Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
“No vou have any ideas then?”
“I have a plan, but I’ll need your help.”
Out of reflex, Elspeth held her chest.
“Are you planning to ask me to seduce that old man?”
“Of course not.”
Callum cast her a surprised look.
“Why would you even think of that?”
Sheepishly, she rubbed her nose.
“Well, carry on.”
“I plan to get you to ask Dominic Little out and lay a honey trap for him at that time. Although Dominic is vicious and scheming, he has a weak spot for beautiful women,”
he explained, turning the pen in his hand casually.
“Of course, I’ll hire someone else to play the part of the beautiful woman.”
“Why should I be the one to ask him out?”
Callum paused.
“That’s because I want him to assume that you’re the honey.”
“So, when should I ask him out?”
Shaking his head, he said,
“Have some patience. We’ll wait until my mother wakes up.”
Just then, Sonny happened to call Elspeth, and she frowned slightly when she heard groans of pain from the other end of the call.
“What’s happening?”
Why does it sound like people are fighting? she wondered.
“What are you guys doing over there?”
Realizing that he had called her, Sonny hurriedly answered,
“A few burly men barged in earlier and wanted to take away the woman on the bed…”
Everything he said afterward sounded like a blur to Elspeth, but she quickly informed Callum about this and they rushed to the hospital together.
Pushing the door of the ward open, Elspeth saw the wreckage within and couldn’t help but ask,
“Where are you, Sonny?”
“Here!”
Suddenly, Sonny crawled out from under the bed.
“I’m over here!”
The floor was covered with trembling men, and one of them wanted to get up but realized that he couldn’t do
“Who are they?”
“I don’t know, either. These men wanted to lay their hands on me, but luckily, I know some self-defense, or I would have been hurt.”
He seemed like he was scared quite badly as he patted his own chest to calm himself.
“I used the silver needles on their numbing points, and they will need half an hour to return to their original state.”
“If that’s the case, why did you hide under the bed?”
Elspeth thought that he had hidden under the bed because he was in some danger.
“That’s because I’m afraid that people will take me as the culprit if they walk in and see that I’m the only one standing here. If that happens, they might call the police on me and you’ll never see me again.”
Covering his eyes, Sonny sobbed sadly, but he would peek at them from time to time. When he saw Elspeth ignoring him, he cried even more sadly.
Meanwhile, Callum was relieved to find Margot unharmed on the bed.
“Thank you, Mr. Schwartz. My mother would have been in danger if it wasn’t for you.”
Hearing that, Sonny realized that someone else besides Elspeth was in the room, and he quickly stopped crying. With an awkward chuckle, he scratched his head which was full of silver hair, and said,
“I enjoy helping others. Moreover, you’re Elspeth’s friend, and that makes you a friend of mine as well.”
“How’s my mother doing. Mr. Schwartz?”
At the mention of Margot, Sonny nodded in satisfaction.
“She’s fine, but she’ll be unconscious for the time being. However, I can assure you that she’ll wake up in less than twelve hours.”
“Thank you, Mr. Schwartz.”
“Since she’s fine, you can leave now.”
The edges of Elspeth’s lips curled into a smirk.
“I’ve booked a flight for you and you can leave tonight.”
The smile that was on Sonny’s face froze.
“What do you mean?”
Tll repeat myself, then. You can return tonight. Mr. McCall must be missing you a lot since you’ve left him for an entire eight hours.”
Elspeth beamed, revealing her pearly whites.
“You’re so ruthless, sending me away right after you’ve made use of me.”
After Sonny wiped the tears away from the edges of his eyes, he picked up his small luggage and prepared to leave.
“Oh, that’s right, Elspeth stopped him as she watched his despondent back.
“What is it, Elsie? You can’t bear to see me leave, can you? I knew that you care about me, that’s why you suddenly came to your senses-
“My silver needles are a little worn out. Leave yours behind for me later.”
Not only does she not care about me, but she’s even taking advantage of me, Sonny realized. Boo- hoo, I’ll never trust anything she says in the future!
Sonny didn’t answer her. Instead, he wiped away his tears and left sobbing.
“Don’t freak out, Callum. That’s just how he is.”
Elspeth turned around and gave Callum an apologetic smile.
“It’s fine. Mr. Schwartz… has got quite a cute character.”
After all, Sonny was his mother’s savior. Therefore, even though such behavior of Sonny was puzzling. Callum couldn’t possibly make negative remarks about him.
“Alright. We will stay by Mrs. Winthrop’s side tonight and wait for her to wake up. It’s the last day, so we must not let anything else happen to her.”
