Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
Elspeth felt her heart skip a beat, sensing that he was trying to get something out of her.When he saw her reluctance to speak, Arthur retracted his dubious gaze and replaced it with a smile.
“Nothing much, just asking.”After watching his abnormal behavior, Elspeth was suddenly skeptical that he knew Callum was here. However, Isabel’s issue was the most important thing for her at the moment.After returning to her bedroom, she covered her face in an exaggerated makeup look and changed into her short tube dress before heading to the store. Once she arrived, she greeted the customers at the door as usual, and when she finally locked her target and was ready to pounce, a hand grabbed her wrist with such force that it felt like it was going to crush her wrist. When she turned around, she realized it was Callum again.”Why are you haunting me?”
Elspeth demanded furiously. Upon seeing that the man was about to be stolen by another woman, she desperately tried to shake him off to no avail.”What’s wrong? Do you want to serve your customers so badly?”Elspeth raised her voice and yelled,
“I already said many times that we’re nothing to each other now. It’s none of your business what I do, and I don’t need to explain things to you either!”Callum’s empty hand balled into a fist.
“You’re my fianc?e now, so there shouldn’t be any problem with you explaining yourself, right?”Fianc?e?Elspeth was so mad she laughed.
“There’s nothing between us now. Don’t forget that you were the one who canceled our wedding.”However, Callum refuted unabashedly,
“I did, but my partner was the dead Elspeth. You’re still alive now, so it doesn’t count.”Is he trying to play word games?Seeing that he was unwilling to let go of her hand, Elspeth stepped on his knee viciously. She was wearing a pair of black high heels today, and although she held back just enough to teach him a lesson, it probably still hurt.However, when she realized that Callum was unfazed and even attempted to drag her onto a nearby chair, she thoroughly panicked.
“Callum! Let’s just talk things through!”Thinking that she was making too much of a racket, Callum directly picked her up into a bridal carry and headed to the rooms upstairs.
Flailing her fists at him again and again, Elspeth protested,
“Let go of me, Callum! I told you that I have my own business-“Callum ignored her vigorous protests, though. Walking straight up the stairs, he said without the slightest change in his countenance,
“I already made a deal with your boss, so you only have to serve me this month.””You jerk!”Elspeth struggled to free herself from his embrace, only to be pressed firmly to his chest again by his large hand. A faint scent greeted her; it was the scent of the perfume he often used.”Either you be quiet and go upstairs with me, or I’ll knock you out and carry you upstairs. It’s up to you.”Uh, the former sounds more reasonable, thought Elspeth. With that, she immediately quieted down, nestling in his arms like a good girl.Carrying her all the way upstairs to the third floor, Callum turned to the room on the far left, pushing the door open to reveal a luxuriously furnished room. Then, he mercilessly flung her onto the bed, causing her to be enveloped at once by its softness.Elspeth knew the room only too well. It was a VIP room, available only to those spending at least 150,000. She asked sourly,
“Why are you so familiar with this place? Could you be a regular here?”Instead of answering her questions, the man simply tossed a towel onto her.
“Go wash your face. I’ve got some clothes prepared for you in the bathroom.”Elspeth felt somewhat irritable as she watched him standing aside, ordering her around.
“Why do I have to?”Callum replied,
“Because I don’t want to see you standing in front of me in such clothing with such makeup on.”
For some reason, it irked him to see her dressed scantily with heavy makeup on.”You’re so fussy.”Callum silenced her with a sideways glare.
“If you won’t take a shower, I’ll bathe you instead,”
he said. Then, seeing that she was still standing there in a daze without moving, he bent down at once, touching her with his right foot while caressing her face with his fingers.
“Are you gonna take a shower or not?”Elspeth was reluctant, but she feared that he would really drag her into the bathroom and bathe her himself. Having no alternative, she had no choice but to push him away. Then, she grabbed the towel and entered the bathroom.Callum stood outside listening to the sound of the shower from the bathroom. Looking at the signs of a struggle on the bed, he went into a meditative mood.Elspeth removed all traces of makeup from her face before coming out wrapped only in a bath towel. The instant she came out, a dark glint flitted across Callum’s eyes.Having just emerged from a shower, the lady looked refreshingly beautiful, and her skin was incredibly tender. Toweling her hair, which was still dripping at the tips, she asked with a frown,
“Where are the clothes you prepared for me? I didn’t see them.”Callum’s Adam’s apple bobbed up and down as his eyes rested upon her without him knowing.
