyone in the vicinity. Soon, the indicator light lit up and she managed to contact someone.
“Any orders, Miss Lynwood?”
“Send over ten men with fire extinguishers.”
The person on the other side of the line paused momentarily.
“Fire extinguishers? Not weapons?”
His response vexed her.
“I’m in a shopping mall, and it’s on fire. Hurry up. There are over a hundred people to rescue.”
The person finally grasped the situation and accepted the order. When Elspeth bypassed a clothing store, she tore a few pieces of clothes and brought them to the toilet to soak them.
