Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
he refused straight away.
She tossed her dignity aside and kept pleading like a child,
“I need to go in, but the guard wouldn’t let me. So-“
Callum looked at her coolly.
“Not my problem.”
“Do you have to be this heartless?”
Elspeth looked dejected. She wouldn’t get angry, no matter what he said to her, but she didn’t like how he refused her right away. I can’t do anything about it. She sighed. Need to come up with another idea. Should I climb over the wall? No, that’s just too humiliating.
Right then, Callum broke her train of thought.
“Why do you want to go in?”
“To see my friend,”
she answered quickly.
“Yelena?”
“Yes.”
She froze. How did he know?
He stayed silent for a long time. Then, he said,
“Let her in.”
The guard allowed Elspeth to enter right away.
The woman instantly cheered up.
“Thank you, Mr. Winthrop.”
Then, she went inside without saying another word to the man who helped her.
Callum narrowed his eyes, something glinting within them.
Elspeth weaved through the set according to the map Yelena gave her, and eventually, she found Yelena. Her friend was going through the script with the director, and her eyes lit up when she saw Elspeth. However, since the director was there, she needed to stay back, so she signaled Elspeth, telling her to do what she wanted.
Elspeth sat down. There was a copy of the script beside her, and she picked it up to look through it. Good. Timothy did a good job. She read further and noticed a familiar name among the list of actors- Jasmine.
And she was given the role of female deuteragonist. Probably used her status as an investor to get this role. Elspeth frowned. I see why Callum came.
“Can you open this bottle for me, Callum? I can’t do it.”
“Sure.”
She heard the sweet conversation, and Elspeth turned around only to see Callum and Jasmine sitting together like a loving couple.
The man opened the bottle easily, and he noticed someone staring at him. When he raised his head to look around, there was a glint of questioning in his eyes. Elspeth met his gaze, and she quickly turned around.
“What is it, Callum?”
Noticing him staring into the distance, Jasmine got curious.
She looked in the direction he was staring, and she saw Elspeth. This woman again? Her good mood was spoiled, but she pretended to be nice nonetheless.
“That’s Elspeth. Do you want to say hi?”
She wanted to poke around. For one, Jasmine wanted to know why Elspeth was here. Two, she wanted to know how much Callum still cared about Elspeth. It seems to me that he still can’t forget about her.
Callum looked at her right away, his gaze icy.
“I don’t know her. Why should I say hi?”
“But you were staring at her,”
muttered Jasmine.
“I was only spacing out.”
Jasmine wasn’t sure how much of that was the truth, so when Callum left for the restroom, she came over to Elspeth.
“It’s been a while, Elspeth.”
Elspeth saw through Jasmine. She’s not here to say hi. Refusing to talk to her further, Elspeth said curtly,
“I’m here to see a friend.”
“Who is it?”
Jasmine smiled.
“Can you introduce me?”
Elspeth rolled her eyes. The way you talk isn’t cute at all, b*tch. She snapped,
“Don’t you have your own friends? Go talk to them instead.”
That was not the response Jasmine expected. If Elspeth had refused the request, Jasmine would have mocked her. However, Elspeth went straight for the jugular instead. Did she just say I have no friends? Jasmine was red with fury.
“I just wanted to say hi, Elspeth. How could you say that to me?”
“I don’t know you that well. Why are you greeting me?”
With that said, Elspeth turned and walked away. Coincidentally, Yelena and the director walked over in the opposite direction after they were done discussing the script. Elspeth ignored the change in the woman’s expression behind her as she headed toward them with a bottle of water.
“You were talking for so long just now, Yelena. You must be thirsty! Have some water,”
Elspeth offered.
“Is that Jasmine, Elspeth? Do you know her?”
Yelena only realized something after she finished her sentence. Jasmine is Callum’s fianc?e. Of course, Elspeth knows her! Yelena hesitated for a moment before she continued with her words.
“That woman is really pretentious and entitled. She thinks she can do whatever she wants just because she invested a large sum into the production of this show. The director would’ve kicked her out if she hadn’t for that. She isn’t just bad at acting; she also causes tons of other trouble. Gosh.”
Elspeth was in complete agreement with Yelena’s words. Elspeth could tell that Jasmine was just fooling around, but she couldn’t tell what Jasmine was trying to do.
“I wonder what Callum likes about her. She’s not that pretty either,”
Yelena muttered. Elspeth nodded agreeably-it was true that Jasmine’s looks were considered average in the entertainment industry. She wasn’t from an especially wealthy family, either-they were probably just a household with an above-average income. Elspeth, too, had no idea what Callum liked about Jasmine.
“She’s fortunate that you’re a good-tempered woman. If I were in your position, I would’ve stormed over to curse at her already,”
Yelena grumbled.
“What is there to get mad about? You’re a lady, yet all you talk about is picking fights with others.”
Elspeth chuckled as she flicked the tip of Yelena’s nose playfully.
Yelena waved Elspeth off before speaking in a whiny tone.
“Hey, you have been too busy to spend time with me recently. I’m free tonight. Why don’t we go for a meal?”
she asked. Elspeth rolled her eyes.