“I ordered my assistant to pick them up, but he probably has yet to come back.”Elspeth hadn’t a clue that she was like a little white rabbit throwing itself into the jaws of a predator right now. Her exposed skin was fair, tender, and smooth, the temptation of which no normal man could withstand, let alone Callum, who had repressed his feelings for a long time.As he stepped closer and closer toward her, she finally detected a hint of danger. Something is very wrong with Callum right now. She took a few steps backward, keeping a safe distance between them as much as possible.
“Callum, how about you get out for now? I think it’s quite inconvenient for the two of us to be alone. Men and women aren’t supposed to get too close together, you know.”
Her suggestion was merely a joke to Callum, though.
“Men and women aren’t supposed to get too close together when they’re unrelated, but we are a couple.”
He had never been as seductively charming as he was today; his deep voice was dripping with lust.Elspeth gulped.
“We’re not a couple.”Callum was already sick of hearing this. Stepping forward directly, he lifted her chin with his hand.
“You’d never know until you’ve tried.”The next second, Elspeth’s eyes popped in disbelief at the gentle touch on her lips.The man’s lips were tender, but they pressed very hard against hers as if to punish her for being disobedient. Then, he lifted the tip of her tongue with his, nibbling at it carefully for a long time before ending the kiss by fiercely biting her lips.It wasn’t like they had never kissed before, but Callum had never kissed her so savagely as he did today. As a result, Elspeth was out of breath from the kiss. As soon as he stopped, she immediately shoved him away.
“What are you doing, Callum?!”Contrary to her, Callum was unusually calm; he looked at her swollen lips with his eyes full of amusement.
“Nothing. I was just doing what a normal couple does, no?”Elspeth was getting mad again at first, but she was stunned the instant she met his gaze. His eyes were no longer as emotionless as before as he stared at her. Instead, they betrayed a hint of profound tenderness, which was familiar and yet far in the past.Could he have…Elspeth couldn’t describe how she felt. She only felt weak all over, as though her whole body had loosened up after she had completed a lifelong mission at long last. She slumped onto the bed, unable to calm down for a long time. Time seemed to stop. After what seemed like an eternity, she slowly asked,
“You recalled everything, didn’t you?”Unable to evade the question, the man had no choice but to answer honestly,
“I did.”Elspeth looked at him calmly.
“Did that happen today?”Callum’s eyes were slightly cold.
“No.””When was it, then?”
Elspeth asked. All of a sudden, she had the feeling that she had been taken for a ride. It was Callum who had said himself that he didn’t love her, but now that he had regained his memories, he actually kept this a secret in order to make fun of her.”Yesterday.”Callum fell silent; he didn’t know how to explain himself either. The instant Elspeth showed up at the door yesterday, all his emotional memories came flooding back to him. Seeing how she tried to be all things to all people, he was instantly overwhelmed with rage, so he kept this to himself and got in her way on purpose.Elspeth let out a helpless laugh.
“You’ve regained your memories yesterday, but only now are you willing to say this?!”
She only felt overwhelmingly aggrieved. At this very moment, all the resentment she had been suppressing inside her flared all of a sudden.”Sorry,”
Callum said. He was willing to apologize, not only because he had recalled everything in the past but also because he recalled how he had treated her previously. Putting himself in Elspeth’s shoes, he thought he would probably have lost his heart completely if it were him. Because of that, he was totally unsurprised by her reaction right now.”What’s the use of apologizing?!”
Elspeth suddenly flung the towel with which she had been toweling her hair dry at him. She swore angrily,
“So what if you’ve regained your memories now? The two of us are through!”Callum took a step forward and clasped her tightly in his arms.
“I know. It was my fault previously for forgetting about our relationship, but that wasn’t what I intended at first.”Tears sprang to Elspeth’s eyes.
“Callum, do you know how hurtful you were previously?”
she asked, pouring out her grievances as her eyes reddened.Callum lowered his eyes with a pained look in them.
