Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
He did not leave her with even a tiny shred of hope.
The show finally drew to a close.
The wedding everyone had been looking forward to was suddenly canceled. Callum went to the McGarths with his proof. When Bobby, Jasmine’s father, saw the picture of his nearly naked daughter, his face went stark white.
In the end, he agreed to cancel the marriage as expected and took her away from the hotel.
Callum took his wedding suit off and redressed himself in the casual clothes that he had prepared earlier on. Soon, he was ready to leave the hotel.
Before he could do so, he was stopped by a familiar voice.
“You’re quite talented, Callum.”
The voice might be familiar to him, but it made him extremely uneasy.
It was Arthur, again.
Staring at Arthur’s fake smile, Callum had no interest, or the time, to bother with him.
“Is there something you want?”
Callum’s rudeness did not anger Arthur though. Instead, he continued smiling as he stepped closer. “I just feel like you are a great schemer who has Jasmine wrapped around your pinky. Whether you two marry or not, it is all up to you.”
“Are you done?”
“Of course not. Also, thank you for giving me two spectacular performances today. If I had not been keeping an eye on you the entire time, even I would have been fooled.”
Two performances…
Callum narrowed his eyes. It seemed like Arthur knew something.
“You’re welcome.”
In that case, there was no point in trying to hide it.
“While your act was amazing, I still have to tell you something.”
Callum’s ears perked up. “What is it?”
“Elspeth’s mother has passed away.”
Callum went stiff when he heard that.
“Judging by your reaction, you don’t know yet, right? Have you never wondered why Elspeth would suddenly come back and look for you?”
Every word Arthur said rang with cold mockery.
The way Arthur spoke was strange and slightly confusing.
Callum was about to stop him from saying something crazy, but his feet were reluctant to move. He wanted to hear just what other incredulous statements Arthur might spit out.
“Stop with your madness.”
Arthur was familiar with Callum’s aloof and cold nature, so he merely smiled and said, “That is all I’ll say for now. The rest is up to you to find out.”
He then walked away, leaving Callum alone with his mysterious statement.
Callum watched him walk away with a cold glare, blandly staring at him while his eyes flashed with disdain and hatred.
He then headed to a restaurant nearby.
He arrived at the restaurant and found that Elspeth had been waiting for him at the entrance for ages. She was chatting and giggling with Yelena who was standing next to her. Standing next to Yelena… was Hank, who stuck close to Yelena as expected.
Elspeth’s eyes lit up when she saw him arrive. “You’re finally here. I’m starving.”
The bright smile on her face reminded him of what Arthur said. He could not help the pitying look that flashed in his eyes. “Sorry, I’m late.”
Just from the doting look on his face, she had a rough guess of what had happened.
“It’s fine. Let’s head in.”
When Yelena saw just how affectionate and close they were, her heart went cold.
She was doomed. Would Callum badmouth and backstab her?
Would it make a difference if she groveled now?
As thoughts raced through her mind, Callum walked over to her.
It was impossible for her to stay hidden, so she looked up at him with an innocent and sincere smile on her lips. “I don’t remember what I did before, Callum. If I have offended you in any way, I hope you can forget about it too.”
Pfft.
Elspeth nearly choked on her saliva.
She had always known Yelena was rather blunt, but she never expected Yelena to be that frank.
“Oh?”
Callum raised his eyebrows as he began to sift through his memories.
“You mean when you called me a liar?”
Yelena broke out in a cold sweat.
“A beast?”
She was no longer nervous now. Instead, she was panicking in terror.
“Do you instead mean…”
“Stop. That’s enough! I’m sorry, alright?”
She sobbed as she lowered her head, looking as if she had been terribly tormented.
Meanwhile, Hank naturally noticed Callum’s trolling behavior.
He stepped forward and grabbed her hand, his broad palm surrounding her soft hand.
“I never imagined Mr. Winthrop would be a prankster interested in teasing young women.”
That statement tore Callum’s image to shreds.
Giddy joy shimmered in Callum’s eyes when he saw how blatantly protective Hank was of Yelena.
“I never thought there was such a side to the cold-blooded lawyer known as Hank Damazio.”
The two men stubbornly stuck to their stances as if they were fighting in court.
In the end, Elspeth and Yelena had to drag them away from each other and into the restaurant to stop the standoff.
Once they were seated, Elspeth poured them a glass of wine each to celebrate their plan’s success.
“Elspeth, you mean those reporters who barged into the hotel were all your men and they were there just to cause trouble?”
Yelena looked at Elspeth with a worshipful gaze.
She never imagined Callum and Elspeth would actually come up with such a detailed and exquisite plan. They actually made that evil woman agree to cancel the marriage.
“That’s right. I even hired the man inside the room.”
