Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
Arthur’s expression darkened as he knitted his brows together.
“She already told you that she doesn’t want to leave with you. You shouldn’t make things hard for her.”
Callum frowned as well.
“Since when did I ever make things hard for her?”
Elspeth was nearly about to agree with Arthur when she noticed the hint of anger in Callum’s tone. She immediately stopped herself from saying what she had been about to say.
“Stop fighting! I have an idea that might work.”
Both of the men stopped glaring at each other and turned to look at her instead.
“What’s your idea?”
Arthur asked.
“Well, since the both of you don’t want me to stay with the other, why don’t I just move out to stay on my own?”
she asked.
“No!”
both men shouted in unison. Their words immediately destroyed Elspeth’s brilliant plan. She had been about to speak up for herself when she felt an uncomfortable sensation in her body. It felt like an alarm that forced her to throw out all of the ideas that she had in mind.
When Elspeth recalled how Arthur hadn’t followed through with his words, she felt rather annoyed.
“You promised to treat my mother’s illness. Are you going to break your promise?”
Arthur raised an eyebrow.
“Well, I also told you that you would have to get engaged with me for me to treat your mother.”
Elspeth didn’t hesitate after hearing his words.
“Let’s do that. Let’s do it now!”
Callum was stunned. A dark fog seemed to cover his face as his gaze turned hard and cold. His glare was so eerie that it could make anyone’s hair stand on end.
“Are you sure about what you just said, Elspeth?”
Beads of sweat formed on Elspeth’s forehead as she thought, I have no choice but to go against Callum’s wishes for now!
“Yeah. I made this promise with Arthur a while ago, so I have to stick to it.”
She stepped forward and held Arthur’s hand as if to prove herself.
“You can leave now if you don’t need anything else. You should stop bothering me.”
Callum’s gaze remained hard and cold.
“I know you’re saying this to infuriate me. Am I right?”
“No. I’m just being honest. Fine, I’ll be completely transparent with you-I lost feelings for you a while ago. Callum, do you understand how your feelings toward me are making things tough for me? Sure, I might still like you a little, but I don’t fancy you that much. I’m definitely not going to give up on my mother just for you, okay?”
Elspeth said.
Callum had reached his limit at this point.
“I know what you’re doing. You’re trying to trigger me to take action, aren’t you?”
“Why do I have to trigger you to do anything? I could’ve just used my eyes to hint at you to play along with me if I wanted to, so there’s no need for me to utter such heartless words, right? Aren’t you thinking a little too highly of yourself?”
Elspeth’s words made sense.
Arthur was shocked-he had never heard Elspeth saying such cruel things, and he had never seen Elspeth hurting Callum in that way. Even Arthur could tell that Callum was taken aback by Elspeth’s actions. Callum’s gaze darkened as he knitted his brows together. There was a hint of moisture forming over his dark pupils.
Is Callum… crying? Elspeth felt a sharp ache in her chest when she saw the tears in the man’s eyes. Did I go too far? She had never seen Callum cry in her whole life, nor had she ever seen such a vulnerable side of him.
“I’ll ask this one last time. Are you sure that you want to get married to Arthur? Have you considered the consequences?”
Callum asked.
Elspeth gritted her teeth before responding to him.
“I won’t repeat myself. I don’t want to waste our time.”
There was a shadow covering Callum’s face, but it didn’t conceal the sorrow in his expression. Forcing a smile, he said,
“Fine. I’ll support your decision if that’s what you want.”
Callum turned around, and as he left, Elspeth reached an arm out to grab him. However, she stopped abruptly, her hand hanging mid-air.
“Callum.”
“You didn’t have to be so harsh; you know? Look at him walking away with resentment.”
Arthur smirked.
“Don’t bother yourself with that. Either way, I’ve already said yes. You better treat my mother soon.”
Elspeth lowered her head and took a deep breath as a sliver of sadness laced her empty eyes.
Arthur thought he would be happy after hearing her words, but instead, he actually felt a little upset, and he asked with mixed emotions,
“So you’ve only agreed to marry me to save your mother, right?”
“Don’t you think this is a stupid question?”
Pfft. Do you expect me to fall in love with you when you treated me with that kind of attitude and even threatened me with it later?!
It was a long-foreseen answer. The last sliver of hope in Arthur’s eyes faded away, and he said,
“Alright, got it. I will treat your mother immediately right after our engagement.”
“She only has one month left!”
Elspeth turned anxious. She could agree with all of Arthur’s conditions, even severing ties with Callum, just to treat her mother as soon as possible. However, Arthur kept delaying it again and again.
“When do you propose our engagement be held then?”
Arthur felt his heart growing stuffier by the second when he saw her staring at him with frosty eyes.
“Three days. That’s enough for the necessary preparations.”
Since they would be engaged, she had to give Arthur the proper respect as well.
After all, Arthur wasn’t only representing himself but the Blue Family.
…
Soon, the whole town heard about Arthur’s engagement with a random woman. On the day of the engagement, Arthur suddenly barged in when Elspeth was doing her makeup in her room.
He was dressed in a gray tailored suit that fitted his perfect figure, and the smile in his gaze deepened by the second when he looked at the young woman sitting at the vanity.
“I’ll give you one last chance. Are you sure you won’t regret it?”
Elspeth, on the other hand, only finally directed her attention to the man after she finished applying her lipstick.
“At this point, it doesn’t matter if I regret it anymore.”
