Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
“Ouch! Fine, fine.”
“Oh, right! If you’re free these days, you should learn how to be a qualified manager. If you don’t understand anything, don’t be shy and just ask me.”
The thought of Elspeth being his temporary manager excited him.
However, it was not a big deal for her. Speaking of becoming a qualified manager, no one would know better than she herself, the president of an entertainment company. After all, every rule managers should abide by was etched in her head before she recruited one.
“Okay. It’s been a long day. If there’s nothing else, I should head back home now.”
Despite the heavy heart to let her leave, Blake did not make her stay as he nodded. When Elspeth left the hospital, she saw a car parked by the entrance. The indifferent-looking man, Callum, stood next to it.
Instead of a big reaction, Callum questioned emotionlessly,
“Can we talk?”
His serenity facade somehow vexed her, and she bypassed him.
“No. I have nothing to talk to you about.”
“You’ve been skipping work for a week. Have you forgotten that you’re my secretary right now?”
She snickered.
“Secretary? Everyone’s lining up to be Mr. Winthrop’s secretary. Why must you insist your secretary be me?”
“A day’s pay cut makes up every hour you skip work. And you’ve been neglecting work for fifty-six hours.”
This cold-blooded man. She was reluctant still.
“I’ll resign. How’s that?”
“Yes, you can, but you have to hand in a three-thousand-word resignation letter and two years’ worth of penalty.”
Elspeth was enraged,
“Callum Winthrop, that’s against the employment contract. I can file a charge on you.”
“I know, but I have connections in the labor bureau and the police department. I have the best lawyer in Damoria too. Your chance of winning the trial is slim.”
Callum did not mind it at all.
She was at a loss for words as annoyance hit the roof.
“Callum Winthrop, I just don’t get it. You’re the one blowing hot and cold, yet you’re bugging me right now. Just what do you want?”
Callum drew in a deep breath.
“I don’t want you to go.”
As if they were a string of incantations, she had the urge to cry upon hearing that.
“Don’t you think that it’s too late for this? If I want to be the design department director, will you let me replace Alaina?”
Silence sat in the air for a second before he answered,
“No.”
If he did that, not only would it be a cause of displeasure amongst the employees, but it would also present a sense of discouragement to the fresh blood like Alaina.
“Then, there’s nothing more to talk about between us.”
“What do you mean?”
“What I mean is you gotta calm down. The problem between us is not as simple as you think it is.”
She sniffled while fighting back her tears.
“As for the resignation letter, I’ll send an email to you later. Please take a look at it when you have time.”
There was no reason left for him to stop her now. His fingers curled slightly as he wished to reach out and hold her, but he did not dare to do so.
After Elspeth resigned, she focused all her attention on taking care of Blake so that he could get discharged as soon as possible.
During that period, she also visited Lola’s ward but found her asleep. She did not want to disturb her, so she gave the gingerbread cookies she had made to Lola’s father, Nicholas Joneson.
While Blake was hospitalized, Elspeth had kept on a tight leash. Now that he was finally discharged, he desperately wanted to bring her out to have fun.
“Elspeth, how about we go to the amusement park today? It’s been long since I’ve been to one!”
He lowered his head pitifully, seemingly eager to go there.
Since Elspeth had matured early, she lost interest in places like amusement parks ever since she was young. Therefore, she immediately rejected his offer.
“I’m not going. You can go there by yourself if you want to.”
“Please! Can’t you accompany me there? I was injured because of you, yet you don’t even care about your savior. You’re such a heartless woman…”
He deliberately acted miserable by blinking his watery eyes, rendering him pitiful.
When she heard that, she knew he was using that matter to guilt trip her again. She gritted her teeth and rebuked,
“You could have chosen not to save me!”
Noticing her anger, Blake immediately surrendered.
“I’m sorry. Don’t be angry. How could I bear to leave you danger’s way? I would even give my life to save you.”
“Blake, you’ve been in the entertainment industry for so long and have seen all sorts of women, but why do you keep pestering me?”
That was something Elspeth could not figure out. She was clueless as to what she had done to attract his attention.
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Blake was still goofing around but instantly became upright after hearing what she said.
“The thing about liking someone is that it’s all about feelings. Even if I’ve seen many kinds of beautiful women in the industry, I only have you in my heart.”
Although it made her cringe, what he said was justifiable. In the end, she could not stand his pestering and ??followed him to the amusement park.
“We’re starting work tomorrow, so of course, we have to have some fun before returning to work. Come on, Elspeth. Let’s head over to the rollercoaster. I love that.”
While saying that, he eagerly looked at the carts that went by above his head.
“I’m afraid of heights.”
Blake tugged on Elspeth’s sleeve and swayed left and right.
“Pwease. Just accompany me for one ride.”
“No, I’m not going, even if my life depends on it.”
At that moment, a child who happened to pass by heard her words and commented disdainfully.
“Mommy, that young lady is such a scaredy cat. She isn’t even brave enough to ride a rollercoaster.”
That rendered Elspeth speechless.
“Look, even a child is mocking you. Come on and play with me.”
Gulping, she looked at the carts high above the sky and secretly walled inside. Fine. I’ll go!
