Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
The person who came was Blake. It was as though he had just had his heart broken.
Despite the sadness oozing out of him, he still forced himself to smile in front of Elspeth.
“That’s because it’s all happening too quickly. After all, Callum and I don’t know each other well. I can’t just get engaged to him now.”
She admitted that she liked Callum. However, she had reservations about whether they could live the rest of their lives together.
“I envy you guys for being so clear-headed. Unlike me, I’m just blindly rushing forward, and I don’t hide the fact that I like you. I’m not as brilliant as Callum, and I’m not as rich as him. I’m a disappointment. I understand if you don’t like me.”
Elspeth only noticed Blake holding a bottle of wine when he brought it up and took a swig of it while smiling sadly.
“You’re not bad at all, Blake. You are someone tons of people pursue, and you are every young girl’s dream. You’re not a disappointment.”
She offered a smile and comforted him,
“The reason I don’t like you is that we didn’t meet at the right time and place. The Big Man up there probably doesn’t think I’m the one for you. The right woman might be waiting just around the corner!”
Touched by these words, Blake raised his head with expectations and doubts written all over his face.
“Really?”
he muttered.
“Of course! You’re only 20 years old. You have a whole future ahead of you. Surely, you’re not worried you can’t meet someone you’ll fall in love with, are you?”
She stretched out her hand and offered him a candy that appeared out of nowhere.
“Here, you will cheer up after eating this candy. I truly appreciate you for all the things you’ve helped me with. We will become good friends, right?”
Good friends…
Blake stared at the candy before hesitantly accepting it.
Instead of eating it, he held it tightly in his palm before he let out a chuckle.
“Am I a child you’re coaxing? You even bring candy around. I’m too old to have candy still.”
She raised her eyebrows and refused to comment on his words.
“What’s wrong with having candy? I like candy. Life is as tough as it is. How are you supposed to make life better if you don’t have something sweet to balance out the bitterness of life?”
Blake knew that the hardships she had gone through couldn’t be summed up in a few words. After all, she started from nothing, but still, she got to where she was today.
That being the case, it was indeed a little naive for him to be caught up in the pure and innocent ideas of love he had.
“Do you understand where I’m coming from?
With her head cocked and a bright smile on her face, she looked especially gentle under the moonlight.
“Yes.”
He suddenly stood up and put one hand in the pocket of his pants.
“I think I should work on my own business now.”
Elspeth couldn’t help feeling proud of him.
“If you’re getting signed to Luminous, we can’t use the manager assigned to you before.”
Elspeth immediately became serious when they talked about work.
Blake had also noticed the problem.
“Well then, will you be my manager now?”
He smiled.
However, he immediately realized how he had asked a stupid question.
“I almost forgot that Callum had asked you to be the co-president of the Winthrop Group. Surely you won’t have the spare time to be my agent.”
Blake mocked himself and sighed.
“It’s fine, though. I’m sure the president of Luminous would find me a new agent.”
Elspeth felt awkward when she heard his words. After all, he was right. She was going to give him a new agent.
At that moment, she suddenly remembered that Timothy had asked her to find him an artist a few days ago. He wanted to train the talent since he had nothing to do after entering the company. As a man who wanted to be successful, Timothy was uncomfortable with the idle feeling he had. Hence, she asked,
“Do you know Timothy, Blake?”
When Blake heard her words, he was stunned. I know who Timothy is. Rumors say that he is a talented man. However, he is not famous and underappreciated. From what I remember, he used to be an agent for a female celebrity before he quit for some reason. Could it be that he has gone to Luminous?
While thinking about it, Blake asked,
“A-Are you going to let him be my agent?”
“Bingo! That’s right!”
Elspeth smiled and snapped her fingers.
“Are you sure? I heard that he is a proud man and wouldn’t train any ordinary artist.”
Blake didn’t know much about Timothy, only knowing that he trained those who were gifted. Timothy would endure the artist’s bad temper if the artist was arrogant but talented. On the contrary, he would never accept artists who worked hard but were not gifted, even if they were humble.
“An ordinary artist? Are you sure that’s who you are, Blake?”
Elspeth glanced at him.
“Have you forgotten that you were nominated for Best Actor? Moreover, you have many fans. You are only a B- lister because you haven’t achieved a higher status. If Timothy were to train you, you’d be an A-lister in no time.”
“Alright. Thank you, Elspeth.”
“There’s no need to be so formal. This isn’t a big deal to me.”
Elspeth chuckled.
If Timothy finds out he’ll be working with Blake after his promotion, he’d be delighted, she thought.
“How is this not a big deal? I should be grateful since you helped me get into Luminous and gave me such a great agent.”
Blake thanked her. Then, he seemed to have thought of something. Since he couldn’t hold back the question he had, he asked,
“Who exactly are you, Elspeth? How are you able to get me into Luminous? Don’t tell me that you are the president of the company.”
At that moment, Elspeth almost choked on her saliva and said,
“What are you talking about? How can I be the president of Luminous when I am out here running around? Do other presidents act as I do?”
Following that, she was slightly flustered by her words. Come to think of it, I am quite irresponsible. I’m letting Harper do all the hard work.
“That’s true.”
Blake nodded as he dismissed his confusion.
As the sky had gotten darker, Blake was exhausted and went to bed. However, Elspeth was getting hyped. She was thinking about the words Callum had told her tonight.
“I never know what you are thinking, Callum,”
she mumbled. However, never did she expect that Callum would hear her
