Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
“You don’t have to go if you don’t want to. I’ll protect you.”
Callum looked at her with a sense of protection.
“It’s fine. I should be back soon. In the meantime, take care of the company.”
Initially, Callum wanted to tag along, but he hesitated as he thought about Winthrop Group. Hence, he said,
“Take care of yourself. Call me if anything happens. I’ll be there as soon as possible.”
Elspeth nodded. Then, she bid her goodbyes to Theodore before she left in the Joneson Family’s car.
Elspeth had lived in a small village in Damoria when she was young. When she was older, she went abroad for some time before returning to Damoria. Never had she thought that she would arrive at Blaydal like this.
Blaydal was the capital of the country. Unlike Damoria, which was a city where the nightlife was bustling, Blaydal was a busy city that boasted a luxurious lifestyle. Although the Joneson Family lived in the center of Blaydal, the environment was quiet and clean, which meant they had a high status there.
As soon as Elspeth saw the Joneson Residence’s courtyard, she couldn’t help but feel amazed. After all, it looked like a colonial style manor rather than a courtyard.
When Frank, who was beside her, saw her amazed expression, he couldn’t help but mock her.
“Ignorant fool.”
“What?”
Elspeth raised her eyebrow and looked at him.
“Do you think I can’t afford it?”
“It doesn’t matter if you are rich or not. You are still an unworldly person. Upstarts are just country bumpkins who have lots of money.”
Frank snorted.
After Elspeth heard his words, she tried to calm down but to no avail. Seeing that there was a flowerbed beside her, she kicked Frank into it when he wasn’t looking at her. Frank wasn’t severely injured since she didn’t use much force. However, for the Prince of Blaydal to be kicked into the flowerbed, he would be a laughingstock for years to come.
Frank crushed a bunch of flowers and fell to the ground, which was hilarious.
Frank only realized what had happened after some time. He couldn’t believe that he had been kicked into a flowerbed by a weak-looking woman.
Then, he brushed off the flower that was on his head and stood up. Seeing that Elspeth was laughing hysterically, he gritted his teeth and growled,
“Elspeth!”
Just as he was going to jump out of the flowerbed and teach her a lesson, a pebble flew toward him out of nowhere and hit his leg, which caused him to lose his balance. Then, he fell back into the flowerbed once again.
“Frank!”
Suddenly, someone called out to him not far away. When Frank heard that familiar voice and thought about his miserable state, his heart sank.
Damn it. This is embarrassing.
It was a tall and slender man who was about Frank’s age. His skin was fair, his eyes were clear, and his hair was light brown. He had a smile on his lips, making him seem friendly.
Looking at his face, Elspeth thought about his identity.
If my guess is right, he must be Frank’s best friend, Spencer White, she thought. Spencer was famous in Blaydal since the White Family was in politics and had high status. However, Spencer looked lively and youthful rather than a serious person.
Spencer had seen Frank in the flowerbed from a mile away, and he thought it was hilarious. Spencer teased as soon as he reached them,
“Oh my, I never knew that you like flowers too.”
When Frank got up, he felt his butt hurt. He endured the pain and snarled,
“Why did you do that to me, Elspeth?”
Initially, he was going to say
“kick”, but he was too embarrassed to say it since Spencer was here.
Hearing his words, Elspeth shrugged and was secretly delighted when she saw his frustrated expression.
“You started it by talking rudely to me.”
At that moment, Frank glared at her. Since there was an outsider, he could only let her off the hook. After all, he couldn’t possibly fight her.
“Alright, don’t be so calculative with women. I’m here to ask you something,”
said Spencer.
Frank averted his dark gaze from Elspeth and looked at Spencer.
“What is it?”
“We are going to have a wine tasting in a few days. Do you want to join us? I heard that…”
“I’m not going. That’s boring.”
Frank rejected him without hesitation.
Spencer didn’t say anything and chuckled as he looked at Frank’s annoyed expression.
“I heard they are giving away the ancient wine glass you always wanted. Are you sure you don’t want to go?”
Although Frank was bad-tempered, he was a collector. He had a full set of wine glasses, but one was missing. He never expected that the last wine glass he was searching for would be in the hands of the organizer of the wine tasting event.
“I’ll think about it.”
On the other hand, Elspeth was uninterested in their conversation.
“Where’s Grandfather?”
Spencer had noticed her from the start. Elspeth had long wavy hair, looked elegant, and had a sense of innocence about her. When did Frank have such beauty around him? he thought.
“Who is she, Frank? Is she your hidden girlfriend? Are you taking her to meet your family?”
When Frank heard his words, he frowned and said,
“There’s no way that would happen. She’s my long- lost cousin that I told you about before. I’m bringing her back to the family.”
“I see.”
Spencer looked enlightened.
“So, this is the legendary Miss Lynwood. It’s nice to meet you.”
For unknown reasons, Elspeth didn’t like whatever Spencer said.
“Nice to meet you, Mr. White.”
Spencer was flattered.
“I haven’t even said who I was, but you already knew. Am I that famous?”
“Oh yeah. Rumors say that you always spend time with Mr. Joneson. The two of you are inseparable and have feelings for each other. It’s a lovely sight to see.”
Elspeth was quick-witted.
She isn’t wrong with her words, but having feelings for each other… Isn’t that used to describe a couple? Spencer thought. However, he wasn’t mad and thought Elspeth looked cute when she was temperamental. So, he laughed and said,
“Your cousin is interesting, Frank.”
When Frank heard Spencer’s tone, he felt proud rather than disgusted for some reason. He wondered if it was because he and Elspeth were related by blood.
