Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
Jasmine snorted. “I won’t tell you anything. Even if I did do something, I wouldn’t be telling you about it.”
Elspeth can’t do anything to me if I don’t admit to it.
“Do you think I don’t have any evidence?” Elspeth waved the audio recorder she had in hand and grinned. “If you don’t admit it yourself, don’t blame me for not showing you any mercy.”
Jasmine pursed her lips. “I don’t believe you. You must up to your usual trickery.”
“Have a listen first and you’ll know whether I’m telling the truth.”
Elspeth started playing the recording.
The sound of Bobby’s voice wiped the smug smile off Jasmine’s face. She turned ashen-faced as she exclaimed, “When did you get this recording?!”
“Just a few minutes ago. Your father told us everything.”
Only now did it dawn on Jasmine as to why her father had been hauled out earlier. Their fate was now a foregone conclusion.
Thus, she didn’t bother keeping up with her any longer. Her gaze turned vicious. “I should’ve told Grandpa to kill you, Elspeth!”
“Jasmine, I thought we’d settled the score between us after what I went through previously.” Elspeth’s eyes flashed with disappointment. “I didn’t think you’d still do something as heinous as this.”
Jasmine sneered, “Compared to all the things I had to go through because of you, I’ve been far too kind toward you! I want nothing more than to kill you, rip you to pieces, and drink your blood-“
“Shut up!” Callum snarled in response to Jasmine’s slow descent into madness.
“And, you! Callum Winthrop! You were aware of my feelings for you, so you used me, hurt me, tossed me aside, and even got someone to frame me!” Jasmine’s expression grew sinister as she vented her fury and resentment. “I had genuine feelings for you! I was looking forward to marrying you! I didn’t expect that you’d turn out to be the person you are! How on earth did Elspeth bewitch you? Why do you insist on remaining loyal to her?!”
Even now, Jasmine thought that it was Elspeth who stole everything away from her. Everything would’ve been mine right now if she’d only just died!
Everything would’ve been mine!
Elspeth shook her head pityingly.
“You still don’t realize the mistakes you’ve made. Oh, well. Forget it.”
Jasmine cackled. “What a joke! I’m the one who made all the mistakes and you guys are all saints, huh? You can do no wrong, huh?! As long as I’m still alive, Elspeth, I’ll make every single one of you get what you deserve!”
Callum didn’t want to listen to this anymore. He had his men restrain her and haul her out as well.
“Alright. Let’s go back now.”
Callum patted Elspeth on the shoulder. His expression had softened up a little.
Elspeth shook her head. “I can’t go back just yet. There’s something I haven’t done.”
“What is it?”
“Old Mr. McGrath drugged Winter with a strange concoction. The formula contains some rare ingredients, so I need to take a few things from his stash just in case.”
“I’ll come with you.”
Callum was worried that something unexpected would happen to Elspeth and that she would get injured, so he insisted on tagging along with her.
“It’s fine. I was here in the past and I know where his storage is. I’ll be right back. Wait for me.”
Now that the McGraths had been dealt with, there was little risk in moving around on her own.
Callum had no choice but to do as she said.
However, Elspeth was gone for quite some time, and with each passing second, Callum grew more worried. He had to track her down by heading in the direction she’d gone and following the scent of medicinal herbs. True enough, the scent led him to the storage room.
“Elspeth?” Callum called out a few times and heard no reply which further solidified his fears.
His heart sank as he immediately rushed in, but the scene he stumbled upon left him feeling both amused and exasperated.
Elspeth was fast asleep with her head on the table and her hand still clutching a sprig of some medicinal herb. It was clear that she’d fallen asleep from over-exhaustion.
Callum quietly went over and took off his jacket to put it around her. As soon as the jacket touched her, her eyes flew open.
She rubbed her eyes and muttered, “Why did you come over? I thought I told you to wait back there for me.”
“You would’ve been sleeping here the whole night if I didn’t come looking for you,” Callum teased.
“Have I been sleeping for long? I only sat down because I felt a little tired and I blacked out after that.”
Callum knew she had a rough time the past two days and couldn’t bear to chide her. “It’s fine. You’ve been busy trying to locate Miss Joneson the past few days. It’s normal to feel exhausted. Make sure you get enough rest now.”
Elspeth jumped to her feet at once. “Has my mother been sent to the hospital?”
“Yes. I had them take her to the hospital as soon as we came.” Callum saw the expectation in Elspeth’s eyes and knew she wanted to hear about Helia. “Everything’s fine with Miss Joneson now. She just needs to rest.”
Elspeth was relieved. She rubbed her sore neck and turned around to search for the herbs she needed.
Her brief respite had renewed her energy and she was able to quickly locate everything she was looking for.
Elspeth was about to head home with Callum when a thought occurred to her. She came to an abrupt halt as her expression darkened.
“What’s the matter?” Callum piped up worriedly. “Did something happen?”
“I think there’s more to this situation.”
Elspeth’s brows tightened. How did the McGraths know so much?
Being the cautious and meticulous person that she was, she had people keeping tabs on Winthrop Residence. She would’ve been alerted at once if anyone suspicious appeared in the vicinity.
However, none of her people reported anything unusual to her.
This meant the McGraths had gotten the information by chance instead of being the ones spying on Winthrop Residence.
Who would’ve told them about this?
Elspeth thought about every single possibility and finally landed on someone she couldn’t help but suspect.
“I think I need to go and see him now.”
…
Meanwhile, Cecelia was getting discharged today, and true enough, she saw someone waiting for her outside the hospital.
She felt a headache coming on when she spotted Yozan and wanted to avoid him, but he noticed her anyway.
“Why are you hiding from me?” Yozan got closer. His shadow loomed over her.
“Isn’t it normal for me to avoid you? I told you to stay away from me. Don’t you understand what I said?”
As time went on, Cecelia began losing her patience.
“Cecelia, can you please wake up?” Yozan reined in his temper and calmly reminded, “You’re carrying my child right now. Do you want the child to be born without a father?”
Cecelia instinctively placed her hand on her stomach, but she quickly turned her head away in stubbornness.
“What does my child have to do with you? I’m not giving birth to this child for the sake of getting the child a father.”
“How could you-“
Yozan had never seen this side of Cecelia before. She was more determined and stubborn than he expected.
He felt as if his lungs were about to explode.
“Don’t you have even a shred of feelings for me, Cecelia?”