“I know. I know.”
Elspeth asked,
“Then why do you have to interfere with what I’m doing? Surely, you’re clever enough to figure out what I’m doing here, no?”
Her displeasure eased somewhat when she saw that the man did look apologetic, but it absolutely wasn’t unintentional that he had repeatedly interrupted her plans.Callum’s reason was very simple.
“I don’t want to see you alone with other men.””But I can protect myself!”
Elspeth argued. Seeing how stubborn he was, she couldn’t help but shoot a glare at him.
“And besides, it’s you who’s done a disservice to me now. I have yet to forgive you for that, so you can’t interfere with what I’m doing.”
She wouldn’t forgive him easily. Although it wasn’t out of his own will that he had previously lost his memories of their relationship, he had undoubtedly hurt her feelings.”Then what is it gonna take for you to forgive me?”
Callum asked with great patience in an attempt to please her.”You want me to forgive you? Not on your life!”Suddenly, Elspeth shoved him away and made a run for the door. The next second, however, she was rooted to the spot, startled by the sudden chill she felt on her skin. She looked down at her naked body; her bath towel had dropped to the floor during her struggle just now. Seeing how Callum was eyeballing her, she screamed in a panic,
“Aaah!”Callum couldn’t help but turn red despite knowing the situation. He turned around with his back to her in a token gesture, but the scene that had sent the blood pulsing through his veins just now was still lingering in his mind. Hm… My fianc?e’s got a nice figure.
“You can cry out if you want. The room’s got pretty good soundproofing.”Such teasing remarks ignited Elspeth’s fury at once.
“It’s all your fault! I wouldn’t have been so out of luck if it weren’t for you!”
Seeing no clothes around her, she had no choice but to roll into bed and wrap the quilt tightly around herself. Burrowing under the covers with round, glowering eyes, she looked no less intimidating than the man despite her lower position.
“Get me something to wear now!”
Her clothes were soaked through and no longer wearable.Callum gave a soft cough.
“It’s okay. My assistant will bring the clothes here in a moment.”Only then did Elspeth drop the matter; she stayed under the covers as neither she nor Callum would budge.Speaking of the devil, there came a sudden rat-a-tat on the door.As she didn’t have any clothes on, Elspeth burrowed under the covers without moving.Hearing the familiar knock on the door, Callum knew that his assistant had arrived, so he strode over and answered it.The assistant was standing at the door, carrying a bag of clothes with a curious expression. I just heard everything inside, and God, what a loud noise they were making. Mr. Winthrop and his wife-to-be are perhaps having a passionate exchange there. Since they’re alone in the room, they’ve got to be burning with desire, unable to tear themselves away from each other…He was still picturing it in his mind when Callum’s frosty voice rang above his head.
“Give me the clothes. You may leave now.”The assistant dutifully handed over the clothes, but his eyes darted awkwardly toward the inside of the room.Seeing his micro expressions, Callum turned slightly sideways to block his view. As a result, he didn’t see anything suggestive. All he could vaguely see were the disheveled sheets at the end of the bed, but this was plenty exhilarating for him.However, Callum couldn’t stand another man’s gaze lingering on Elspeth, even if it was merely out of curiosity.
“What are you looking at? Keep looking and I’ll gouge your eyes out.”Knowing that the man was anxious to protect his fianc?e, the assistant replied with a chuckle,
“Keep it up, Mr. Winthrop!”
With that, he immediately took to his heels. Callum closed the door and tossed the bag of clothes onto the bed, signaling Elspeth to put them on.
“Here, your clothes.”Elspeth dragged the bag toward her. Then, she demanded with a blush,
“You turn around.”Naturally, Callum complied, turning around with his back to her.Elspeth swiftly put on the clothes, which happened to fit her perfectly. Staring at the man from behind, she felt something ease up inside her. He actually knows my size, she thought.However, such feelings didn’t last long. When she stood up, Callum looked at the white low-necked dress she was wearing, upon which his face darkened at once.Elspeth seemed to like the dress as she stood up and did a twirl in it.
“This little assistant of yours has a good eye for clothes, huh?”Callum curled his lips into a smirk, his eyes frosty.
“Yeah, he does have a good eye for clothes.”
